Hello, I'm Oscar. This is my tumblelog which mostly consist of Instagram photos these days.
Some awesome themes by some cool peeps. Especially liking Matthew’s and Peter’s themes. The themes with a blue ribbon are premium themes.
Go buy if you want to add some beauty to your tumblog.
Permalink. Posted March 24, 2010. Tagged with: tumblr theme premium web design
Posted December 4, 2009. Tagged with: web design usability clarity 37signals
A small post on usability and clarity, and why it is important.
You want your visitors to stay and have a browse and possibly buy your product if you are offering one, but you are making it very hard for the visitor when all they see is flashy graphics or unreadable text that doesn’t make any sense. Clarity and ease of use are merely two things that make your product and your website more desirable, while your graphics confuse the visitors.
I am not telling you to stop using graphics on your website, it is just that I am telling you that too much is too much. Usability decreases with every element that you are adding, and so does your visitors interest.
Design for content’s sake, not design’s sake.
A great quote by Shaun Inman as a result of reading Smashing Magazine’s article on blogazines where design is yet again prioritized and content is, well not neglected but overshadowed by the design.
37signals is one of the companies where usability, clarity et cetera is very prominent; you can show any of their websites and web applications to a technophobe and I guarantee that things will make sense for them.
Focus on what’s important.
For those who need a new blog or website design; I am currently available for tiny projects and I’d be happy to help.
Permalink. Posted October 24, 2009. Tagged with: Work Freelancing Web design
Having my daily rhythm disturbed by the start of school meant I never had the chance to work on things afterwards; It was a pretty sharp turn from a lazy summer to hectic schooldays. However, now after a month in school I’m starting to feel like I’m back on track and decided to update the icons I showcased back in June here on Tumblr (No, I can’t remember it either).
This icon set is meant to be for both desktop and web application designers and programmers who don’t have time to create their own icons. They will have a generic look so that they will work in any kind of application without looking odd or out of place.
Regarding a release date, well there isn’t one. I never like setting release dates because you never know where you might be a few days/weeks/months from now. I’d rather give them a TBA-stamp and release them whenever I feel that they are done.
Got an opinion on this? Let me know on Twitter.
Permalink. Posted September 21, 2009. Tagged with: Icons Icon UI design Web design
