Thursday November 5, 2009
A very convicting article by Joshua Blankenship on unsolicited redesigns and the arrogance that drives them. Convicting, because I personally wrestle with the same arrogance he’s calling out. Whether you work as a designer for a corporate giant or as a lonely freelancer, it’s definitely worth a read.
Creating Controversy for its own Sake (and How Humility is a Rare Bird Indeed These Days) Link posted by Matt Donovan in Business, Design, Graphic Design, Interface, User Experience, Visual Design .
Wednesday July 8, 2009
I would love to have a deck of these for project planning.
Planning Poker Cards by Mariusz Ciesla Image posted by Matt Donovan in Project Management, Strategy, Visual Design .
Wednesday June 17, 2009
This branding for a hypothetical Wes Anderson film festival is dead-on. Copy, color, images, layout and materials all working together in perfect, nerdy harmony.
Branding of a hypothetical Wes Anderson Film Festival Image posted by Matt Donovan in Graphic Design, Identity/Branding, Visual Design .
Tuesday December 9, 2008
As powerful as SharePoint is, the MOSS user experience is pretty cough-cough-crappy-cough. The upside is, it provides plenty of opportunity to embrace constraints. I’ve identified a couple of small improvements for your next SharePoint implementation that will hopefully produce a more consistent experience for the people who will have to get to use it.
Beating Down the Breadcrumbs Article posted by Matt Donovan in Accessibility/Usability, Information Architecture, Sharepoint, Usability, User Experience, Visual Design .
Friday October 24, 2008
Kind of a fun play on this idea: www.tutzor.com/index.php/2008/06/sleek-phone-advertisemen….
404 desktop Image posted by Matt Donovan in Design, Identity/Branding, Visual Design .
Monday October 13, 2008
Mind-blowingly fast 3-D sketching application.
I Love Sketch Video posted by Matt Donovan in Design, Graphic Design, Interface, Visual Design .
Tuesday June 24, 2008
This elegant display of human misbehavior was created by Stamen Design.
(via Adaptive Path)
Oakland Crimespotting Image posted by Matt Donovan in Design, Information Design, Usability, Visual Design .