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Responsive Design in iTunes 11
The redesigned iTunes 11 hit yesterday with what web designers will recognize as some responsive flourishes in the layout. Previous versions did little more than reflow thumbnails or just list everything in a table. I’d say the new iTunes is more responsive than even the more web-native Rdio. Nice to …
Designing Navigation as Touch Interfaces Grow
The proliferation of touch devices and their multitude of screen sizes, resolutions, and orientations, as well as use-contexts, is set to upend web and digital design. I think we’re long way off from the massive touchy-tappy-flingy screens of Minority Report and James Bond, but a simple row of menus across …
From Constraints Springs the Wild: On Research, Anthropology, & Anxious Marketeers
In an interview with Shadoe Huard, Katie draws on her background as an advocacy filmmaker and anthropologist to give a better sense of how the fields twine and influence our research process at Mule. Most people do not just hang out and think about web pages for fun, they’re there …
10 New Year’s Resolutions for Designers
For one, choose better problems to solve: Designers are, by definition, problem-solvers. And the world has never been so blessedly full of problems. Our infrastructure is rotting, the economy is crap, Wall Street is awash with criminals and millions of people can’t get basic medical care, food, and water. We …
Responsibility for What You Bring into the World
Part 2 in a 2 part series about the use of female bodies in media and design and preventing problematic design decisions. In part one of this series, I laid out the real and troubling issues with the use of female body parts in design, specifically with the product name …
(Parts of) Women in Design
This is part 1 of a 2 part series on women, design research, and taking responsibility for what we bring into the world. There have been, and will continue to be, discussions about diversity and women in design. These discussions are totally necessary given the current state of design and …
Design Education: Interview with Dina Ravvin, Design Student at Cooper Union
In the first interview of this series, I interviewed Nathan Shedroff, an educator and design professional about the expectations and experiences surrounding design education. Now, I welcome the thoughts of Dina Ravvin, a fourth-year design student at The Cooper Union and an aspiring art director who has learned the importance …
Design Education: Interview with Nathan Shedroff, Designer & Educator
Coming to the Bay Area not long after graduation, I met many young and highly successful designers both with and without college degrees. I’ve heard some people say that it’s hard to find a “good” designer. That led me to wonder what they mean by “good” and how much of …
Until Gotham No Longer Needs Batman
I totally understand the appeal of ownership, especially for skilled, thoughtful designers who have earned their Decade of Service badge.
Design Thinking and Degrees of Wireframing
This diagram represents three stages of design thinking during the wireframing process. The mock-ups are for the Account Details template for the fictitious Cash Money Bank. Please note that the interface specification is just that, a specification, and not indicative of visual design or layout. As a designer who produces …