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Functioning Form is a blog about interface design. That is to say, it is where art and technology emerge as experience, where message and medium meld, and where interactions are useful, usable, and enjoyable.

Web 2.0 Has Corporate America Spinning

What every CEO needs to know about the array of new tools that foster online collaboration -- and could revolutionize business.

Web Standards

What are web standards and why should I care about them? Read on and find out why.

GOOGLE LOOKS TO SPIFF UP ITS DESIGN

Don't look now, but Douglas Bowman is joining Google as ``visual design lead.''

Bowman's work includes a redesign of the Wired News site a few years ago. More recently, he punched up some of the templates for Blogger, and apparently helped with Google Calendar.

It'll be interesting to see what influence Bowman has over Google products. It's a company that's never really been known for its design sensibility -- fairly or not.

Bowman notes on his blog a very cool Google Calendar feature that lets you get a daily agenda of your appointments via SMS whenever you need it. Very nice.

Bowman said he would be helping Google establish a ``common visual language'' across all its products including Gmail, Writely, Page Creator and other projects in the pipeline.

See and read some of Bowman's work and interviews.

[courtesy of the San Jose Mercury News]

Preparing for Widescreen

The metrics of screen width are already beginning to change. A quick glance at the Web sites for Dell, HP/Compaq and Gateway shows that at least 75% of laptops are now offered with widescreens.

What Is Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 generally refers to a second generation of services available on the World Wide Web that lets people collaborate and share information online.

Internet Glossary

If you're looking for the meaning of various web terms, take a look at Motive.

Font Savvy

If you're in need for some new fonts, try Font Savvy.

Web Sites of The Week

ContourCase
It's all we can hope for - clean, clear, I know what it's about and how to use it, plus fantastic and fresh design!



Rescuing Da Vinci
A different take: this time intricately woven interface with a purpose - unraveling the world of how Da Vinci's art was stolen by Hitler and recovered. Darker tones set the feeling well for this graphical story. Nice work.



JasonLimon
Best looking portfolio site of the week I'd say... nothing earth shattering, but solid, clean attractive design... tell me it's not becoming a lost art!

How to conduct a Web site competitive analysis

Conducting a competitive analysis is an important part of the job if you're a usability engineer or information architect. A good competitive analysis not only produces usability metrics but also aids decision makers in their strategic goal-setting and planning.

Zen Garden

A demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSS-based design.

What Are HTML Meta Tags? (Meta Tag Tutorial)

Meta tags are hidden html tags of an html document that are not displayed in a browser but provide a browser or search engine robot with useful information.

Teacher John

Here's a great web site from Teacher John [ John Govsky ] covering web graphics, CSS, HTML, and tons of resources.

Seven Accessibility Mistakes (Part 1 & 2)

Everyone makes mistakes. Avoid fatal flaws by learning about the top seven ways designers and clients contribute to inaccessible Web sites. In the first part of a two-part series, you’ll find out how taking too much responsibility and planning for only the direst of circumstances can undermine your accessibility project.
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Web Sites of The Week: General

JasonLimon

Best looking portfolio site of the week I'd say... nothing earth shattering, but solid, clean attractive design... tell me it's not becoming a lost art!

Gulyas Jozsef

Love the photo transitions and the mood of the photos. This is an elegant personal portfolio site with a fantastic infectious feel. Once again, simplicity with ELEGANCE takes the day! Ok, the site is in Hungarian, but you'll like it just the same.

StratoCucine

Italian kitchens... wow.. what a nicely done design and site. Clean, slick, clean, slick, clean slick! Nice layouts, transitions, colors, photos. All cohesive and makes me want that high end hardware man!

Web Design rom Scratch

'Web Design from Scratch' aims to be a complete guide to web design for eveyone interested in creating effective web pages.

Wufoo

If you can submit it, we can build it. Making forms easy+fast+fun.

Live by the Mockup, Die by the Mockup

Luke Wroblewski talks about the Mockup. The term itself brings to mind the duality inherent in this omnipresent design artifact. It’s both a direct...

htmldog.com

HTML Dog is a guide and resource, for beginners and experts alike, to the most commonly used technologies in making web pages - HTML and CSS.

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