from: tbisaacs 3 weeks ago

We all work with information. In our web sites. Our web apps. Print communications. Graphs, and charts. But how exactly do you present information in a way that simplifies the complex, communicates powerfully, and actually delights people? In this presentation, Stephen Anderson and I share some of our information design secrets. From travel plans to search results to quarterly earnings statements—here's a handful of information design and data visualization case studies, identifying principles that apply to just about any project. Learn how to identify and group related information, create a visual hierarchy, draw focus to the most important content, use images appropriately, see familiar data in a fresh new way, and much more!

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from: tbisaacs 6 months ago

A brief technical survey of Rich Internet Application (RIA) platforms, focusing on Flash, Flex, and Air.

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from: tbisaacs 10 months ago

The ability to craft (and deliver) a good presentation should be in the quiver of every designer, right along side their Moleskine and Micron pens. I use presentations to unravel a vague idea or requirement to be sure I completely understand all of the facets and details. If I can’t clearly explain a topic or idea then I need to go back to the project stakeholder and regroup. In some cases this will uncover holes that need to be address even before I start sketching out a wire frame.

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from: tbisaacs 12 months ago

Presented at Travelocity.com's Customer Experience University: Microformats are a way to add human-readable data to your markup using simple XHTML. Set your content free! We'll walk through addiing XFN, hCard, hCalendar, hAtom, and other Microformats.

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