Designers

When Less Isn’t Less

By michael on February 2nd, 2006.

A while ago I read an article in Wired about a traffic engineer who removed all the traffic signs from a village in Holland. No street signs, no lane markers, no crosswalks, not even markers to indicate where the road stops and sidewalks begin. …

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Complexity is the new simplicity

By Matt Davies on December 4th, 2005.

Leonardo Da Vinci once said that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. This is the common and most accepted view amongst many designers. “More is less” and “keep it simple” are phrases that I hear on a regular basis by fellow designers. However it is my estimate that this way of …

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Trends Past and Present

By Andrew Faulkner on October 31st, 2005.

A short and sweet one:

With CSS Reboot just around the corner (we rebooted too), a whole host of trends are bound to arise in the run up to Christmas.

At this time of year I like to take a look back at what trends I miss seeing on websites as …

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Tab Clear?

By Andrew Faulkner on October 14th, 2005.

Tabs have been used as navigational elements since time (or rather the Internet) began. A recent site-hopping expedition has brought up an obvious trend - side tabs. Several examples, including the much ‘copied’ SeventyTwo tabs really wowed me initially but also left an inkling of uncertainty in my …

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Break Out the Earth Tones

By Phil Renaud on September 30th, 2005.

It’s nearing the end of September, and the change of season to Autumn hardly goes unnoticed. ‘Tis the season where we leave the patios and beaches behind and yield our afternoons to raking leaves off the front lawn.

At the car dealership down the street, all the display models are a …

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