Archive
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SharePoint 2010 and XHTML Validation
SharePoint 2010 declares a strict DOCTYPE and IE 8 standards mode, then fails validation with deprecated attributes and inline everything.
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User Experience Presentation
A screencast of my user experience presentation at the Cincinnati .NET User’s Group, complete with my first rough encounter with iMovie.
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Brand SharePoint, and Let Me Help You Do It!
I built a SharePoint branding curriculum that bridges interface design and the platform’s painful realities. Registration is open.
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The Pains of Altering the SharePoint UI
SharePoint’s default UI is built on table layouts, uncommented CSS, and obtrusive JavaScript. Branding it is an exercise in pain management.
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IE 8 Compatibility Mode and SharePoint
IE 8’s compatibility mode defaults intranet sites to legacy rendering, likely under pressure from the SharePoint team. That’s a bad sign for what comes next.
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Being A Good Designer Isn’t Just About Being A Good Designer
Most of us will never be truly original designers. That’s fine. Being good at discerning design choices is its own valuable skill.
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A Primer on Information Architecture: Introduction
Information architecture is the most important discipline most teams skip. This primer covers what it is, why it matters, and how users actually seek information.
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SharePoint Wireframes
A free MOSS 2007 wireframe template for Visio and PDF, built on the out-of-the-box master page to jumpstart your SharePoint design work.
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The Most Trivial Aspect of Designing Interfaces
After a decade of UI work, the biggest lesson: how an interface looks is trivial compared to understanding how your users actually need to use it.