Ben Carmichael

Persona photos

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:45:14 +1100

Persona photos:

Creative Commons-licensed photos of people that are suitable for use in personas.

Gifts for User Experience Geeks 2010

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:51:26 +1100

Gifts for User Experience Geeks 2010:

Lots of good resources in here :)

Pull Out Content Panel with jQuery

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:49:30 +1100

Pull Out Content Panel with jQuery

Cool new IBM new campaign from Noma Bar. Here are the print ads....

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:01:00 +1100

Cool new IBM new campaign from Noma Bar. Here are the print ads. Animations coming soon.

Zepto.js

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:18:09 +1100

Zepto.js:

matthewb:

Jim Ray:

Thomas Fuchs has created exactly what jQuery mobile should be — a lightweight framework that does away with a lot of the cross-platform cruft that weighs down jQuery, designed just for mobile. It also does away with all of the fake, timing-based animations that most javascript frameworks use and shifts animations and transitions to CSS3. It’s even got touch events!

What’s more, its zipped, minified size is just 2,368 bytes and it implements a large subset of functions from libraries such as jQuery and Prototype, along with touch-specific events such as tap(), doubleTap() and swipe().

Grids for Skecthing | Ben Martineau

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:14:07 +1100

Grids for Skecthing | Ben Martineau:

PDF Grid for sketching

UI Design Palettes for Illustrator

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:24:34 +1000

UI Design Palettes for Illustrator:

Great range of Illustrator Design Components

cameronmoll:

If you prototype in Illustrator, consider downloading this framework. Includes GUI elements, interface icons, and buttons styles, all of which can be dropped into your artwork and customized as needed.

/via Zeldman

9-bits: The HTC 1 concept is a stunning personal personal...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:27:53 +1000

9-bits:

The HTC 1 concept is a stunning personal personal project from Andrew Kim. The detail and aesthetic he puts into both UI and hardware design is incredibly gorgeous.

"And then, at some point, you realize you’re spending your best energy on optimization, not on..."

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:00:57 +1000

“And then, at some point, you realize you’re spending your best energy on optimization, not on creation.”

- Seth Godin, The non-optimized life (via 9-bits)

IE’s big leap forward; CSS3 selectors fully supported

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:59:09 +1000

IE’s big leap forward; CSS3 selectors fully supported:

gregbabula:

Hopeful article from Quirksmode discussing how IE9 is no longer behind the curve. With Internet Explorer’s latest iteration of browser, they will no longer be playing catch up, but become an actual competitor again. Not a joke. There are 3 properties it looks like it’s not supporting yet; however ie9 isn’t out yet so that could change pretty quick. Oh and the author’s been keeping a table chart of all the css3 selectors being supported by all browsers. Pretty impressive.

Internet Explorer - Virtual PC Images for Browser Testing

Thu, 20 May 2010 07:16:58 +1000

Internet Explorer - Virtual PC Images for Browser Testing:

VPC Hard Disk Images for testing websites with different Internet Explorer versions on Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Pretty handy set of VirtualPC Images to test IE6, IE7 and IE8 on Windows XP and IE7, IE8 on Windows Vista.

gregbabula: Script SRC Are you tired of hunting the Internet in...

Wed, 12 May 2010 07:28:40 +1000

gregbabula:

Script SRC

Are you tired of hunting the Internet in order to find the script tag for the latest version of the Javascript library of your choice? ScriptSrc.net has compiled all the latest versions of jQuery, Mootools, Prototype and more in a single page which lets you copy it in your browser clipboard with a single click.

jQuery Popeye

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:36:25 +1000

jQuery Popeye:

matthewb:

An alternative to the modal lightbox, Popeye offers an elegant solution for enlarging image galleries without leaving the page flow. (via Script & Style)

Google User Experience - Design Principles

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:42:00 +1000

Google User Experience - Design Principles:

Useful: Focus on people - their lives, their work, their dreams.
Fast: Every millisecond counts.
Simple: Simplicity is powerful.
Engaging: Engage beginners and attract experts.
Innovative: Dare to be innovative.
Universal: Design for the world.
Profitable: Plan for today’s and tomorrow’s business.
Beautiful: Delight the eye without distracting the mind.
Trustworthy: Be worthy of people’s trust.
Personable: Add a human touch.

960 Grid Photoshop Action

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:38:00 +1000

960 Grid Photoshop Action:

Photoshop Action that is based on the 960 Grid System.

The action creates a new file with (almost) the same dimensions as the 960gs templates.

Been looking for something like this for so long.. Original ...

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:21:00 +1000

Been looking for something like this for so long..

Original Designers Workbook

The Workbook is designed by designers for designers, A4 in size and has a faint, but useful grid based on centimeters. The Workbook also helps document jobs, meetings, development and dates through a sort of ‘job management’ section a the top of every page, making life a little easier. Other nice touches include a ruler and standard paper sizes printed on the inside front cover.

via grafik magazine

Content-Aware Fill Sneak Peek: Adobe Photoshop...

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:02:00 +1000

Content-Aware Fill Sneak Peek: Adobe Photoshop CS5

elliotttt:

Photoshop CS5 Preview: MIND = BLOWN

Agreed!

Make Yourself Presentable | Jason Santa Maria

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:33:00 +1000

Make Yourself Presentable | Jason Santa Maria:

Interesting article, pretty relevant to me at the moment after just finishing an 8 week public speaking course with Toastmasters

Jason Santa Maria:

My first time speaking professionally in public was back in 2005 at the first An Event Apart in Philadelphia. While not my first time speaking in front of a big audience, it was the first time I had to prepare a slide deck and use Keynote.

Before and after view of a slide deck. On the left, you can see the bright red used to slides that need work, as well as black and grey for title slides, and blue for quotations.

Two basic rules: simple and big

When I use images, I almost always use them full screen and free of distraction.

Keep your title slides to a few words, then speak through the rest of the story.

A sample quotation slide.

Understandably, I was nervous, so beforehand, I had scribed lots of notes to guide me as I was speaking. On the big day, I used Keynote’s “presenter mode” which allows the presenter to see their notes while the audience sees the normal slides. A few slides in, I realized my grave mistake: I had entirely too many notes than would fit on my small screen, and no way to access the hidden ones. I was lost.

Dribbble - What are you working on?

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:30:00 +1000

Dribbble - What are you working on?:

Dribbble is show and tell for designers, developers and other creatives. Share sneak peeks of your work as “shots” - small screenshots of the designs and applications you’re working on.

Made by Dan Cederholm and Rich Thornett

HTML5 & CSS3 Checklist

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:47:00 +1100

HTML5 & CSS3 Checklist:

Handy HTML5 & CSS3 browser compatibility checklist