WORKING... FINALLY!
Is it possible to build a web application that really fits people needs? Of course you can: to know what people need you must ask them.
This is how the idea of WorkOutLoud - a new product built with ruby on rails - was born.
WorkOutLoud will share its construction process on the web with the users.
Do you want to know what WorkOutLoud is all about?
Do you want to know what WorkOutLoud is all about?
Oct 19, 2008
Details matters, always
A few mounts ago I had to manage one hour speech about the actual role of the designer in a web agency like Wave Factory. As many before me, I found a quote about Charles Eames that states:
posted by Massimo Sgrelli
The details are not the details. They make the design.
I strongly believe this is the essence of making a good design and a good project in general. Details have to be projected, observed and discussed. Details are not just a matter of aesthetics, they actually determine the success or the failure of your initiative.
For example, looking at Work Log module, I show on the screen the activity log of the last 3 days, but I know the it's important for the user to be quickly focused on today activities. So, today activities are black and other days activities are gray:
Moreover, Today is labeled in yellow, so that user could be quickly driven to that list.
