Posts Tagged “interesting”

Why Abstract Sequential?

Stephanie12th Nov 2009personal, , , ,

Short answer: it’s my thinking style :)

It means I enjoy theory, logic, precision and abstract thought and that I learn best through lecture, independent research, and following procedures. This means I love web design but makes my blog very, very boring.

It’s one of four learning styles as categorized by Dr. Anthony F. Gregorc. (I totally just Googled that). I first heard about my style from my teacher and friend Cheryl Atwater. The thinking styles are actually very useful for figuring out how to deal with people. For example, if you’re discussing something with me you’re more likely to persuade me with logic than heartfelt pleas ;)

The other three styles are: abstract random, concrete random, and concrete sequential. The fun stuff starts once you know which you are or which one that person at work who drives you up the wall is. Floating Neutrinos has a great information page summarizing each style’s learning preferences, strengths, and weaknesses.

You may be able to figure out which one is you just by reading the descriptions, but here’s a good old fashioned pen and paper quiz to help you figure it out.

Links from An Event Apart 2008 – Day One

Stephanie18th Aug 2008webdesign, , , , , , ,

Bobulate
Can’t remember why it was mentioned but it is about IA and looks interesting.
Wired
Apparently half the people in the room read it. Jason used it as an example of how print can be very cool looking but the web is missing that pizzaz for individual articles.
NY Times articles about Trolls
Don’t feed the trolls. One of the trials of community managers.
Flickr Colouring Contest
Making lemonaid out or error messages as part of community management.
Improve Everywhere
Organizers of no pants day.
A Brief Message
200 word articles on design.
Iced or Hot
The example website from Dan Cedarholm’s talk. The code is good but the data is not live.
http://dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com/
It doesn’t look the same in all browsers.
Adobe Labs.
Dreamweaver CS4 Beta.

Also, Jeremy Keith live blogged the whole works from the front row.