GO AWAY
It took a second for me to decide if enjoyed this approach. I’ve decided I do. I love big bold type. More importantly I like big typographic contrast. Go extreme or go home.
Reblogged Via: Cameron Moll / Designer, Speaker, Author Source: zeldman.comcameronmoll:
Jeffrey Zeldman, in a beautifully written piece titled, “Web Design Manifesto 2012”:This redesign is deliberately over the top, but new ideas often exaggerate to make a point. It’s over the top but not unusable nor, in my opinion, unbeautiful….
We can’t keep designing as we used to if we want people to engage with our content. We can’t keep charging for ads that our layouts train readers to ignore. We can’t focus so much on technology that we forget the web is often, and quite gloriously, a transaction between reader and writer….
A personal site is where you don’t have to compromise. Even if you lose some readers. Even if some people hate what you’ve done. Even if others wonder why you aren’t doing what everyone else who knows what’s what is doing.
Am I being trolled? This is insane.
Reblogged Via: #musings Source: hashcoolStart preparing yourself for life without Liz Lemon, Jack Donaghy, Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson and whoever’s in “Community.”
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orGreat read, you really learn some Tumblr design principles & rationales from this article. I’m still upset about their theme development support, but that’s something separate entirely.
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Ministry of Design senior minister Peter Vidani lays hands on every aspect of Tumblr’s visual and usage aesthetic. Initially contracted to work on theme creation, he came aboard full-time in 2009 and has steadily advanced his design philosophy of utility and simplicity. One of his primary, perpetual obsessions could be considered the real face of Tumblr: the Dashboard.
