Karine Sabatier

Straight to hell

How a web design goes straight to hell Dear clients / bosses, Please read this carefully. Really. Tags :

Tags: If you think you can make it then why don't you?

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At last a creative captha A clever way to educate people… I call it the “high-level entry barrier”. 7 Things Web Designers Hate Hearing from Clients The one I heard the most? “I needed this done a few weeks ago. When can you get it done for me?” Oh and there’s one missing : “There [...]

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30 funny twitter comics The Ultimate Twitter guide sequel Twitterhea : Sending too many Twitter messages. Politweeter : A political Tweeter. 10 reasons to politely decline a web design gig I could easily find a hundred more, but those 10 are the basics. My advice : generally speaking, run away from micro-management. Webdesign is not [...]

Tags: clients, comics, decline gig, Twitter, Webdesign

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Four crowdsourcing lessons from the Guardian’s (spectacular) expenses-scandal experiment When the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Communities ! http://www.antsmagazine.com/100-useful-cheat-sheets-for-web-designers-developers In the cheat sheet series, this one is quite complete and useful. I love monsters I’m a huge fan of Stefan Bucher’s daily monster (I’ve watched every single monster come alive and [...]

Tags: cheat sheet, Communities, crowdsourcing, Links, monsters

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Women are way more complicated than that “In fact, I probably spend more time talking about nuclear fission than about astrology.” Yeah, me too. Splunk Why not try it? How to Spot Quality within Web Design If you’re in a hurry and have time to read only one thing, read hint number 1 : Spacing. [...]

Tags: Design, design for women, white space