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The Power of Simplicity

Amanda — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:41:44 +0000

First there was Helvetireader a clean, stripped-down skin for Google Reader inspired by Helvetica. Now there are similarly inspired interfaces for Gmail, Google Calendar, and Twitter. How much would I love to see Helvetilibrary?

UX, Drupal Style

Amanda — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:52:20 +0000

If you use Drupal at all, you're probably all too familiar with how challenging the admin user experience can be. Thankfully, there some fearless UX folks out there who are trying to do something about it. Check out these links (and pitch in to help improve the Drupal 7 UX, if you're so inclined):

Drupal 7 User Experience Project
the Drupal Redesign group on Flickr (complete with tantalizing wireframes and mock ups!)
follow the #D7UX hashtag on Twitter

The Lighter Side of Redesign

Amanda — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:04:30 +0000

If you're embroiled in a website redesign project at the moment, you might get a kick out of Tales from Redesignland, a web comic by Tony Dunn about (you guessed it) the redesign process. The frame above is probably painfully familiar to anyone who has designed by committee.