Designing with a Z[-axis]
Some of these posts will be thoughts and advice on topics, while others will be updates on current projects. This post serves as much as a journal for my project as it does an introduction to the world...
View ArticleUsability of Restaurant Websites
I’ve seen so many awful restaurant sites when trying to find a place to go eat. Even scouring through the many sites of restaurants featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives I had a hard...
View ArticleThe Usability of News Sites
As you can see, this is a series we’ll start here on XenoAbe Design. We’ll take a look at specific types of websites and a few usability issues as they relate to those websites. News sites are some of...
View ArticleEveryone’s a Critic
As designers, we've all had our designs criticized at some point. Whether it was a simple "I would like to see this changed here" to an all-out "I don't like this at all," we've all heard something...
View ArticleThe Design and Development Divide
WARNING: Hot Topic. Should designers know how to code/develop? This is a question I’ve seen asked many times recently. I’m a designer that started college majoring in Computer Science. This situation...
View ArticleFacebook Page!
I’ve got a Facebook page now! Go check it out and “Like” it. Enjoy. XenoAbe Design Facebook Page Facebook Page! is a post from: XENOABE DESIGNFacebook Page! is a post from: XENOABE DESIGN
View ArticleThe Design Parallax
Parallax. It may be an unfamiliar term to many. It’s defined as the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer. For example, a driver may look at a...
View ArticleNew Design!
Thanks to Standard Theme for providing an awesome framework for the new design. I’ll be providing some more updates, but I thought that the site had been down long enough and it was at least in shape...
View ArticleHow UX is like Foreign Language
I recently took some time to travel in a couple non-English speaking countries. Many places had English subtexts, some had text that was slightly decipherable, and others had completely indecipherable...
View ArticleLombardi Trophy of Design
The NFL playoffs start this weekend and I'm very excited. My Atlanta Falcons are the #1 seed in the NFC and I just got NFL Network this week so I'm excited about the awesome coverage they do. Today...
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