My new rule is that if you hear yourself humming the ABCs in your mind in order to find a specific file, your folders probably have too many files.

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Joel Hooks shares lessons learned from working with the AngularJS for single page web apps. Think about the time you’ve had to climb inside some other designer’s files (aka: mind) and figure out what was going on. Certainly you, too, discovered gorgeous hidden structures, evidence of last minute fixes, overtures to beloved designers and some some ugly, if logical, construction choices. Hooks writes about this experience we have of doing our work and it’s worth a read, even if coding ain’t yer thing.

Posted in Amusement, Fiddling & Time Wasters, User Interface Design, Vocation & Profession, Web

Hairy Chest Sweaters

Only $60.49!

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Posted in Amusement, Cleverness & Wit, Fiddling & Time Wasters, Mad Props, Visual Concepts

Good Design

Dieter Rams has some good things to say about good design. Exerpts are below but go read the whole thing here.

GoodDesign

Good design is innovative

Good design makes a product useful

Good design is aesthetic

Good design makes a product understandable

Good design is unobtrusive

Good design is honest

Good design is long-lasting

Good design is thorough down to the last detail

Good design is environmentally-friendly

Good design is as little design as possible

Go read the whole thing here.

Posted in Amusement, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design History, Design Theory, Repost From Cited Source

Freelance Pitch That Works

Make it SHORT! Here is a freelance pitch that works:

Hello [insert company/contact person name],

My name is [your name], and I’m a developer based in [town, state]. I saw your listing, and thought I’d be a good fit for the role. Below you’ll find links to my portfolio site and resume, and a form of contact.

Portfolio: yourdomain.com

Resume: yourdomain.com/resume

Preferred form of contact

I look forward to scheduling a time to talk this week about the project!

Sincerely,

[your name]

By the way, unless you are from the UK or UK based, please do not sign off with “Cheers”.

Click here to read more.

Posted in Employment, Portfolio Workshop, Tutorial, Vocation & Profession

Kate Tucker

Kate Tucker is a Melbourne based artist who makes interesting paper-based work.

Check her work out here, here, and here.

Posted in Artists & Designers, Color Theory, Space, Visual Concepts