http://ryanberg.net/blog/tags/design/Entries tagged with *design*en-usTue, 03 Dec 2019 15:26:58 -0000http://ryanberg.net/blog/2009/jul/27/introducing-css-prism-css-color-inspector/After launching a new site at work in which colors from a previous site weren't replaced in the stylesheet, I decided to find a way to reveal all the colors used in any .css file. When I couldn't find a way, I made one. So today I'm launching CSS Prism, a CSS color spectrum inspector http://ryanberg.net/blog/2009/jul/27/introducing-css-prism-css-color-inspector/http://ryanberg.net/blog/2009/may/17/design-decisions-and-highlights-scripps-newest-loc/Earlier this week, the team at Scripps Interactive Newspaper Group launched a major newspaper website overhaul for the Evansville Courier & Press in Evansville, IN. This project has been brewing for almost a year, and has been a full-time responsibility for some of us for more than six months. Here are some of my favorite changes for readers http://ryanberg.net/blog/2009/may/17/design-decisions-and-highlights-scripps-newest-loc/http://ryanberg.net/blog/2009/apr/29/caution-wide-load/While attempting to find the optimal width for designs targeted at users with screens 1280px and greater, Cameron Moll recently asked, "Is it time to move beyond 960?" I sure hope not. Do we really need the extra space? http://ryanberg.net/blog/2009/apr/29/caution-wide-load/http://ryanberg.net/blog/2009/jan/5/espncom-redesigns-ditches-flash/In my recent rant about news sites that link to content from inside Flash objects, effectively blocking users from opening links in background tabs, I called out ESPN.com as a prime example. Today, I congratulate ESPN.com for changing its ways... http://ryanberg.net/blog/2009/jan/5/espncom-redesigns-ditches-flash/http://ryanberg.net/blog/2008/nov/14/dumping-bad-usability-decisions/You are shitting on your users. Yes, you. You, the web site linking to important content from within Flash objects. There is a special place in Hell for you in particular, ESPN.com... http://ryanberg.net/blog/2008/nov/14/dumping-bad-usability-decisions/http://ryanberg.net/blog/2008/sep/10/quit-distracting-your-users/In too many situations, websites let their own goals dictate design decisions without giving proper thought to a user's experience while attempting to complete a task. http://ryanberg.net/blog/2008/sep/10/quit-distracting-your-users/http://ryanberg.net/blog/2008/jun/19/same-ground-stronger-foundation/Ahh, the thrill of launching a new website. Then realizing you missed a few details before you flipped the DNS switch. Then rushing to get them fixed before anyone notices. http://ryanberg.net/blog/2008/jun/19/same-ground-stronger-foundation/http://ryanberg.net/blog/2008/may/7/inspiration-night-ballpark/After attending Web Design World 2008 Chicago, my coworkers and I hopped down the Red Line to check out the White Sox game and eat some hot dogs. I left excited and inspired. http://ryanberg.net/blog/2008/may/7/inspiration-night-ballpark/http://ryanberg.net/blog/2007/jun/27/design-observer-everything-i-know-about-design-i-l/Michael Bierut gives us some entertaining yet useful lessons about the business of design that can be learned from the fictional Italian mafia. http://ryanberg.net/blog/2007/jun/27/design-observer-everything-i-know-about-design-i-l/http://ryanberg.net/blog/2007/may/10/avalon-star-css-reboot/This was the first Reboot occasion that I actually had a site (relatively) ready to participate with. Sadly, this year's May 1st CSS reboot was more an afterthought than an event in celebration of web standards and creativity. http://ryanberg.net/blog/2007/may/10/avalon-star-css-reboot/