Web site managers need to learn that they need a rational business model and a rational site structure to make more money online.
Instead of piling up features, web sites need to become more intelligent. Requiring less input and giving more feedback. Showing less random data and delivering more relevant information.
Tagged: web RSS
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alisa
i luv polyvore!!!!!!!!! shiettttttt, u never heard of it before? hehhee
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noel
I heard about it a while back – I’m just surprised I’m not hearing MORE about it. :)
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Deborah
Looking forward to seeing you tonight!
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Gary LaPointe
Rats, I didn’t see this until a minute ago. Too late to get to AA in time :(
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jason
Thanks for coming out, we really appreciate it.
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abu
engadget is doing a similar thing since some months
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Dean Massalsky
Cool….I just installed the new version a few weeks back and installed about all the stencils..Never saw these..
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Nathan Rice
In fairness, you took a screenshot of Obama’s homepage vs. a shot of a blog post from McCain. Apples and Oranges.
No doubt, though, Obama’s site design is great. So was Ron Paul’s.
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noel
Actually, I just clicked on the button that I thought would take me to his homepage. Seems that he wanted to hide that button down and below his video. I’d say it’s Apples to Apples, just Delicious vs. Granny Smith. ;)
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glass
McCain’s design reminds me of a local news station’s website. A bit of visual yelling, perhaps from disjointedness (like the right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing) or a generous dollop of ever-changing standards. It all boils down to a visual language that doesn’t sit right in the stomach.
My least favorite part? Most every picture of McCain and Palin are patch-jobs with decidedly unmatching light sources. Obama Biden get this detail wrong too, but somehow they manage to blast out the tones and pump up the contrast to bring some cohesion to the mix.
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Jim Doran
GREAT talk. Thank you so much!!!!
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Hugo Baeta
Great speak!
Your monotone theme is an inspiration! Keep it up!
A sane business model.
Noël Jackson @
Kyle Papke is discussing. Polyvore is a killer app. It’s not for …
Noël Jackson @
Polyvore is a killer app. It’s not for everyone (obviously). But, it’s quite intriguing. I’m quite surprised I haven’t heard more about it already. The gist is, you can create sets of images in the form of a collage. Check it out.
alisa are discussing. 
Blue Beanie Day 2009
Noël Jackson @
Monday 30 November is International Blue Beanie Day in support of web standards. Get your toque on, post a photo, and pop a beanie on your Twitter, Flickr, and Facebook avatars to help spread the word.
Mark Zuckerberg Likes the Casino
Noël Jackson @
Did you know how Mark Zuckerberg supported Facebook in the early days, before he got venture funding? Casino ads.
via How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insider’s Confession .
Snow Leopard Means Better Color Consistency
Noël Jackson @
As Ars points out:
Though Mac users will probably instinctively prefer the 1.8 gamma image that they’re used to, Apple has decided that this historical difference is more trouble than it’s worth. The default output gamma correction value in Snow Leopard is now 2.2, just like everyone else. Done and done.
What does this mean to my fellow web developers? Your life making colors look similar across monitors and platforms just became a little bit easier. 2.2 gamma is where it’s at baby, and now even Apple agrees.
via Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica review – Ars Technica.
Best & Worst Stocks of 2008 with a Unique UI
Noël Jackson @
The stocks performance dynamically changes while you are watching the page, a great use of “progressive enhancement”:
With consumers turning to cheaper alternatives for their shopping, from necessities to toys for their kids, a number of retail stocks have come out firmly ahead on the list of top 10 performers of the S&P 500.
via 10 best- and worst-performing S&P 500 stocks of 2008 – MarketWatch.
Tomorrow, I’ll be speaking at Refresh Detroit…
Noël Jackson @
Tomorrow, 6:30 sharp, at the Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, I’ll be speaking at Refresh Detroit. The talk will cover the transition from print to web design, the differences between the mediums, and how to utilize your print design skills when dealing with the web. There will be lots of Q&A, so bring your thinking caps.
I’m super excited to be able to meet everyone at Refresh Detroit and honored to give this talk. See you there!
41 shades
Noël Jackson @
Yes, it’s true that a team at Google couldn’t decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4 or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case. I can’t operate in an environment like that. I’ve grown tired of debating such minuscule design decisions. There are more exciting design problems in this world to tackle.
Cufón
Noël Jackson @
Cufón aims to become a worthy alternative to sIFR, which despite its merits still remains painfully tricky to set up and use.
Joystiq Comment Fading from @mbuckbee
Noël Jackson @
I was on Joystiq – reading about the 1up layoffs – and noticed that they’ve implemented a very interesting comment approval / rating design.
As people vote comments down they become less and less opaque eventually rendering them all but illegible.
A clever way of quieting the more obnoxious voices.
abu is discussing. 
OmniGraffle Wireframe Stencils from Konigi
Noël Jackson @
This is a set of shapes for making wireframes (low-fidelity web page schematics) in OmniGraffle version 5.x (Mac OS X). It consists of most of the basic elements you’ll need to create user interface specifications. The images below show the stencil in action.
Dean Massalsky is discussing. 
about keyboardr
Noël Jackson @
keyboardr is a homepage. It speeds up your internet expirience.
And if you like, it helps you keeping your hands on the keyboard.
If Not for CHANGE, Vote for Good Design!
Noël Jackson @
I’ll let you be the judge on this one. :)
Tzen’s a Pimp
Noël Jackson @
Sexy People is a newish site posting some ridiculously retro and sometimes unbelievably unbelievable pictures of “sexy people.” One of my favorites, Tzen… total pimp.
Captcha, I hate you too.
Noël Jackson @
At the heart of the game of cat-and-mouse played by bloggers and spammers is Captcha, purveyor of those staticky demands to enter the code exactly as shown above.
WordCamp This Saturday!
Noël Jackson @
Being an Automattician and all, I’ll be attending WordCamp this Saturday the 16th.
As lorelle mentions, there are also quite a bit of wonderful treats surrounding WordCamp, like a WordPress Genuis Bar and a WordPress Charity Scavenger Hunt!
I’m extra excited to go, since somehow, they missed it, and are allowing me to present! There are going to be some really amazing speakers, like: Jane Wells, Andy Skelton, Andy Peatling, Alan Levine, Tantek Çelik, Noel Jackson, Joseph Scott, Lloyd Budd, Mark Jaquith, Stephen O’Grady, Jeremy Clarke, Aaron Brazell, Sam Bauers, Will Norris, Liz Danzico, Chris Lea, Tom Coates, Chuck Lewis, Stephan Spencer, Steve Souders, and more!!!!
Steven Meisel, you’ve gone too far.
Noël Jackson @
Live On The Web by Steven Meisel was done over a year ago, but I happened to miss it. Ridiculous satire. I bet his art directors are just laughing themselves silly with this – or patting themselves on the back.
Now, Fully Automattic
Noël Jackson @
All in part to an offer I just couldn’t refuse, I’m now part of the Automattic team. I’m very excited and very honored to be working with such an awesome team. I’ll be working on top secret projects (and some not so top secret projects), pushing pixels, flipping bits, and bringing my insight to all that I can.
Most of you (that’s you Mom) know Automattic through their work on WordPress and Akismet.
Kyle Papke 9:46 pm on 9 Jan 2010 Permalink
very cool! I read the article and found some good links. Thanks for posting, Noel :)