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Let people feel like they are in control

As soon as a website or program performs an action which diverts from the persons’ objective, the person starts to lose trust.

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When to use (or not use) graphics in your design

Graphics help when they improve the users’ experience. However, not all graphics improve the experience. Some images just take up space or, in the worst case, confuse the user.

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Now THIS is clever

It’s an interactive movie… but there’s more at the end (if you get to it).

Perfection

Nothing is perfect and waiting for the perfect moment or killing yourself trying to ensure that every thing your hand touches is done perfectly is a sure way to not get anything done at all.

– Lifehacker

Australian not-for-profit organisations can now better utilise YouTube

From the official YouTube Australia blog:

Starting today, eligible Australian organisations can apply to receive a free brand channel, increased upload capacity, placement on the Nonprofit Channels page, and the ability to add a call-to-action overlay to their videos. These organisations can also join YouTube Video Volunteers to find a skilled YouTube user to create a video for their cause.

http://youtubeaublog.blogspot.com/2010/02/broadcast-your-cause-nonprofit-program.html

Contact info update

http://www.maxsoe.com/contact-information

Rules

Rules are meant to be broken, but only by those who know how to break them.

Design is more than decoration

Design is a solution to a problem, not a decoration or embellishment. – Andy Rutledge

Why current password systems suck

The traditional password reset mechanism undermines the strength of the entire system. It doesn’t matter that my password is encrypted with the strongest ciphers known to man when it can simply be reset by anyone who knows which high school I attended. – Lyle Mullican

More at http://www.alistapart.com/articles/the-problem-with-passwords/