A Review of Web2.0 site usability/design by Robert Tipping

Needs grid or equivalent

  • Robert Tipping

    Robert Tipping

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    Needs grid or equivalent

    Posted on Mar 23, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    The parts are here but large proportional problems and alignment are obvious. Looks rushed and to concerned with gizmos.

    I use grid fox (Firefox extension) and wireframe on paper(Ive used excel,publisher and Indesign as well as PS to wireframe in the past)paper wireframes work for me best print up your screen shots buy some tape at the dollar store and snip and stick till it makes sense .

    Ultimately forget the gizmo 's for initial architecture just get it to look right job 1 anyway it worx for you . I used to spend a lot of time concerned about how to get started then I worked with some pretty confident people who used some of these ways to get it right.

    -Used markers on the window -cut out paper and paste -Made excel shapes and shuffled -used pen and paper sketches ruff at first then drew them out like a draftsmen on paper.

    Methinks this process was skipped here?

    • Kyle Napierkowski
      Posted: on Mar 24, 2010 at 3:55 PM

      Great tips Robert! Thanks! Proportions are a big part of design that we did not spend much time with -- we'll get back to work on this.

      Kyle