Normal Modes is growing, and I’m yet another new employee. I’m Libby, the new user experience designer, and I’m old-school.
I’ve been working in web design since I graduated in December ‘95. Back then, my university offered only HTML and CGI classes, which I shunned. I was an English major! Why the heck would I need [...]
Ran across a few great design patterns resources this week that I want to share with everyone. They give me something to refer to when I’m doing wireframes, and sometimes I share them with clients when we’re trying to determine how to display content that’ll be most pleasing to their audience. Please enjoy!
From the “Designing [...]
At Normal Modes, we love things with thoughtful, useful design. So when we came upon this video from 1970 detailing how Eames chairs were designed and fabricated, we were captivated.
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I’ll admit my reluctance to attend meetings was once a hindrance on my Corporate America career. Even worse, I had the audacity to grouse when [...]
Anyone who’s flown halfway around the world in a uncomfortable airline seat will appreciate this. What’s the difference between a regular, everyday seat and a regular, everyday seat that makes people giggle, giddy with excitement? Inspired Design Is Essential, and All Too Rare (WSJ)
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Good website usability isn’t just about thoughtful UI and dazzling [...]
Cool infographics coupled with excellent, compelling art. Very modern (and perhaps adult) style coupled with the classic fairy tale. Attention to detail has me wondering how long this took to create.
Slagsmålsklubben – Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.
Children’s fairy tales are really quite morbid, are they not? Grandma’s 10,000 calories?
(I’m [...]