Dan Rubin's SuperfluousBanter

Not surprisingly, as a designer I value aesthetics highly. However at a certain
point aesthetics clash with functionality – or more specifically usability.
Sometimes I wish I were a painter. No constraints, no font size issues, no low
contrast color combination problems, no accessibility or usability concerns
and no angry users to face. […]

When building a website there’s an inevitable moment when it is required you think hard about navigational elements. I’m not talking about information architecture here. Information architecture usually helps answering the question: “How will this function?” (among others). Nope. I’m trying to answer the question “How will this look?” – purely from a graphic design perspective.
The […]

It’s interesting to note that, though an individual might spend 18 hours a day tied to a computer screen, they can neglect to spend a few minutes writing something intelligent (or not) to post to their public, somewhat oft-viewed weblog. As I finally read all the emails I’ve been getting from loyal readers asking if […]