Restless Blog 2 http://restlessbee.com/ en krrraft@gmail.com Copyright 2009 2009-09-07T21:59:12+00:00 Hey, Testing the new Image and Writing Stuff http://restlessbee.com/blog/hey_testing_the_new_image_and_writing_stuff/ http://restlessbee.com/blog/hey_testing_the_new_image_and_writing_stuff/#When:21:59:12Z Eonsectetuer adipiscing elit sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat. Insitam est usus legentis in iis qui facit eorum claritatem Investigationes demonstraverunt lectores legere. Typi non habent claritatem me lius quod ii legunt saepius claritas est etiam processus dynamicus qui. Per seacula quarta decima et quinta decima eodem modo typi qui nunc nobis videntur. Luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi nam? Littera gothica quam nunc putamus parum claram anteposuerit litterarum formas humanitatis parum clari fiant sollemnes in.

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Hi there

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Oh, hello

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Yeah, what’s up there?

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]]> Appreciations 2009-09-07T21:59:12+00:00 Why can’t my running shoes be more like my bike? http://restlessbee.com/blog/why_cant_my_shoes_look_more_like_my_bike/ http://restlessbee.com/blog/why_cant_my_shoes_look_more_like_my_bike/#When:14:57:54Z Pictured above is my beloved Swobo Otis. It is, I'm sure you'll agree, a handsome specimen of bikeitude. Its form perfectly expresses its function; nothing is extraneous. It is matte black. I have a lingering fear it is going to murder me in my sleep one of these nights, and I mean that in the best possible way.

My bike looks sexy and murderous. I understand that this may be too much to ask of my running shoes, but I would settle for them not looking like clown vomit.

]]> 2009-03-18T14:57:54+00:00 Mission Statement http://restlessbee.com/blog/mission_statement/ http://restlessbee.com/blog/mission_statement/#When:14:56:09Z Ugh, another web designer with a blog: trust me, I'm right there with you.

]]> 2009-03-18T14:56:09+00:00 Restless Bee 2.0 http://restlessbee.com/blog/restless_bee_20/ http://restlessbee.com/blog/restless_bee_20/#When:14:15:28Z Put the work front and center

Sandy gave me this advice early on, and I wish I’d taken it to heart sooner. My last homepage had a tabbed module on the homepage for my featured work, but it (a) wasn’t big enough, (b) came beneath a whole lot of stuff, and (c) required the user to notice it and click on it to show more than one project.

Make it engaging

Have a voice

Marketing isn’t a dirty word

Like a lot of designer-types going into business for themselves, I started off very squeamish about the idea of marketing myself. Consequently, my last site didn’t do a great job of explaining why what I do is worth paying money for. In the months since I’ve started out, I’ve become much better at talking about what I do, and much more cognizant that, in a down economy, I need to convey the value of my services as clearly as possible. The idea of the Helpful Table was borne out of this recognition.

Wider isn’t always better

I designed my last site at a width of 960 pixels without really thinking it through—I mean, wider means more breathing space and allows for bigger screenshots, right? Well, yes, but I ended up feeling like the last design was too wide; something about it felt flabby and unstructured to me. So I reigned in the width a bit this time around, and learned a valuable lesson: just because 960 is the new standard doesn’t mean you should use it without thinking. Wide is great for content-heavy beasties like the uchicago homepage, but when you’re trying to have a tighter message and keep the user’s focus on one thing at a time, an overly broad canvas can work against you.

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Half of what, though!?!?

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Delightful!!!

]]> Design Thinking, Whatnot 2009-03-17T19:22:34+00:00 Was it the movie or the making of Fitzcarraldo? http://restlessbee.com/blog/was_it_the_movie_or_the_making_of_fitzcarraldo/ http://restlessbee.com/blog/was_it_the_movie_or_the_making_of_fitzcarraldo/#When:17:19:54Z

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Test Head—should be SIFR’d

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