“These hands belong to Rachel Joy Scott and will someday touch millions of people's hearts.” PeopleHeartHandsJoyMillionsSomeday Author:Rachel Scott
“It has been left to our generation to discover that you can move heaven and earth to save five minutes and then not have the faintest idea what to do with them when you have saved them.” Has BeensIdeasEarthMovingLeftHeavenFiveGenerationsMinutesSavedFive MinutesHeaven And EarthOur Generation Author:C. E. M. Joad
“The secret of successful journalism is to make your readers so angry they will write half your paper for you.” WritingSecretHalfSuccessfulReaderPaperAngryJournalismSecret To SuccessNewspapers Journalism Author:C. E. M. Joad
“Whoever attacks a matter without knowledge cuts off his own nose.” MatterCuttingNoses Author:Ja'far al-Sadiq
“If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently.” IfsWantLastsMarriageForeverTreatsWant SomethingEternal Marriage Author:F. Burton Howard
“Good information architecture enables people to find and do what they came for. Great information architecture takes find out of the equation: the site behaves as the visitor expects. Poor or missing information architecture neuters content, design, and programming and devalues the site for its owners as well as the audience it was created to serve. It’s like a film with no director. The actors may be good, the sets may be lovely, but audiences will leave soon after the opening credits.” PeopleWellsMayFilmActorsPoorAudienceMissingInformationDesignDirectorsCreditBe GoodArchitectureLovelyOpeningBehaveProgrammingOwnersSiteEquationsVisitorsDevalueGood InformationInformation Architecture Author:Jeffrey Zeldman
“Web design is the creation of digital environments that facilitate and encourage human activity; reflect or adapt to individual voices and content; and change gracefully over time while always retaining their identity.” HumansIndividualVoiceEnvironmentDesignCreationIdentityActivityDigitalHuman ActivityFacilitateRetainingWeb Design Author:Jeffrey Zeldman
“Usability is like love. You have to care, you have to listen, and you have to be willing to change. You’ll make mistakes along the way, but that’s where growth and forgiveness come in.” WayCareGrowthMistakeLove YouWillingMaking MistakesLike LoveUsabilityWilling To Change Author:Jeffrey Zeldman
“Content informs design; design without content is decoration.” DesignDecoration Author:Jeffrey Zeldman
“Many young web designers view their craft the way I used to view pop culture. It's cool or it's crap. They mistake Style for Design, when the two things are not the same at all. Design communicates on every level. It tells you where you are, cues you to what you can do, and facilitates the doing. Style is tautological; it communicates stylishness. In visual terms, style is an aspect of design; in commercial terms, style can communicate brand attributes.” WayTwoYoungUsedCultureTermCan DoLevelsViewsMistakeStyleDesignAspectCommunicatePopsCraftsBrandsDesignerVisualsTwo ThingsWhere You AreAttributesCrapPop CultureFacilitate Author:Jeffrey Zeldman
