http://markup.thekraemers.com my professional notes made public Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:50:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nathan Smith has launched 960.gs, a very promising framework and design toolset for layout using CSS. Besides a great foundation of code for implementing a flexible grid system, he's created accompanying templates for sketching preliminary designs on paper and wireframing detailed designs in Visio, OmniGraffle, Fireworks, and/or Photoshop. As with ... http://markup.thekraemers.com/2008/03/26/960-grid-system-layout-system-sure-to-save-design-development-time/ I was thrilled that Sharon Dunn asked me to visit the 40 Acres to lecture the Spring MIS 374 class on High-Fidelity Prototypes again. The talk was basically the same as the one I delivered in the Fall, so I won't waste disk space or bandwidth in posting a re-run. ... http://markup.thekraemers.com/2008/03/24/ut-lectures-a-regular-gig/ I haven't responded to memes in the past, as I tried to keep this blog more professional than personal. But Len Devanna, one of my new cohorts at EMC, tagged me today and after reading his response I'm inspired to post. Len's the guy behind the recent EMC.com redesign. I ... http://markup.thekraemers.com/2008/02/02/len-memes-well-so-ill-reciprocate/ I was thrilled back in August when Eleanor Jordan, my former professor now Professor Emeritus at UT Austin asked me to come speak to her class about high fidelity prototyping. "MIS 374 - Business Systems Development" is the capstone class for MIS undergrads. The students learn project methodology concepts and ... http://markup.thekraemers.com/2007/10/25/my-old-school/ Last week, Geniant was officially acquired by EMC, the global storage, software, and services company. Traditionally EMC was known for their large-scale storage solutions. Over the last several years they've shifted their focus to a holistic approach to storing, retrieving, and securing information. EMC acquired Geniant specifically for inclusion in the ... http://markup.thekraemers.com/2007/07/14/geniant-joins-emc-global-services/ Garrett, Jared, and Nathan did a great job crafting the Geniant blog and priming it with some good posts. Now it's up to the rest of us to fill it with content. I took my first step towards that end this evening by posting my first article “Web Standards Basics”. I'm ... http://markup.thekraemers.com/2007/05/03/web-standards-basics-on-the-geniant-blog/ My friend and co-worker Garrett Dimon recently relaunched his eponymous blog. The results are fantastic. Garrett cites the work of Edward Tufte as his inspiration to provide visually compelling examples when writing about web design, technology, and other usability topics. The new layout is completely clutter-free, focusing completely on the ... http://markup.thekraemers.com/2007/02/19/garretts-content-is-the-design/ Stephen Anderson provided a wonderful talk a few weeks ago at Refresh Dallas (and subsequently at Refresh06 in Orlando) on "Creating Pleasurable Interfaces: Getting from Tasks to Experiences". He does a great job of making the squishy elements of UI design feel tangible. The truly wonderful interfaces that we use ... http://markup.thekraemers.com/2006/11/21/the-prototyping-of-star-wars-2/ As Dan Brown demonstrates on his "Representing Data in Wireframes" poster, the fidelity of your data can make a big difference in its ability to identify flaws early in the design process. The main reason designers use repetitive or otherwise lo-fi data is that it takes time and creativity to ... http://markup.thekraemers.com/2006/11/06/mock-data-generators/ Here are the links I referred to in the presentation this evening. Henrik Olson’s “Balancing fidelity in prototyping” Dan Brown’s “Representing Data in Wireframes” Garrett Dimon’s “Just Build It: HTML Prototyping and Agile Development” Lots more on my del.icio.us feed on prototyping I'll try to have the deck posted by this Sunday. As promised, here's ... http://markup.thekraemers.com/2006/09/14/links-from-the-high-fidelity-prototype-presentation/