One of the best critiques for the modern phenomenon of target driven system design, where outsourcing, rationalisation, target driven methods, standarisation lead not to the intended outcome of increased efficiency and lower costs, by higher costs, demoralisation and customer disatisfaction. The main guy, John Seddon is a brilliant, thought provoking and eloquent speaker that manages [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2010
New box model army
I love the Observer magazine’s new layout design, particularly the use of mixed fonts and bold header styles. It got me thinking web design and how new techniques such as CSS3, HTML5, jQuery and Typekit (or more generically type replacement techniques) are allowing for much richer designs and interfaces to be applied easier and more [...]
I’m back!
And on a shiney new server! Thanks @shanemarsden for getting all the apache and php stuff sorted on our box so I can install lovely wordpress. It’s been over six years since I started here and at another junction where I try and work out what the purpose of this website is, but seeing as [...]