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March 5, 2007
Cute, Clever and Cool
(Filed under: Graphic Design)One of my daily blog reads is Signal vs. Noise from the folks behind 37signals. Not only do I use a few of their products (personally and professionally), I really appreciate their perspective as it relates to significant simplicity.
One of their posts today was about being cute, clever and cool as it relates to design. The idea is to make sure that these 3 C's should be viewed as ingredients to our design, not as ends of themselves. Pow!
It's the difference between driving toward the three C's, and bringing the three C's along for the journey. The next time I start a project, I want to season in the three C's, not attempt to accomplish or conquer them.
Posted by Brad Abare at March 5, 2007 2:49 PM
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I use their Basecamp and Backpack software to run my design firm, but I've also implemented Basecamp as our coordination and communication tool for our staff and volunteers at church. There is nothing better for bringing together a group of people (some of them computer illiterate) to work together.
37signals, their blog, and their software are top-of-the-line.
Posted by: Chad Wright at March 5, 2007 7:40 PM
"The idea is to make sure that these 3 C's should be viewed as ingredients to our design, not as ends of themselves."
so true. how often do we create something that looks oh so cute, clever or cool only to later realize it doesn't really communicate what it should or that its cuteness, cleverness or coolness is getting in the way.
i'll have to check that out. i'm always looking for new blogs to read.
Posted by: danielle at September 9, 2007 10:06 AM
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