Archive for September, 2007

28th Sep 2007

Američka mornarica mora redizajnirati zgradu koja podsjeća na kukasti križ

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Američka mornarica mora redizajnirati zgradu koja podsjeća na kukasti križ

Više od 40 godina stara zgrada koju koristi američka mornarica morat će biti redizajnirana zato što podsjeća na kukasti križ. Objekt je sagradila vlada SAD-a, a smješten je u kalifornijskom mjestu Coronado.

Mornarički dužnosnici za redizajn namjeravaju izdvojiti 600 tisuća dolara, a promjene u izgledu doživjet će arhitektonska struktura zgrade i njezin okoliš. Dugi niz godina nitko nije uspio uvidjeti da zgrada, ako se gleda iz zraka, izgleda poput kukastog križa.

Javna debata pokrenuta je tek nakon popularizacije programa Google Earth putem kojeg je svima bilo jasno vidljivo u čemu su arhitekti, slučajno ili namjerno pogriješili. Mornarica je odluku o redizajnu zgrade donijela pod pritiskom lokalne zastupnice u Kongresu.

(A.Be.)

28.09.2007 09:46
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27th Sep 2007

5000+ Resources to do just about anything online

I’ve clipped a few examples. Links to other resources can be found at the page
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Since May 2007, we’ve been bringing you resources and tools to be more productive on the web. Due to popular demand, we’ve brought all these lists together into one gigantic meta-list: 5000+ Resources to Do Just About Anything Online.

Enjoy! And don’t forget to subscribe to Mashable for the latest web news and resources.
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6 Key Ways to Measure Your Blog’s Success - Six essential tools for measuring how your blog is performing.
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20+ Firefox Plugins For Managing Email - Use Firefox to help you manage and control your email.
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100+ Tools For Flickr Addicts - The possibilities with Flickr seem endless, and this toolbox shows you just some of what is out there for you Flickr addicts.

90+ Online Photography Tools and Resources - Tools for editing, finding, and storing photos.
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50+ Websites For the Kickass Control Freak - More tools to get your life organized and get more done online and out in real life.
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120+ Web Development Resources - A huge list of tools to assist you with developing your website.
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11th Sep 2007

One common mistake you should always avoid developing web-sites

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5. One common mistake you should always avoid developing web-sites
Starting with a wrong approach.
Designing before planning.
  • Thinking that at some point you’re done.
    Successful websites are organic. You are never done.
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    Rushing in.
    Having a print mentality.
    Not accounting for unknowns.
    Planning up front.
    Copying ideas.
    Copying yourself.
    Putting yourself or/and your clients first.
    “I’ll fix it later”.
    Leaving the content until last.
    Making it more complicated than it needs to be.
    Never concentrate on only one thing.
    Sticking to your plan — whatever happens.
    Starting to test your site with IE.
    Narrowing your perspective.
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    11th Sep 2007

    One thing to do before starting a new project

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    4. One thing to do before starting a new project
    Invest time in getting organized.
    Clean up your desk.
    Estimate your capabilities and capacities.
    Be updated about current trends.
    Get to know your clients.
    Communicate and listen to your clients.
    Make sure client’s needs are defined.
    Make sure the scope is defined.
    Make sure the goal is defined.
    Make sure you have a good plan.
    Affirm the vision for the project.
    Observe the competition.
    Get money up front.
    Clear your mind.
    Brainstorm, sketch!
    Discuss your decisions.
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    11th Sep 2007

    One thing I wish I knew before I’ve started programming/designing

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    3. One thing I wish I knew before I’ve started programming/designing
  • Professional skills.
    Grids, working with frameworks, formalized design training, semantic markup, removing the unnecessary, design & art history classes, web standards, networking, macrotypography, everything.
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  • Personal skills.
    Good writing, ability to communicate, ability to learn, ability to focus, ability to organize, ability to run things, ability to say “no”, ability to solve problems. Also: know your capabilities, know how to find the right idea and be satisfied with your work.
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  • You’ll become less creative.
    The more time you spend at the computer, the worse you’ll become.
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  • You’ll become more technical.
    The job will become more technical and less creative from time to time.
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  • Clients never want something fresh.
    Often when clients say they want something new and fresh and different, they don’t. The reality of “new and fresh and different” can be very frightening to the average business person.
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    11th Sep 2007

    One bulletproof method to get over creativity block

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    2. One bulletproof method to get over creativity block
  • Change the perspective: go away.
    Go someplace “different” from your usual haunts, away from places where you take every object, interaction or decoration for granted. Step away from the computer. Go for a walk, head to the gym, or just sleep on the problem. You’ll come back refreshed and with a new outlook on the task at hand.
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  • Get inspired.
    Be a continuous feedback loop. That means continuous input: reading books and blogs, attending talks and conferences, using the medium you design for. It also means continuous output: writing books and blogs, speaking at conferences, designing.
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  • Listen to music.
    Listen to music. Music is an equal blend of emotion and analysis. If you let yourself be inspired by it, you’ll often be astonished at the results.
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  • Do something entirely different.
    Do something else entirely. Look at things that have nothing necessarily to do with web design. Get inspiration off-screen.
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    11th Sep 2007

    One typical myth about web-development (which is not true)

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    1. One typical myth about web-development (which is not true)
  • It’s simple, and anybody can do it.
    Myth: Web development is for boys. Truth: Web development is for Spartan warriors. People still underestimate the amount of effort that goes into creating a great site or application. The various components are easy, but putting them together in the right way takes time and experience.
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  • Successful web sites can/should be designed completely in a couple of days.
    In reality you can’t get a site fast, cheap and good. You can’t have all three. The fact remains, that even when using open source frameworks to build sites, a truly custom design integration into a customized or even standard CMS is not a task that can be done properly in just a few hours.
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