HannaHodge has closed their doors. They left a very moving goodbye on their homepage
excerpt -- emphasis mine
"We believe that the industry has made great strides over the last two to three years and that many experienced individuals and teams of experts have emerged in the professional services area that are more than capable of filling the needs of this industry. Now is an appropriate time for us to apply our skills, experience and determination to new areas where we can have the most impact in the fight to humanize technology."
Goodbye HannaHodge.
But never goodbye to the good fight.
My husband Philippe got his green card, after a year of paperwork and
fussing with the INS. I have only one thing to say.
YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Interesting discussion of IA vs. ID in Design Matters. Lou Rosenfeld,
Richard Saul Wurman start it off, followed by a bunch of second generation
IA's and old school ID's, including Andrew Dillon, Nathan Shedroff, Bob
Jacobson and myself.
download the PDF
George Olson throws his hat in the ring: he attempts to come to a definition
for "what we do." It's an interesting essay on the elements of user
experience. (he has a browser bug that may require you to scroll down to the
content)
HannaHodge is closed -- "It is with both sadness and great pride that I must inform you of the end of an era for us at HannaHodge. As of July 2001 we will cease operations."
"Many users go to Web sites seeking specific information--and are eager to leave as soon as they find it. This means designers may have trouble steering users to material they're not actually looking for, even if the users would find the information valuable. "
Design Crimes (via iaslash) -- "Everybody wants to be a web designer. Design Crimes was established in order to showcase the worst attempts."
Everybody needs stock photos at some time in their career. On a list I'm on,
they are exchanging their favorite resources, which I share with you beloved
readers.
public-domain images (free with restrictions)
iStockPhoto (free)
Links (scroll down to free stock photos)
Hemera (reasonably priced CD).
London based company: image 100 (royalty free)
Rebecca Blood writes: "behold the power of branding"
When Site Sponsorship Threatens Credibility
How does a me-zine develop standards that allow it to accept advertising
without harming its credibility?
Chasing the sun is a lovely content-rich site about aviation. dude! (via
littlegreenfootballs.com)