Apr 03, 2008
Tufte on 'Designs for the Display of Information'
" Design is choice. The theory of the visual display of quantitative information consists of principles that generate design options and that guide choices among options. The principles should not be applied rigidly or in a peevish spirit; they are not logically or mathematically certain; and it is better to violate any principle than to place graceless or inelegant marks on paper. Most principles of design should be greeted with some scepticism, for word authority can dominate our vision, and we may come to see only through the lenses of word authority rather than with our own eyes.
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Mar 28, 2008
Customisation, part I: Jamie Bullock's law of customisation
Customisation potential is directly proportional to wasted time
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Mar 07, 2008
Splash out!
Early this week I spent an hour or two adding a nice splash screen to Braun. I thought it would give the application a sense of polish and professionalism, and give the user something to look at whilst the app was loading. A day later I spent 10 minutes removing it!
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Dec 16, 2007
HTML 5 vs XHTML 2: easier isn't always better
I just spotted this interesting article comparing the emerging HTML V5 and XHTML V2 standards. I think the debate about the strengths and weaknesses of each approach is an interesting one. HTML 5 seems to be about making web development as easy as possible, with the metrics for 'easiness' being based on the problems of current web application development practice. XHTML 2 emphasises modularity and the refining of the MVC paradigm as applied to web development.
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Nov 27, 2007
Juce
I recently discovered the Juce C++ library whilst reading about the very promising Jost plugin host. The library focuses on creating a good looking set of widgets, tools and non-GUI classes for developing specialist audio and graphical applications. It has an impressive commercial user base including Cycling 74, who according to this thread will be using it as a basis for the new Max 5 GUI.
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