Monthly Archives: July 2010

Tips for Taking the Guesswork out of Web Design

Web design can sometimes feel a little like mind reading–clients trying to express abstract ideas about what they want, you trying to divine what they mean, all of you hoping to land on some kind of common ground. But the design process doesn’t have to be such a scary leap into the unknown.
Expert user experience [...]

Quick Ways to Bump up Your Web Design Skills

MediaBistro is offering one killer deal for anyone looking to bump up his/her web design skills. Right now you can get a year subscription to their On Demand Video library for just $97–that’s more than half off the usual price!
The On Demand Videos are a great resource for any designer, and include practical online tutorials [...]

How to Design an iPhone Application: Part 2

So the last post started you down the road to iPhone app stardom. Now let’s talk about how to execute your big idea and actually get it up and running in the iTunes store:
5. Get going on the design work.
While you’re waiting for Mac’s Software Development Kit (SDK)  and Xcode files to download, work on [...]

How to Design an iPhone Application: Part 1

Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that Apple banished app developer Thuat Nguyen and all of his applications from the iTunes online store. It was a severe punishment for a prolific book app provider, but a necessary one. It seems that Nguyen was breaching user’s accounts to make purchases (of his own applications) [...]