Synchronized Thinking
Written by Padraic McAteer on April 19, 2011
Most clients enter into a development project unaware of what a wireframe is or why they are used. A wireframe is the schematic of a website. It’s created before any design or functionality is applied. It blends information architecture with navigational elements, content, and other interface essentials.
Wireframes are usually produced by one person: either the information architect (who defines the structure, organization, and navigation of a website) or the designer. This is fine for small projects, but for websites that require detailed functionality, a more collaborative approach is best. In this case, many chefs can make the broth that much nicer. Read more…
HTML5 T-Shirt for Sale (Maybe)
Written by Vincent Navetat on April 14, 2011
HTML, the language used for structuring and presenting content on the Web, has evolved since its inception. Its current version, HTML5, offers new elements that reflect typical usage on modern websites. Recently, two somewhat contradictory announcements about HTML5 were published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG), who have both been involved in its development. Read more…
Content is (still) King
Written by Martin Wong on April 11, 2011
Content is getting to be a popular term these days, and it encompasses a lot of things. Content is practically everything that we find and interact with on the web. Text? Content. Graphics? Content. Video and audio? You guessed it, content too. A tweet, a Facebook post? User-generated, but content nonetheless. Content is everywhere and it’s what people are searching for, but as developers and managers of websites, we tend to forget that what we’re building and managing is a content-delivery platform. Read more…
