Another thing that’s wrong with most strategic planning (Herd)
Most strategic planning is neither, apparently. (That’s neither strategic nor planning.) Good to know. Focusing on real things happening now makes sense. Guessing at mass behavior that you can’t really understand until after the fact? Not so much.
(tags:
planning
strategy
thinking
business
)
Knife Maintenance and Sharpening (eGullet Forums)
Chad Ward treats the mechanics of kitchen knives and their care, especially edges and sharpening. But what sets this longish article apart are the (unheralded) examples of researched user-centric thinking within.
(tags:
advice
knives
sharpening
cooking
userexperience
design
)
It alarms me that so many sites have no background color. That’s right, NO background color. Sure, they look fine, but only by accident: I changed my browser’s default colors to blue text on a yellow background, and I’m seeing a lot of yellow these days (and a little bit of blue). Not everywhere, but […]
Content AND Presentation (Mark Boulton)
Mark Boulton outlines his (at this time upcoming) Web 2.0 Expo talk about typography on the web. This is an excellent companion to Stephen P. Anderson’s
In Defense of Eye Candy
because both pieces remind us that function and aesthetics are inseparable.
(tags:
typography
design
web
ux
)
In Defense of Eye Candy (poetpainter)
Stephen P. Anderson demonstrates how aesthetcs and emotion are inseparable from function, how efficiency and ease-of-use support and are supported by enjoyment. A good presentation to have in your hip pocket as you prepare to wow the (formerly) unwowable.
(tags:
design
usability
emotion
)
A new grocery store opened in my neighborhood last week.
Fresh & Easy
claims to provide high-quality food at “unbelievable” prices in a friendly, small-store format. They further claim caring for the environment and an emphasis on local sourcing of produce.
Our little slice of Los Angeles is grocery-starved, so Thursday’s hotly anticipated opening was well-attended. […]
The United States and Iran: At a Dangerous Crossroads (CSIS TV)
Sen. Chuck Hagel speaks of the many colliding difficulties in the Middle East, and points out just how poorly the US is and has been responding to the overall situation, as part of a cogent treatment of US policy toward Iran. Starts slow, finishes strong.
(tags: […]
Using JavaScript as a Real Programming Language
Mikonnen and Taivalsaari of Sun Labs express what seems like astonishment that JavaScript can be used as a “real” programming language. The paper explores in part the stylistic and expressive possibilities of JavaScript. (hat tip to Douglas Crockford)
(tags:
javascript
development
toread
programming
)
The Elements of JavaScript Style, part 2: […]
A further reminder that what you do IS your brand:
The Other Problem With ‘Welcome: Portraits of America’
.