Week 45 – June 14 2012
Design
- Dieter Rams’ ten principles, from the era of industrial design, can be usefully applied to web design as well.
- Generous write up from Veerle of a presentation she gave on the experimentation phase of a design project. This kind of thing can be extremely hard to articulate, but Veerle really goes the extra mile to explain her process.
Development
- A demonstration of the power of CSS preprocessors (Sass and Less) and explanation of why they are a game changer for front-end development.
- Keen to get your teeth into something new? How about WebGL fundamentals?
Big Picture
- An interesting approach – how to use feature based development to give better quotes.
- What the rise of Depeche Mode teaches us about the rise of digital design.
Better Things for Better Living
Find the time to watch this 35 minute video of John Cleese on creativity – it’s worth it!
Great reading, every weekend.
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