Posts by David Poteet
Workshop: Web Design Without Politics
I gave a presentation at Eduweb in Chicago in July 2009 titled "Web Design Without Politics." I showed 6 techniques we've learned or developed to help a group of people from across an institution plan their website together in a short period of time. And not fight about it later.
I'll be teaching it again in September at EdUI in Charlottesville, VA.
Usability Testing Hack – “Digital” Paper Prototyping
Sometimes the best ideas are born out of last minute necessity. We had an experience recently that led to a great new technique for conducting paper prototypes without the paper. It gives us many of the advantages of paper prototyping but it can even be done remotely.
12 Things I Learned at the Creative Unconference
The agenda wall
Brian, Dave and I drove to New York May 7-8 for the Creative Unconference. I'm now permanently ruined for traditional conference formats. I filled several pages of notes and I thought I'd share some tidbits I took away from the event.
Understanding the Medium: A University Looks at Publishing on the Web
This is a paper I presented at WebEdge in Austin, Texas in April 1995. I was working as a designer at Radford University at the time. I dug it up and posted it to our blog because it's funny to go back and look at where we were then, and see how my predictions turned out – David.
I was asked to speak recently to a group of public relations professionals on the impact of technology on university publications. As a graphic designer my immediate thought was obvious. Technology has altered…
Why your website is not an ad
Let's get one thing straight. Your website is NOT an ad. It's your front door. With an ad, you start the conversation. The customer is listening. You hope they'll respond.
With your website, a person chooses to walk in the door for a reason. Every link they click is a chance for them to tell you that reason. Your site has to anticipate their questions and lead them quickly to success. Along the way you'll have opportunities to tell your story.
How you approach this question of "Who starts the…
There’s nothing like a good fight between creatives and techies
John Williams and I had lunch recently and talked about a funny question. How come "creative" and "technical" people get along at NewCity – unlike every other place he's worked in his previous 10 years? (Nevermind the fact that some of the most creative people I know are IT people). John wrote about it in a recent blog post too, but I wanted to share my perspective.
One of the things we identified is how we handle a conflict. Here's the perfect setup:
- Timeline is set at start of project.
- A…
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