Abusing Ellipses Chris Poteet, June 3, 2014June 6, 2014 The humble ellipsis has found a whole new use: designating critical functionality in web applications. The question we must ask is whether this is a good idea, or should we abandon it? Continue Reading
Distinguishing Between Ornamental and Functional Skeuomorphism Chris Poteet, September 21, 2013September 24, 2013 By the amount of times I’ve read the word “skeuomorphism” in the last year, it’s easy to assume the world has taken an internet in rather ethereal UX language. But of course that’s not the case. I think more tech journalists use it because they feel it gives them a… Continue Reading
A Warning On Reusing Solutions Chris Poteet, July 1, 2013 We have all done it on projects. We have heard our clients request something and immediately think, “We can just reuse what we did for [client name].” Even though it is tempting, it can have bad results. Here is a good warning: “If we continually institute the same code for… Continue Reading