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If you find yourself having a hard time completing your tasks, Katie Dwyer of HackCollege recommends a few ways you can use others to force you to be accountable. When you're the only one in charge of getting something done, it can build up a lot of pressure. via Pocket
In “Tinker, Tailor, Content Strategist,” which runs concurrently in this issue, I asked you about content strategy master skills, which hardly seems fair if I don’t share one of my own favorites. via Pocket
The right kind of sound can relax your mind, hone your focus, drown out distractions, or get you pumped to kill your to-do list. We've assembled some research and free resources to help you create your own best workspace soundtrack. via Pocket
I’m a huge fan and proponent of working agile and, the various schools of thought around it: scrum; Kanban; MVP; product-led, iterative development; releasing little, early, and often; you name it.
I recently shared a public demo of the Trello board that I use for development work—just one small aspect of running an agile project. This post won’t teach you anything about running an agile project or team—you can hire me for that—but it might help you set up a decent Kanban board if you already know how to work agile.
Finals, due dates, exams, and deadlines all have one thing in common: they convince us that skipping sleep is a good idea. While that's certainly not true, sometimes pulling an all-nighter is your only option to get things done. If you have to go that route, you may as well do it right. via Pocket
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“Oh hai Smashing Magazine!” That’s one of the dozen ways that Flickr welcomes its users upon signing in every time. It’s an easily overlooked detail, one that the service would work without flawlessly. via Pocket
Subjects: Emotional design
Standing desks may be all the rage, but they certainly have their downsides—and they aren't for everyone. Writer Mikael Cho explains why he ditched his standing desk, and how he combats the unhealthy side effects of sitting all day. This post originally appeared on the Crew Blog. via Pocket
The CSS3 Flexible Box, or flexbox, is a layout mode providing for the arrangement of elements on a page such that the elements behave predictably when the page layout must accommodate different screen sizes and different display devices. via Pocket
User-centered design has served the digital community well. So well, in fact, that I’m worried its dominance may actually be limiting our field. The terms “user experience design” (UX) and “user-centered design” (UCD) are often used interchangeably. But there’s an important distinction. via Pocket
Historic background and reasons for using grids
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Don’t look now, but your word processor is distracting you.
Grids do not exist in a vacuum. They exist in relation to the content. We never start with a grid. We start with an idea which is then translated into a form, a structure.
Contains a list of common problems of responsive layouts.
A Good User Interface has high conversion rates and is easy to use. In other words, it's nice to both the business side as well as the people using it. Here is a running idea list, which we try on projects. Try A One Column Layout instead of multicolumns. via Pocket
How hard could it be to draw a horizontal line on the screen? It seems wrangling a few pixels together to stand in a file would be something computers should be pretty good at anno domini twenty-fourteen.
One would think so, but simple things are rarely simple under the surface… at least if they are worth anything. Typography, likewise, is a game of nuance. This is a story on how a quick evening project to fix the appearance of underlined Medium links turned into a month-long endeavour.
From small electronic objects to large airports, color plays a powerful role in helping you use a tool or navigate a space. Unfortunately, color is only beginning to gain recognition as a critical component in "usability." The following information presents a few of the many ways color can succeed or fail.