May 2008
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ALA 258: Flickr ‘n stripes
May 6, 2008
What does it take to build an online community like Flickr’s? And how can we tell if interface design conventions we take for granted actually help or hurt users? In Issue No. 258 of A List Apart, for people who make websites, George Oates, a key member of the core team that shaped the Flickr community, tells what it will take to build the next Flickr (hint: the answer isn’t Ajax). And Jessica Enders drops some science on the widespread belief that zebra stripes aid the reader by guiding the eye along a table row.
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A $30 billion powerhouse
May 5, 2008
In September 2006, Happy Cog set on a journey to redesign the site for the Thomson Corporation, a global provider of industry-focused business information. After helping Thomson complete a significant overhaul of the site’s information architecture, design, and CSS/XHTML, we learned that Thomson would acquire Reuters, the worldwide news agency. Drawing from a newly established brand and corporate messaging, we redesigned our redesign to accommodate the public unveiling of a $30 billion company. Presenting Thomson Reuters.