"Introduction to Apple Software Design Guidelines"

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Mac OS X: Apple Software Design
Guidelines

Mac OS X: Apple Software Design
Guidelines 05/28/2004 04:55 PM
Mac OS X combines a solid foundation with a compelling interface to provide a unique user experience. However, that user experience extends beyond the operating system itself to the applications that it hosts. Users want compelling applications that provide the features they want without hampering their productivity. These guidelines are intended to help guide you through the obstacles that confront Mac OS X developers. They cover different aspects of the design process and offers tips on how you can use Mac OS X features effectively in your design.

Web design and usability guidelines

Web design and usability guidelines 11/02/2003 01:03 AM

Usability.gov's Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines lose instant credibility for being available only as a 39.2 MB PDF file, with all of the usability and accessibility problems that brings with it. I'm on a fast connection here so I downloaded them anyway to have a look. There's actually a lot of good things I can say about them - the document is attractively laid out, the guidelines clear and easy to follow and each is backed up by references to academic research (hence the title). There are however some guidelines with which I completely disagree, in particular the ones in chapter 4, entitled "Hardware and Software":

4:1 Design for Common Browsers

Guideline: Design, develop and test for the most common browsers.

Comments: Designers should attempt to accommodate ninety-five percent of all users. Ensure that all testing of a website is done using the most popular browsers.

Rubbish. Designers should attempt to accommodate 100% of all users (in as much as content should be accessible to them), which really isn't difficult if you stick to the standards rather than designing with a particular browser in mind. The 95% statistic is particularly worrying as they link to The Counter.com as a source of browser statistics, which currently shows Internet Explorer as holding 93% of the market.

4:2 Account for Browser Differences

Guideline: Do not assume that all users will have the same browser features, and will have set the same defaults.

Comments: Visually impaired users tend to select larger fonts, and some users may turn off backgrounds, use fewer colors, or use font overrides. The designer should find out what settings most users are using, and specify on the website exactly what assumptions were made about the browser settings.

Great guideline, lousy comment. How does specifying on a site what assumptions were made about the browser settings help anyone? It's almost like having "best viewed in Internet Explorer at 1024x768 with 32 bit colour" plastered on to the front page. No one is going to change their settings for your site, so telling them what is assumed isn't going to help them one iota.

Tellingly, the guidelines make no mention of using web standards or validating pages anywhere in the document. While there's lots of useful stuff in there, this omission (and the clangers highlighted above) mean the overall package should be examined with a critical eye.

"The Ten Most Violated Homepage Design
Guidelines"

"The Ten Most Violated Homepage Design
Guidelines" 11/12/2003 01:21 PM

Ten Most Violated Homepage Design
Guidelines

Ten Most Violated Homepage Design
Guidelines 11/10/2003 11:09 PM

Research Based Web Design & Usability
Guidelines

Research Based Web Design & Usability
Guidelines 11/01/2003 04:16 PM

"Research-Based Web Design and Usability
Guidelines"

"Research-Based Web Design and Usability
Guidelines" 11/03/2003 03:37 PM

Research-Based Web Design & Usability
Guidelines

Research-Based Web Design & Usability
Guidelines 11/06/2003 05:15 AM
Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines
http://usability.gov/ pdfs/guidelines.html

An excellent publication on current research-based guidelines on web design and usability issues.

An Introduction To Accessible Web Design

An Introduction To Accessible Web Design 12/01/2002 10:05 PM
WebmasterBase Dec 1 2002 8:43PM ET

Modular by Design - Introduction

Modular by Design - Introduction 08/11/2004 01:34 PM
Modularity And Its Effect On Digital Media .. Modular by Design .. intro

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Ten Most Violated Homepage Design
Guidelines (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

Ten Most Violated Homepage Design
Guidelines (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) 11/11/2003 07:06 AM
The Ten Most Violated Homepage Design Guidelines .. Alertbox entry from Jakob Nielsen .. full his interesting essay .. advice .. list

useit.com/alertbox/20031110.html
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Design Guidelines for Visualizing Links
(Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

Design Guidelines for Visualizing Links
(Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) 05/11/2004 02:22 AM
Design Guidelines for Visualizing Links (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) .. � �� ��� ��

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Design Intuition 1.3: 3-D CAD Software
Makes Woodworking And Design Projects
Easy

Design Intuition 1.3: 3-D CAD Software
Makes Woodworking And Design Projects
Easy 09/14/2004 10:45 AM
Design Intuition 1.3 is easy and fun, as well as a great value. I recommend it for woodworkers, cabinetmakers, and kitchen designers. By Greg Miller, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

The Google Software Guidelines

The Google Software Guidelines 05/20/2004 07:11 PM
Search Engine Positioning and Web Marketing weblog,CA-13 hours agoThese guidelines are, by necessity, broad. Software creation and distribution are complex and the technology is continuously evolving. ...

Google Proposes Software Guidelines.

Google Proposes Software Guidelines. 05/24/2004 08:17 PM
Elbowing its way into the conversation.

Software Development: Introduction to
the Mach-II application framework

Software Development: Introduction to
the Mach-II application framework 01/05/2004 03:38 AM
CNET Jan 5 2004 3:09AM ET

Apple posts iMac G5 introduction video

Apple posts iMac G5 introduction video 08/31/2004 07:20 PM
Apple has posted the iMac G5 introduction video, which highlights the new features and design of the new desktop...

Mac Design/Apple offer 10% discounts at
Apple Store

Mac Design/Apple offer 10% discounts at
Apple Store 06/01/2004 03:37 PM
The organizers of the Mac Design Conference and Apple have partnered to offer attendees of the Chicago-based conference a 10 percent discount on any product in Apple's North Michigan Avenue store. The discount starts tomorrow and runs through Saturday, June 5. Only registered conference attendees, who paid and participate in conference training, are eligible. Apple will require conference attendees to show their Mac Design Conference badge to apply the 10 percent discount to their purchases.

Dot Software Announces New Innovative
Web Design Software

Dot Software Announces New Innovative
Web Design Software 06/26/2004 07:11 PM
Dot Software is pleased to announce Site Studio, which is it's revolutionary new web design program. The program consists of a single window interface that allows the user to intuitively create a full blown web site based on a theme. Within the program dynamic content plugins, which include an image gallery, a blog, a WYSIWYG editor, an HTML editor, an external file tool, and a hyperlink tool, allow you to create the content for each and every page, while selecting a theme controls the looks of the user's web site. It is this design that allows the user to create a web site effortlessly and quickly.

Dot Software Announces Innovative Web
Design Software

Dot Software Announces Innovative Web
Design Software 06/26/2004 02:27 PM
Dot Software is pleased to announce Site Studio, which is it's revolutionary new web design program. The program consists of a single window interface that allows the user to intuitively create a full blown web site based on a theme. Within the program dynamic content plugins, which include an image gallery, a blog, a WYSIWYG editor, an HTML editor, an external file tool, and a hyperlink tool, allow you to create the content for each and every page, while selecting a theme controls the looks of the user's web site. It is this design that allows the user to create a web site effortlessly and quickly.

Client By Design, LLC Gives Away $100
Plus Web Software For $1.97

Client By Design, LLC Gives Away $100
Plus Web Software For $1.97 09/07/2004 02:47 AM
New York�s Client By Design, LLC has put together a software package with over $100 worth of software products with resell rights to entice software and downloadable digital product sellers to try LEAH-Merchant DPSS, their NO-Monthly Fee Digital Product Sales System. [PRWEB Sep 7, 2004]

Apple Top On Design, Says MS

Apple Top On Design, Says MS 06/21/2004 12:15 PM
The computer industry has failed to follow Apple's lead on design, a Microsoft hardware boss has admitted. By Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)

Mumbai: PHP Software Design Engineer

Mumbai: PHP Software Design Engineer 01/04/2005 06:48 AM
Involves developing and enhancing various modules surrounding our web-services research and analysis portal, WebHosting.Info

phpSquidPass Software Design Error

phpSquidPass Software Design Error 06/26/2002 01:01 PM

Autodesk updates design software

Autodesk updates design software 12/17/2003 07:11 PM
The drafitng and design software maker releases a new version of Revit, its 3D design software meant to supplant blueprints.

This Month's Top 10 Design Software
Titles

This Month's Top 10 Design Software
Titles 05/26/2004 04:48 PM
PhotoShop Ver 8.0 (Upgrade, PC) FrontPage 2003 (Full Product, PC) PhotoShop CS Ver. 8.0 (Full Product, PC) Acrobat 6.0 Professional (Full Product, PC/Mac) Studio AV/DV Version 9 (Full Product, PC) Acrobat 6.0 (Full Product, PC) ACAD AutoCAD LT 2004 Autocad LT 2005 (Full Product) Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 (Full Product, PC) Photoshop Elements 2.0 (Full Product, PC/Mac)

RapidWeaver 2.1.1 Web Page Design
Software

RapidWeaver 2.1.1 Web Page Design
Software 04/09/2004 04:09 PM
By Charles W. Moore, Applelinks (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple - Power Mac G5 - Design

Apple - Power Mac G5 - Design 06/10/2004 03:24 AM
Power Mac G5's case design on Apple.Com .. new PowerMac has nine fans .. the design of the G5 .. Certainly some thoug .. liquid cooling .. thermal zones .. visual clean .. Diseo .. Quote:

apple.com/powermac/design.html
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Apple - iMac G5 - Design

Apple - iMac G5 - Design 09/01/2004 12:49 AM
diseo industrial .. design

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IBM aims services, software at modern
design

IBM aims services, software at modern
design 04/20/2004 11:30 PM
Big Blue steps up its push into services-oriented architectures, with consulting services and WebSphere Web services workflow software intended to bring customers greater flexibility and efficiency.

Mac Design, You Software team up for
subscription offer

Mac Design, You Software team up for
subscription offer 07/27/2004 02:29 PM
Mac Design Magazine and You Software have joined forces on a new money saving offer...

Simplicity Rules: DevShed on Software
Design

Simplicity Rules: DevShed on Software
Design 09/05/2002 10:28 AM

Design software comes with machine shop
attached

Design software comes with machine shop
attached 08/18/2004 05:01 PM
SiliconValley.com Aug 18 2004 7:54PM GMT

Jacob Cane Design � Website Design and
Graphic Design services ...

Jacob Cane Design � Website Design and
Graphic Design services ... 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
Feb 26, 2004(PRWEB) February 26, 2004--Web Development: We use the best combination of all the tools available for web design, including Flash, JavaScript, PHP/MySQL, CSS ...

Six Design Lessons From The Apple Store

Six Design Lessons From The Apple Store 07/12/2004 05:45 PM
There's a lot about the Apple Store experience that we can apply to the design of many other kinds of products -- and a few lessons we can take from Apple's missteps as well. By Jesse James Garrett, Adaptive Path (via MyAppleMenu)

Other News: Apple Store Design

Other News: Apple Store Design 07/13/2004 10:04 AM
Jesse James Garrett examines the Apple Store for six design lessons.

Apple to Debut New iPod Design

Apple to Debut New iPod Design 07/18/2004 12:21 PM
Apple on Monday will unveil a new design for the iPod, which removes its four control buttons and instead utilizes the pushbutton scrollwheel found on the iPod mini. The next-generation iPod features a battery life of 12 hours, new menus, additional playlists, the ability to change song speed, and a slightly thinner case. Apple will keep the largest iPod at 40GB for now, but is expected to drop the prices of all models by $100 USD.

Was The Apple iMac Design Stolen?

Was The Apple iMac Design Stolen? 06/29/2004 06:58 PM
A Belgian wewbdesigner has stepped up nd claims that Apple has stolen his designs for the current Apple iMac. By Designtechnica (via MyAppleMenu)

'6 Design Lessons From the Apple Store'

'6 Design Lessons From the Apple Store' 09/21/2004 01:00 PM
ChangeThis has published a manifesto entitled "6 Design Lessons From the Apple Store" written by Information Architecture guru Jesse James Garrett (founder of Adaptive Path)...

Apple Design Awards 2004

Apple Design Awards 2004 06/30/2004 08:14 AM

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