IntuitiveDesigns

We just came across this amusing, but somewhat cheeky article from Software is Too Expensive to Build Cheaply entitled If Architects Had To Work Like Web Designers…. Some of the analogies are actually pretty close. One of the more amusing ones:

“Please prepare a complete set of blueprints. It is not necessary at this time to do the real design, since they will be used only for construction bids. Be advised, however, that you will be held accountable for any increase of construction costs as a result of later design changes.”

Worth having a look if you are a web designer for a chuckle.

You might wonder what the world is coming to when big companies start suing you for using your own name in your web site domain. That is exactly what has happened to Paul Dell of www.dellwebsites.com. His web site doesn’t have anything to do with selling computers, he has a web design company, but Dell Computers still believes that his web site has cost them hundreds of thousands of euros. Unfortunately, Paul doesn’t have the money to hire a specialized lawyer and needs help. If you’d like to learn about how you can help him, visit Help Paul Dell Win. You can also read more about this story in the Register.

Wouldn’t it be interesting to know what the order or things is that people look at on your web site. Here is an interesting web usability study noting what people actually look at first, how they read the web site, and the behaviors they have depending on age, type of web site, and other variables. While they say you shouldn’t take the results too seriously, it still makes a very interesting read.