Wednesday, May 10, 2006

QOTD "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." Arthur Schopenhauer. [Quotes of the Day] Except, perhaps, conventional wisdom, which, while it may be considered self-evident, is never true. 12:09:55 PM    Questions? Comments? Flames? []

Yeh, what she said Tara hits the nail with her head: Conventional Wisdom has never been a compliment. Personally, I'm all for unpopular opinion. I said the other night that I want to always be on the fringe...and I think I will...and it may sound very un-pinko to some, but I write for me, not for anyone else or stats. ;) . . . It isn't about popularity. By (miss rogue). [::HorsePigCow:: life uncommon] I'm not all that interested in fringe or not; but I blog for myself primarily, not to build an audience. I'm glad some of you find value in my linkage and opinions, but I'd still do it without you :-) 10:28:37 AM    Questions? Comments? Flames? []

Writers as designers Yet another reminder that content[~]that is, words, text, sentences, labels[~]are part of your interface design: Calling All Designers: Learn to Write!. You know all that copy that goes around your forms and in your confirmation e-mails? Who's writing it? Derek Powazek explains why it's important for user-interface designers to sharpen up their writing skills. By nospam@example.com (Derek Powazek). [A List Apart] What Derek misses is this: if you, the UI designer, are not adept at text-wrangling, find someone who is. That technical writer over there, for instance. In fact, make your writers part of your team. Anyone who provides content in your UI is already part of your design team. Get used to it. 7:25:01 AM    Questions? Comments? Flames? []

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