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by James Chung

What is The Greatest Canadian Invention? September 27, 2006

Filed under: Random, Technology — James @ 10:38 pm

What is The Greatest Canadian Invention?

plexiglass
alkaline bateries
radio voice transmission
light bulb
telephone
UV degradable plastics
zipper
basketball
electron microscope
pace maker

 

10 Things That Will Make Or Break Your Website September 27, 2006

Filed under: Design, Web — James @ 3:31 pm

10 Things That Will Make Or Break Your Website 

#1 EASY is the most important feature of any website, web app, or program.
#2 Visual design and copy are extremely important.
#3 Open up your data as much possible.
#4 Test, test, test.
#5 Release features early and often.
#6 Be special.
#7 Don’t be special.
#8 If you plan on developing a successful webapp, plan for scalability from the ground up.
#9 Watch, pay attention to, or implement right away
#10 User generated content and social software trends

 

Aperture vs. Lightroom: Metadata Panel September 27, 2006

Filed under: Design, Photography — James @ 1:18 pm

One of the areas in which Lightroom is innovating like crazy is in it’s user interface. This is, no doubt, thanks to Phil Clevenger. If you’ve ever used one of MetaCreations apps, such as Poser, then you’ve seen Phil’s work before. The design aesthetic of Lightroom, of course, is evident at the macro level. The way that parts of the UI can shift on and off screen is all about making sure that you can maximize the viewing area for photographs. But, it’s the smaller details of the Lightroom interface that I find to be most pleasing.