(I'd like to bridge the gap between UX design/IA and graphic design by getting us thinking more about the usability of images)
Images are used for navigation, content, or ornamentation. Navigation and content image offer clear value...ornamentation less so.
(I'd like to bridge the gap between UX design/IA and graphic design by getting us thinking more about the usability of images)
Images are used for navigation, content, or ornamentation. Navigation and content image offer clear value...ornamentation less so.
This is not a ground-breaking site but there are a handful of things they're doing well that demonstrate how much simpler/better our design could be:
1. It's a visually interesting and attractive site without resorting to images sprinkled randomly throughout content. Each images has a home and a purpose. (We've got to move away from treating the web like a print layout where we allow our content folks to intersperse text with images)
2. The text on pages is structured well and utilizes nicely-styled headings and bulleted lists to make it easy to scan/digest lots of content.
I also like how the B/W Feature images on the homepage become full color on hover. A nice touch. Also, nice use of white space to avoid overwhelming.
Industrial Design website: I'm not jazzed so much about the website; but the content features several examples of truly creative solutions to everyday issues.
This is the kind of work that is not the "easy solution".
A User Experience design and consulting firm that unites theory and practice to advance the art of user experience design while helping clients make better business decisions. Located in San Francisco, California, USA.
Amazon's new e-book reader offers print-level readability and shines for reading fiction, but it has awkward interaction design and poor support for non-linear content.
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