Recently read...Universal Principles of Design

Wow...What an experience to read a great book on design fundamentals. Universal Principles of design. Nice collection of almost all design principles said in a convincing and interesting manner. The design of the book gets 5 ***** from me. Great layout. One principle per page, with nice visual examples and related references Must read for anyone doing anything related to design There are multiple categories on design. Just to quote an example this list comprises of all design principles to be followed in enhancing the usability of design To enhance the usability of design: 1. 80/20 Rule 2. Accessibility 3. Aesthetic-Usability Effect 4. Affordance 5. Confirmation 6. Consistency 7. Constraint 8. Control 9. Cost-Benefit 10. Entry Point 11. Errors 12. Fitt’s law 13. Forgiveness 14. Hick’s law 15. Hierarchy 16. Iconic Representation 17. Immersion 18. Interference Effects 19. Inverted Pyramid 20. Layering 21. Mapping 22. Mental Model 23. Mimicry 24. Performance Load 25. Progressive Disclosure 26. Readability 27. Recognition Over Recall 28. Signal-To-Noise Ratio 29. Visibility 30. Wayfinding

Switch off that nasty information bar in IE

Frequently annoyed by the information bar popping up in IE when we were testing a UI with a customer, we finally found the way out :) Go to internet options > Advanced tab > Security > and check the second option 'Allow active content to run in files on My Computer' (see image below) Voila! no more nasty yellow bar pops :)