Sumatra Earthquakes No Comments »

About 5:00 pm on September 30th, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck just offshore of the town of Padang in Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake toppled buildings and started many landslides, smashing homes and swallowing up entire villages. The following day, As rescue workers arrived and residents tried their best to dig out and help the survivors, [...]

What Makes a Website Design a Good One? No Comments »

By Laura MacPherson (c) 2009
A lot of people can recognize good design when they see it on the web. But most people don’t really know what makes that design good.
How do you define “good design?” Is it subjective, like your favorite flavor of ice cream? Although there is some subjectivity within good design, there are [...]