by Diane Kenedy | Nov 7, 2011 | Accessibility, Error Messages, Usability
I work with usability as it applies to web sites and interactive pieces. We sometimes discuss accessibility with our clients, which has brought up some interesting questions. (Depending on the client, accessibility may be a requirement for the design we create.) The...
by tintin | Oct 31, 2011 | Error Messages, Usability
As a follow up to my earlier post on Entertaining Error Messages, I’d like to offer this article from Smashing Magazine. It’s a thoughtful explanation that looks at preventing the “page not found” error in the first place as well as some tips...
by tintin | Oct 17, 2011 | HB Design
Nerd Spotlight: Robert Wallace (aka Office Magician) This marks the half-way point of my non-scientific research study to identify the most revered nerds of the HB Design office. This is the third post in the series (read the previous post here) and this week’s...
by tintin | Oct 10, 2011 | HB Design
This is the third story in a series. Read previous post about Leslie. Noel Henneman, Lead Interactive Designer I had the pleasure of sitting down with Noel a couple of weeks ago and chatting about design and the path it has taken him in his life. I enjoy working with...
by tintin | Oct 3, 2011 | HB Design
Nerd Spotlight: Anita Wente (aka Jean-Luc Picard’s Main Squeeze?) To show my appreciation for the high nerd population in Portland and just to have a little fun I’ve been questioning my co-workers about their favorite nerds. The first post featured a response from our...
by tintin | Sep 26, 2011 | Technology, Web Design
As designers and programmers, we are regularly faced with projects that have to live both on desktops and on mobile screens – a situation that brings a lot of questions with it. On the surface there is a basic decision to be made. Do you simplify to make sure every...
by tintin | Sep 19, 2011 | HB Design, Inspiration
Gail’s Story The fun thing about people in our industry is they tend to be those who followed their dreams. They realized they had the creative chip early on and focused on a path that allowed them to unfold their innovative and inspired capabilities over time. For...
by tintin | Sep 12, 2011 | Inspiration
I’m starting a conversation with people I know in creative services ABOUT how they came to work in the industry. Some of are here at HB Design and some are not. If you want to send your story for consideration, send it to: info -at- hbdesign.com.
by tintin | Sep 6, 2011 | Inspiration, Technology
Nerd Spotlight: Diane Kenedy (aka Cosmic Glue) As an Oregon transplant, one of the things that I profoundly enjoy about Portland is the high nerd population density. I’ve definitely embraced my inner nerd more outwardly since relocating here. I’m pretty sure my...
by tintin | Aug 29, 2011 | Error Messages, Inspiration, Usability
In an earlier post, I mentioned my favorite error message: Nothing to undoI’m not the only person who thinks about error messages. It’s part of usability, for example: deciding when, and where, to place error messages so that the user is going to see them. Vague or...
