1. Dave Wiskus on how design can and should permeate development.

  2. "I want everything we do to be beautiful. I don’t give a damn whether the client understands that that’s worth anything, or that the client thinks it’s worth anything, or whether it is worth anything. It’s worth it to me. It’s the way I want to live my life. I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares."
    Saul Bass, who died 16 years ago today.
  3. Poor copywriting – the UX Problem that will never go away? →

    Writing and word choice is design, too.

  4. Digital Craft, from Instrument.

    I think, “Truth. Effort. Courage.” is a very fine motto.

  5. I’ve been bookmarking ConvergeSE’s websites for a couple of years now as excellent examples of conference websites, but 2012’s is particularly awesome.

    I’ve been bookmarking ConvergeSE’s websites for a couple of years now as excellent examples of conference websites, but 2012’s is particularly awesome.

  6. The design of understanding. Sketchnotes by Amanda Wright.

    The design of understanding. Sketchnotes by Amanda Wright.

    Source: sketchnotearmy.com

  7. "I like to say that art/design is like learning a language, it’s not how fluent you speak, it’s about what you have to say."
  8. Eames: The Architect and the Painter.

  9. Slides from my Codemash talk about design principles for developers. I don’t feel they stand alone very well (they’re supposed to support the speaking, after all), but, for what it’s worth, there they are. I’ll be giving the talk again in March at CodepaLOUsa.

    Slides from my Codemash talk about design principles for developers. I don’t feel they stand alone very well (they’re supposed to support the speaking, after all), but, for what it’s worth, there they are. I’ll be giving the talk again in March at CodepaLOUsa.

  10. Crafting the Front End, Ben Bodien →

    Source: 24ways.org

  11. "Advice to designers: ‘Learn how to code. I never did, but the next person who has my job will. It makes you a better designer if you understand how to talk to engineers and you actually have to think through how something works. It makes you think much more mechanically about the design, and it enables you to actually build something.’"
  12. "I remember not too many years ago that designers lamented of not having a ‘seat at the table’. Well, folks, your time has come. Not only do you have a seat at the table…you’ve got a starring role. There is no better time to be a designer than right now."