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Articles from October 2009

Work with me

October 17th, 2009 · 7 Comments

The company I work for, Language International, needs help. We need another designer to join our small team. We know who we want.
Update (2009-10-25): We are located in Cambridge, MA, USA and this is a full-time, in-person position.
Find out more about Language International, because I’m not going to talk about that here.
The business and development […]

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Filed under: Design · User Experience · Jobs · Business · Start-ups · Language International

My tools for sketching user experiences (synopsis)

October 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Today, an article I wrote was published in UX Booth (a web site by and for the user experience community). Check it out: Tools for Sketching User Experiences. I wrote about how I found the right tools, and why they work well for me. I learned a lot through the process, and this post is […]

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Filed under: User Experience · Blogging · Tools · Wireframes · Education · Documentation · Example · Sketching

Subpixel rendering (and how to view subpixels in OS X)

October 4th, 2009 · No comments

Designing on a subpixel level improves the crispness of graphics, and noticeably improves the readability of fonts. Here’s how to view subpixels, and I’ll show you a few examples of subpixels in action.
According to the Wikipedia,
Subpixel rendering is a way to increase the apparent resolution of a computer’s liquid crystal display (LCD) by rendering pixels […]

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Filed under: Design · Typography · How to