richforrester

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by richforrester 10y ago
Cartoon of a president doesn't help USA's reputation.
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by richforrester 10y ago
I realise this is a total straw man, but whenever I read Republicans vs Democrats I can't help but think about how utterly insane it is to have the opinions of 300 million Americans represented by TWO parties. Two. So Americans choose
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by richforrester 10y ago
Doesn't mean less care should be given to the interface. Doesn't mean they aren't subject to the monotony of repeating actions each and every day. While they should be able to react quickly, I'm also sure that they have
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by richforrester 10y ago
Acceptable rate of UI failure depends on the consequences of misinterpretation of the interface. Apparently, for a document uploading service, this case shows an example that's below the acceptable rate. See it this way; you don't
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by richforrester 10y ago
I'll remove the word "most". Point holds.
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by richforrester 10y ago
Yes. And no. It is very clear, to you. To me. To other people? The evidence doesn't support that claim. So again: was it clear enough? Apparently not. You can argue about this as long as you want, but interpretation of an interface is
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by richforrester 10y ago
Have to concur with most; while there's some stuff I didn't like about the video (overall still a great video) - those wouldn't have held me back from buying the product. If I wanted the product. I have light switches everywh
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by richforrester 10y ago
Empathy is the ability to feel what others feel. If you feel hate, and they don't, then you're not doing it right.
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by richforrester 10y ago
This is exactly why I brought it up. When compensating (in real life) for a language mismatch, there's no tool that can beat empathy. Try and think yourself in their shoes, and try to understand where they're going with their wo
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by richforrester 10y ago
In communication, there's always two sides. Sender and receiver. It's important that the receiver is open to switching their "language" to that of the sender. If they choose not to accept you and your language, "bei
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by richforrester 10y ago
Goes for any job really; know what you do/don't know, and know what you should/shouldn't know. For some things, you should be able to trust others. It's funny, because it boils down to "don't lie" (to
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by richforrester 10y ago
> and which people either like or dislike receiving them That's key. Don't turn people (data) away - re-purpose them (it).
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by richforrester 10y ago
Yes, it's been built towards motion graphics. Just as Photoshop has been geared towards web design over the years. It was originally a post processing tool. Hence the name. After Effects. Which is why this whole thing seems so similar
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by richforrester 10y ago
> Now I just need to learn After Effects Kinda scares me that After Effects (video manipulation tool) will be used for web animation. Photoshop all over again? .ps: I'm in the same boat of having to learn AE. Or at least improve on
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by richforrester 10y ago
It's also perfectly valid to criticise the criticism for having too high standards. If you expect a car to fly you to the moon, your standards are too high. If you expect Reddit to be like HN, you're also a fair bit off.
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by richforrester 10y ago
Googled Poison Ivy - seems I'm in a different search bubble.
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by richforrester 10y ago
Same - but with building simple sites. I'm a designer first and foremost, have been for well over a decade. Started coding (Basic) a decade before that. However, circumstances have led to me being more than that. I'm a copywriter,
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by richforrester 10y ago
It's the coolest trick our minds played on us. Think back to the Nes and SNes era (apologies, I'm a Nintendo fanboy) and the booklets you always got with them. You might recall those booklets had character art in them. I'm fa
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by richforrester 10y ago
The trick to "not saying yes outright" is simply knowing that someone is paying you for your expertise. Saying yes when you shouldn't, just means you're not doing what you're paid for.
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by richforrester 10y ago
Since I started this, I'd make the analogy that "not realising what level of contrast can pose problems" is about as common as "not commenting your code properly".
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by richforrester 10y ago
> If it is true that most designers are not aware of the accessibility issues caused by their designs in various environments, how can we still call them designers? ... penny for every time I heard a developer say something stupid about
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by richforrester 10y ago
I missed the "hahaha", but came into this comment section to see if anyone else thought the "Craig : [Laughter]" got awkward from the get-go. It is phrased like it's a response currently. Very staccato and interrupt
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by richforrester 10y ago
Woah, bunch of what you said hit very close to home. Was kind of waiting for you to tell me you were 33 years old, moved to Sydney from the Netherlands and ... well that you were me. Point I was wanting to make: there's a lot of us tha
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by richforrester 10y ago
Hey Pieter; thanks. Wish you the best for however long you're around. I hope you can make limbo work for as long as it lasts.
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by richforrester 10y ago
Magnets
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by richforrester 10y ago
Thank you, this was almost exactly what I was going to respond with. My only addition: "Alternatively, we can write/review some code on a whiteboard."
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by richforrester 10y ago
For some reason I read your entire post in a voice sounding equal parts surprised and annoyed at Facebook not optimizing for the Flashblock add-on. However, I'm going to assume that's just my narrow, PEBKAC'd mind.
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by richforrester 10y ago
Yes. Unless you're not the only person we're looking at hiring. We're not going to pay 10 people for a week and hire just one. We'd rather we get a sample by seeing you do some work on a whiteboard, and make some cuts ri
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by richforrester 10y ago
That's ...
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by richforrester 10y ago
Looking at this, the one thing I see is a person "fighting" a machine that's encapsulating them. If we're going to interpret and strengthen moves we make, it might be smarter and safer to leave the interpretation of move

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