Produxion

I made this a while ago, but due to my slackness in updating the old blog for quite some time, it’s never made it on here. As part of the North project we’re developing in partnership with folly I needed to produce a new web presence. It was quite a quick job, as time and (…)

I’ve recently experienced a web design epiphany.

It’s funny how you work with stuff for so long, and you become very entrenched in a certain way of doing things. You follow the trends because that’s the consensus. You ocassionally push the boundaries in small ways, to create distinct designs and user experiences. But there are certain guidelines you set yourself; basic rules you adhere to. Many times it’s subconscious: you do things a certain way because, well, you’ve always done things that way, everybody else does them that way, so there’s no reason to change.

An intriguing little article from the New York Times, all about the design ethos of Muji (via James).

Rands has written a really interesting post all about cadence, and more specifically how the tone of language used on the Web has a direct impact on our trust.