Anatomie d’une page Web
27 Jun 2010 by céline
Voici une présentation que j’ai récemment fait pour mes clients.
C’est under creative commons, donc vous pouvez la remixer, la traduire. Tenez-moi au courant si vous le faite. Ça serait gentil (^_^) : 
Anatomie d’une page Web by celinecelines is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 Canada License.
Based on a work at www.slideshare.net.
Références:
http://www.christopherlaroche.com/web_sites/ui_stds_db/html-files/int/web/web_page_visual_lyout_int.htm
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/designmistakes.html
http://www.richardingram.co.uk/2010/03/get-a-grip-of-your-web-content/
Realidad : aka the real world
5 Jun 2010 by céline
After reading this article : What they don’t teach you in design school, by Paula Sher , the idea of the real world versus university world needs to me discussed further.
I want to tell a story…
I recently met the guy behind Levoir.ca ‘s user testing. Although Le Voir’s layout sucks, and the content is all over the place. The man behind the user testing was a smart down-to-earth man, that I really enjoyed talking to. Hearing him advise the clients we both work for as consultants, made me realize that the last decision not only doesn’t belong to any designer, typographer, marketing expert, user experience lead or what not; but is held in the hands of a few men (generally men, yeah sorry) in their early or mid-fifties that decide whether or not the users will love it, use it, or hate it. These guys need help seeing the world. They hire us.
This story applies only in Montreal, so far, IMHE as a user experience consultant, and designer. The best advice I could give to young passionate designers living in Montreal is: own your work, have great communication skills. So far, the art of communication has served me well. Everything you need to communicate, and educate others, is simple: make a beautiful story with Keynote, illustrate your opinion, bring relevant data, and the common sense in people starts blossoming.
In Montreal, the decisions so far are still made with concept of power similar to the old media, such as television. Someone in charge, who usually never uses the internet, makes THE decision. I say, don’t give up, because in 2 yrs this person will be retired, and someone else will be able to either collaborate or dictate.
The real world so far has taught me almost everything I know. I also have learned from my personal mythology, books, teachers, people, bosses, peers. But all of these resources live in the real world. As rejon puts it: it’s REALIDAD . So as much as you think you’ve learned it all at school; in your masters, phd’s or what not; if you have no experience in the real world, practicing your profession in the real world, you still have a shit load to learn.
So, yes in conclusion, a kid at school could have done a better logo, a better website, or even a better magazine than what we have. So then, get in the real world and do these things! And face the obstacles and over come them! Come out and make stuff that makes you excited! The world needs young passionate people in the business making new innovative things that matters. Learn how to make it happen, and never give up.