Four Design Links:
May 27, 2010
Four Design Links is a review of the design- and ethics-related stories we've been reading online this week.
1. 20 Worst Drinks in America 2010
I like this spread on unhealthy drinks by Eat this Not That. Illustrating sugar content via equivalent stacks of cookies and donuts is a powerful visual. I’ll never look at bottled teas and water the same way again.
2. We, the users – Facebook users’ Bill of Rights
If you wanted a set of principles from which to base a code of ethics for social media, I’d say look no further than this users’ Bill of Rights from the San Francisco Chronicle.
3. Google Font Previewer
Google is breaking into web fonts with its new Google Font Directory and API, part of a collaboration with typekit. The selection is a little sparse at the moment, but it’s great to think that we might have some more cross-browser fonts (as long as Google’s servers are up).
The font previewer interface is nice, but it bugs me that the new fonts aren’t properly anti-aliased in Windows. Until that gets ironed out (if it can be, as I think it’s an OS problem), I’m not sure it’s worth designing websites around them.
4. 10 Golden Principles of Successful Web Apps
We’re very early into developing a web application, so I found this article and video helpful for wrapping my head around the mindset that accompanies these things. It covers the gamut from technology to branding and marketing with a few insights I hadn’t considered before.
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