Corso di Interazione Uomo-Macchina - Prof. Roberto Polillo. Usability.gov. Helpful distortion at NYC & London subway maps. Eddie Jabbour, graphic designer for Kick Design, is obsessed with replacing the confusing NYC subway map (below: originals on left and Kick maps on right — click for larger versions). The logic behind the changes“Can He Get There From Here?” Profiles Jabbour’s quest. Here he explains the reasoning for his changes: Mr. Jabbour pinned two maps to the wall, then pointed to the different renderings of the Atlantic Avenue terminal in Brooklyn, which he says is the most difficult station to represent because so many subway lines converge there.
In Mr. Jabbour’s map, the subway lines run parallel to one another, making the map easier to read, if slightly inaccurate. Distortion vs. accuracy Jabbour’s map looks like a winner. It’s also interesting to see how he increases the number of lines on the map yet decreases the overall noise created. When abstractions work In Maps, Reality, and Purpose, Johndan Johnson-Eilola explains why abstractions, deletions, and additions are part of how a map works. Ordered List by Steve Smith. Scratchmedia, leading London UK web designers, web agency specialising in Web2.0 design and development. Web 2.0 how-to design style guide. In this tutorial, I describe various common graphic design elements in modern web “2.0” design style.
I then attempt to explain why they work (i.e. why they have become common), as well as how, when and where you might use each element in your designs. It follows on from my Current Style article, and analyses in greater depth the design features of the current “Web 2.0” design style. To learn how to design Web2.0 sites yourself, you must read “Save the Pixel – The Art of Simple Web Design”, which is a comprehensive guidebook to the principles and techniques of Web2.0 design. Summary of Best Web Design Features The list below is a summary of many of the common features of typical “Web 2.0” sites. Clearly, a site doesn’t need to exhibit all these features to work well, and displaying these features doesn’t make a design “2.0” – or good!
I’ve already addressed some of these factors in my introductory Current Style article. Best Website Design? Web 2.0 ?! Best Web Design Features 1. When? Always! 2. Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) A library of DHTML and AJAX scripts - DHTMLgoodies.com. Links and Discussion About the Best CSS Resources Available on the Web.