November 14, 2012

Design principles worth noting

I like this list from Gov.uk:

1. Start with needs
2. Do less
3. Design with data
4. Do the hard work to make it simple
5. Iterate. Then iterate again.
6. Build for inclusion
7. Understand context
8. Build digital services, not websites
9. Be consistent, not uniform
10. Make things open: it makes things better

Check out the whole post for details & examples of each.

Demo: Processing a Space Shuttle Photo in Lightroom

In September I mentioned some great photos of the Shuttle Endeavor flying over San Francisco, captured by Lightroom team member Ben Warde. Now Ben shows some of his techniques for turning a flat image into something much more impactful.

[Via Andrew Kavanagh]