Comments for Dan Higbie http://www.danhigbie.com Design, Development and Thoughts from a guy in Florida Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:27:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Being Better In 3 Easy Steps Design Edition by Ovidiu http://www.danhigbie.com/2011/02/05/being-better-in-3-easy-steps-design-edition/#comment-40 Ovidiu Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:27:16 +0000 http://www.danhigbie.com/?p=49#comment-40 This is truly inspiring. This is truly inspiring.

]]> Comment on Being Better In 3 Easy Steps Design Edition by Marco Berrocal http://www.danhigbie.com/2011/02/05/being-better-in-3-easy-steps-design-edition/#comment-38 Marco Berrocal Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:14:12 +0000 http://www.danhigbie.com/?p=49#comment-38 Great tips. I guess you could say where I feel that I lack the most or where I feel the most "down" is yeah when I see the work of others as great and feel that mine is crap. It's this urgency to get to that level like, right away. Don't know how to explain it. Btw. I had a tough time commenting here. Love the layout, but the button, doesn't work? Great tips.

I guess you could say where I feel that I lack the most or where I feel the most “down” is yeah when I see the work of others as great and feel that mine is crap.

It’s this urgency to get to that level like, right away. Don’t know how to explain it.

Btw. I had a tough time commenting here. Love the layout, but the button, doesn’t work?

]]> Comment on Being Better In 3 Easy Steps Design Edition by Neelam http://www.danhigbie.com/2011/02/05/being-better-in-3-easy-steps-design-edition/#comment-37 Neelam Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:31:08 +0000 http://www.danhigbie.com/?p=49#comment-37 Very simply written, yet creating a huge impact. I am presently working on a tricky design problem and your article gave me tips to think fresh. Thank you Dan. Very simply written, yet creating a huge impact. I am presently working on a tricky design problem and your article gave me tips to think fresh.

Thank you Dan.

]]> Comment on Fresh Start by Javier Lo http://www.danhigbie.com/2010/07/20/fresh-start/#comment-36 Javier Lo Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:51:55 +0000 http://www.danhigbie.com/?p=1#comment-36 Nice written article Dan. Hope to get more from you in the future! Nice written article Dan. Hope to get more from you in the future!

]]> Comment on Fresh Start by Rob Erskine http://www.danhigbie.com/2010/07/20/fresh-start/#comment-35 Rob Erskine Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:29:09 +0000 http://www.danhigbie.com/?p=1#comment-35 In the process of redesigning my site at the moment. Sort of anyway. Drafting and concepting it has been a hobby after work hours for a few weeks. Definitely taking some inspiration from your true true words up above. ps. Noticed the sun came out from behind the clouds as I scrolled down. bad. ass. In the process of redesigning my site at the moment. Sort of anyway. Drafting and concepting it has been a hobby after work hours for a few weeks. Definitely taking some inspiration from your true true words up above.

ps. Noticed the sun came out from behind the clouds as I scrolled down.

bad. ass.

]]> Comment on Being Better In 3 Easy Steps Design Edition by Dan http://www.danhigbie.com/2011/02/05/being-better-in-3-easy-steps-design-edition/#comment-33 Dan Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:18:33 +0000 http://www.danhigbie.com/?p=49#comment-33 Julian, Thanks for your comment. I appreciate your honesty and sharp eye for detail and usability. Not to make excuses as I intend to address each of the issues you brought up. This blog currently has no real direction, as I am still discovering what I want to do with it. Each post is an experiment of sorts. Not to say that it should come at the cost of usability. In the case of this particular post, it required a lot of change to my default structure and in turn has created some usability issues. It is these cases that make me most happy to have this experimental playground of design and thought, as it gives me the chance to become better. Thanks for bringing these issues to my attention and I will work to improve them. Julian,
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate your honesty and sharp eye for detail and usability.

Not to make excuses as I intend to address each of the issues you brought up. This blog currently has no real direction, as I am still discovering what I want to do with it. Each post is an experiment of sorts. Not to say that it should come at the cost of usability. In the case of this particular post, it required a lot of change to my default structure and in turn has created some usability issues. It is these cases that make me most happy to have this experimental playground of design and thought, as it gives me the chance to become better.

Thanks for bringing these issues to my attention and I will work to improve them.

]]> Comment on Being Better In 3 Easy Steps Design Edition by Julian http://www.danhigbie.com/2011/02/05/being-better-in-3-easy-steps-design-edition/#comment-32 Julian Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:37:47 +0000 http://www.danhigbie.com/?p=49#comment-32 Hi there! This Post is quite nicely art-directed, well done! I hope won't mind my nagging, I only really want to contribute to the discussion of what good design must be. I'm not alone in thinking that good design rather than good art is about creating an environment for users rather than for oneself. A designed experience is at its' best as easily consumable as possible. Of course we all know that when something is pleasant on the eye it's also easier to consume, but that doesn't imply that it is usable. Sometimes pretty can stand in the way of useful. And that's my criticism about this page. To go into more detail: 1. About 50 pixels below the top of my browser window, there must be an invisible div of some sort which blocks me from selecting any input or textfield in that area, which makes the comment-form harder to use. 2. It was a tad hard to read this post as the background interferes with the text quite a lot! The parallex effect is nice, but there are areas where I want to focus on the text rather than the effect. One example is the Nav-bar to the left, the other is the body text. Again it's another question of balancing pretty and useful. 3. Simple is beautiful. Of course it's possible to make beautiful complicated websites and in our profession it ain't rare that we need to work on big structures, but I think it's good to keep it simple. I find a very good approach to achieve this is to think that every element on one's page has a function that it serves. I hope those ramblings helped a tad! No harm intended! Good Night and Good Luck! Hi there! This Post is quite nicely art-directed, well done! I hope won’t mind my nagging, I only really want to contribute to the discussion of what good design must be.
I’m not alone in thinking that good design rather than good art is about creating an environment for users rather than for oneself.
A designed experience is at its’ best as easily consumable as possible. Of course we all know that when something is pleasant on the eye it’s also easier to consume, but that doesn’t imply that it is usable. Sometimes pretty can stand in the way of useful. And that’s my criticism about this page. To go into more detail:
1. About 50 pixels below the top of my browser window, there must be an invisible div of some sort which blocks me from selecting any input or textfield in that area, which makes the comment-form harder to use.
2. It was a tad hard to read this post as the background interferes with the text quite a lot! The parallex effect is nice, but there are areas where I want to focus on the text rather than the effect. One example is the Nav-bar to the left, the other is the body text. Again it’s another question of balancing pretty and useful.
3. Simple is beautiful. Of course it’s possible to make beautiful complicated websites and in our profession it ain’t rare that we need to work on big structures, but I think it’s good to keep it simple. I find a very good approach to achieve this is to think that every element on one’s page has a function that it serves.

I hope those ramblings helped a tad! No harm intended!
Good Night and Good Luck!

]]> Comment on Being Better In 3 Easy Steps Design Edition by Jeremy Girard http://www.danhigbie.com/2011/02/05/being-better-in-3-easy-steps-design-edition/#comment-28 Jeremy Girard Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:16:48 +0000 http://www.danhigbie.com/?p=49#comment-28 Nice article content wonderfully executed. Really fun experience with this article. Thanks! Nice article content wonderfully executed. Really fun experience with this article. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Being Better In 3 Easy Steps Design Edition by bob marteal http://www.danhigbie.com/2011/02/05/being-better-in-3-easy-steps-design-edition/#comment-27 bob marteal Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:02:11 +0000 http://www.danhigbie.com/?p=49#comment-27 I am reading this indoors. Not just indoors, but in a windowless office surrounded by noisy computers and office mates. I'm a sitting example of the guy that needs to get out and look up and around. I get out quite a bit, but not seeing the world is tough. A beautifully accomplished site and well written article like this makes it alright 'til lunch. Nice work. I am reading this indoors. Not just indoors, but in a windowless office surrounded by noisy computers and office mates. I’m a sitting example of the guy that needs to get out and look up and around. I get out quite a bit, but not seeing the world is tough. A beautifully accomplished site and well written article like this makes it alright ’til lunch. Nice work.

]]> Comment on Being Better In 3 Easy Steps Design Edition by Harm http://www.danhigbie.com/2011/02/05/being-better-in-3-easy-steps-design-edition/#comment-26 Harm Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:22:53 +0000 http://www.danhigbie.com/?p=49#comment-26 Nice stuff Dan. The scrolling effect is really nice. Nice stuff Dan. The scrolling effect is really nice.

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