Archives for 2008
Examples of similar logo design
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Saw this post the other day on LogoDesignLove. Thought it made a great point – there are only so many shapes, forms and patterns to go around. Sooner or later, things will start looking the same because we’re all drawing from the same common elements. We’ll probably even see more of this as trendy “Web [...]
Fooling around with Wordle
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Have a few minutes with nothing to do today?
Head over to Wordle, and build some word clouds for yourself!
Here’s a quick one I put together with some language about the college:
Designing a better ATM experience
Monday, June 9th, 2008
This post takes you through some interesting aspects of the design process for the new interface of Wells Fargo Bank’s 7000+ ATMs.
Especially cool is the ability to insert cash and checks and have the machine scan and analyze them one-by-one.
Everything should be so thoughtfully designed and tested before being unleashed on the general, unsuspecting public!
Speaking at Buffalo State on Monday
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
I’ll be taking part in a panel discussion on connecting with alumni at the SUNY Computing Officers Association meeting on Monday 4/28.
More info and a nice writeup from the Hamilton media relations folks here: Ross to Speak on Connecting with Alumni on the Web
A look at Web site history
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
I’m a big fan of the Wayback Machine for a glimpse of what sites looked like a couple of months – or even a few years ago. It’s nice to be able to see a site’s design progression.
Found this article today: The Evolution of Websites: How 10 Popular Websites Have (And Have Not) [...]