Consistency vs. context
It’s vital for UI elements to be consistent across different parts of an application, so as to improve learning curves, encourage familiarity, ease of use and recall of how to…
The box exercise
Not to be confused with the “box model” of CSS layouts, but somewhat indirectly connected later on in the UI process, the box exercise is foremost a collaborative method of…
What is a pixel anyway?
An abbreviation of “picture element” but so much more! Basically it’s a mathematical abstraction, not simply a “dot on the screen”, as one may mistakenly presume. Nor does it have…
Only real artists ship
Another one of those colorful epigrammatic statements from Steve Jobs, meant to inspire and motivate a development team to fully complete an ambitious project, especially once the “train has left…
Invisible gridlines
Grids are of course a common and valuable device for visual designers; much has been written about “the grid” from the standpoint of design criticism, theory, and history. However, it’s…