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Book review: Don’t Make me Think by Steve KrugJanuary 5

Steve Krug’s book title can be misleading because it will make you think for sure. After reading these 200 pages you’ll be more aware of how to improve the usability of your websites and more sensitive to the way user browse websites.

After introducing a set of guiding principles, the book gives you design patterns and tools to improve the efficiency of your website, then insists on usability testing and even gives you tips on how to do it cheaply. The best thing about this usability bible is probably that it is illustrated with comprehensive examples where the author shows real-life websites enhanced.

Needless to say that “Don’t Make Me Th

Design links for the weekJanuary 4

Absorbing screen systems by Glimakra.

If you don’t want to miss any of the links shared, you can of course follow me on my Tumblelog if you are a Tumblr user.

• 10 usability tips for web designers
  Good advice to improve your site’s usability.
• The Tamer Koseli Portfolio
  Great work, take a look at the logos section.
• Brick Lego radiator
  The cute way to keep your home warm.
• 9 design blogs to follow in 2009
  Great design blogs to discover or re-discover.
• Very Elle, Very Cool
  Nice layouts from “Very Elle” magazine.
• The portfolio of Siggi Eggertsson
  Creative work, worth browsing for a while.

Best posts on Designer Daily for 2008December 30 2008

The year coming to an end, I’d like to wish a happy new year to all Designer Daily’s readers. For those who have started to read the blog late during the year, the following list of best posts will be of interest. I will try to keep quality posts coming, and will do my best to make 2009’s posts better.

• Cuteness attack
  When design gets cuter than puppies.
• Amazing bookshelves
  A collection of gorgeous and creative bookshelves.
• The USB madness
  Good examples of nicely designed USB keys.
• 44 tools to help you in your design work
  The ultimate designer’s toolbox.
• 10 jQuery scripts to improve your site’s interface
  Using the popular javascript framework to improve your website.
• Inspire yourself with Graffiti Art
  Getting inspired with art from the street, a guest post by
  

An interview with Alex Haigh, type designerDecember 30 2008

Miyagi is a redesign of “Yagi Link Double”, a letraset font. It’s a creative and beautiful work by designer Alex Haigh. I thought that Designer Daily’s readers would be interested in an interview with him. Don’t forget to visit the online foundry he’s launching: Hypefortype. There will probably be more great fonts coming from there, so make sure you subscribe.

Can you introduce yourself to our readers?

My names Alex Haigh, I’m a freelance designer from Nottingham, currently working under the guise of Thinkdust.

What made you chose to digitalize the “Yagi Link Double” Letraset font?

Typography has always featured within my work, and over the last couple of years I have started to take a vast interest in type. Following this, I started to collect old typographic catalogues for inspiration. Having flicked through pages upon pages of beautiful typeface I noticed Yagi Link Double. I wanted to use this for a project at the time, and after looking through the internet for hours I could not seem to find the typeface anywhere, only to finally stumble upon the fact that this typeface had

Design links for the weekDecember 29 2008

Stamp Mugs by Valeria Miglioli.

If you don’t want to miss any of the links shared, you can of course follow me on my Tumblelog if you are a Tumblr user.

• Best & Worst of 2008 in branding
  Brand New takes a look at the good and the bad in branding during the past year.
• Wordpress theme development checklist
  Great list to make sure nothing is missing in your wordpress theme.
• Milk Collection
  Lovely package for milk.
• Simplicio: A Set of Minimalist Icons
  Nice set of free and simple icons.
• Chocolate Fondue
  Porcelaine set to cook your own chocolate fondue, beautiful.
• Tree shelves
  Bookshelf desig