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Six controversial topics in usability: Measuring Usability Blog
Jeff Sauro • March 28, 2011 Every field has its set of hot-button issues and usability is no exception. Here are six topics that tend to generate some passionate discussions.
Font API - Google Code
To give developers a choice of high-quality fonts when using the Web Fonts API, we have created Google Web Fonts . There you can browse our catalog of available fonts, learn about the font designers who created them, and copy the code required to use them on your web page.
A List Apart: Articles: Responsive Web Design
The control which designers know in the print medium, and often desire in the web medium, is simply a function of the limitation of the printed page.
Friday Evening : Product Idea Pitching Session.
In50Hrs : Building Ideas to Prototypes in 50hrs - A Startup Centre Initiative
The Stockholm Subway Takes Art Underground
Fresh Visual Daily Considered one of the most beautiful metro’s in Europe, the Stockholm subway system is filled with eye popping art and bright colors… a perfect cure for the proverbial Stockholm Syndrome.
New York Times reporter Benedict Carey referred to tears in a recent piece as “emotional perspiration.”
The Healing Properties of Tears: 7 Good Reasons to Cry Your Eyes Out - Beyond Blue
Most websites load reasonably fast when visited by their average number of users.
How Much Traffic Can Your Website Handle?
Why Nokia failed: 'Wasted 2,000 man years' on UIs that didn't work • The Register
When Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced that Nokia was abandoning its development of its own smartphone platforms and APIs, and betting the farm on somebody else's, many people asked why it was necessary. Nokia had spent 15 years trying to develop and maintain its own software, which it regarded as strategic to maintaining its independence.How thinking for others can boost your creativity
The next time you're struggling to solve a creative problem, try solving it for someone else. According to Evan Polman and Kyle Emich , we're more capable of mental novelty when thinking on behalf of strangers than for ourselves. This is just the latest extension of research into construal level theory , an intriguing concept that suggests various aspects of psychological distance can affect our thinking style.
Careers 2.0 Launches - Blog – Stack Overflow
One day, you’ll be telling your grandchildren about getting a programming job, version 1.0.