Comments for Stefan Nagey http://stefan.nagey.com Thoughts on Web Strategy, Management and Applications Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:09:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality by James http://stefan.nagey.com/random/organization-of-cartographers-for-social-equality/comment-page-1/#comment-2492 James Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:09:01 +0000 http://stefan.nagey.com/?p=111#comment-2492 I can't find one either, but if you watch the video, that is what they had. That means that they may well have made one for the show, and it was only onscreen for a fraction of a second. I love that show. I can’t find one either, but if you watch the video, that is what they had.

That means that they may well have made one for the show, and it was only onscreen for a fraction of a second.

I love that show.

]]> Comment on Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality by stefan http://stefan.nagey.com/random/organization-of-cartographers-for-social-equality/comment-page-1/#comment-2487 stefan Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:04:28 +0000 http://stefan.nagey.com/?p=111#comment-2487 True, but if you recall, the Peters Projection wasn't what freaked CJ out. it was the upside-down map. So, I would posit that it was the upside-down-iness, and not the Peters-ification that freaked her out, making this map also suitably freak-out worthy. And, I didn't happen to find an upside-down Peters projection anyhow :-) True, but if you recall, the Peters Projection wasn’t what freaked CJ out. it was the upside-down map.

So, I would posit that it was the upside-down-iness, and not the Peters-ification that freaked her out, making this map also suitably freak-out worthy.

And, I didn’t happen to find an upside-down Peters projection anyhow :-)

]]> Comment on Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality by James http://stefan.nagey.com/random/organization-of-cartographers-for-social-equality/comment-page-1/#comment-2477 James Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:17:45 +0000 http://stefan.nagey.com/?p=111#comment-2477 The only problem is that's a Mercator map, not a Peters projection. The only problem is that’s a Mercator map, not a Peters projection.

]]> Comment on Acid Testing Web Design Quality – 4 Methods by stefan http://stefan.nagey.com/web-design/4-acid-tests-for-testing-web-design-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-2459 stefan Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:19:17 +0000 http://stefan.nagey.com/?p=78#comment-2459 @Sarah - I couldn't agree more that these are very basic, but that's kinda the point. I had seen the 5s test website before, but had completely forgotten about it. Thank you for pointing it out, i'll add it to the article. On the cruft test, the point is more that we want to make sure that we are using content placed onto our website for the purpose of advancing the business goals of our organization, and not for personal amusement or decoration. Further, some of these (unless otherwise specified) are meant to be "self tests." For example, if the MOT website for registration had a big photo of the webmaster's dog, just because he or she thought it was cool, that would be an example of 'cruft.' There are certainly more subtle examples, but this test is meant to find only the most egregious offenders. On analytics, of course there is far more to success or failure than the bounce rate. Note that I don't call out a target rate or anything of that matter, but just a simple indication that you should have analytics of some sort , so that you can monitor it over a period of months, so as to make more informed decisions. I'll be going into these topics a bit more over the coming days, so, watch this space for more! @Sarah – I couldn’t agree more that these are very basic, but that’s kinda the point.

I had seen the 5s test website before, but had completely forgotten about it. Thank you for pointing it out, i’ll add it to the article.

On the cruft test, the point is more that we want to make sure that we are using content placed onto our website for the purpose of advancing the business goals of our organization, and not for personal amusement or decoration. Further, some of these (unless otherwise specified) are meant to be “self tests.” For example, if the MOT website for registration had a big photo of the webmaster’s dog, just because he or she thought it was cool, that would be an example of ‘cruft.’ There are certainly more subtle examples, but this test is meant to find only the most egregious offenders.

On analytics, of course there is far more to success or failure than the bounce rate. Note that I don’t call out a target rate or anything of that matter, but just a simple indication that you should have analytics of some sort , so that you can monitor it over a period of months, so as to make more informed decisions.

I’ll be going into these topics a bit more over the coming days, so, watch this space for more!

]]> Comment on Acid Testing Web Design Quality – 4 Methods by Sarah http://stefan.nagey.com/web-design/4-acid-tests-for-testing-web-design-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 Sarah Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:00:24 +0000 http://stefan.nagey.com/?p=78#comment-2453 These are very broad and basic guidelines, which is fine, but not all are applicable to all websites, or as clear cut as they may first seem. Surely the design of a site very much depends on its nature and /or intention? And the design should also include the navigational architecture - how the site is organised and constructed and not just what it looks like on the surface. Re: Blink test There are free/cheap online resources for this, including <a href="http://fivesecondtest.com/" rel="nofollow">Five Second Test</a>. I've used this several times and found it to be very handy. Re: The cruft test Surely an element of this is personal opinion? What may be important to you, as a 'supplier', may not be that important to whoever's testing your site, purely through lack of knowledge. Depending on your business, there would have to be some level of knowledge of your 'products' to allow for proper consideration by the tester? Re: Analytics The homepage 'bounce rate' can only give you an <i>indication</i> of 'failure' - to fully understand whether your design and navigation is a success or not, you need to analyse the customer's journey, and monitor over a period of months (and then continually). These are very broad and basic guidelines, which is fine, but not all are applicable to all websites, or as clear cut as they may first seem. Surely the design of a site very much depends on its nature and /or intention? And the design should also include the navigational architecture – how the site is organised and constructed and not just what it looks like on the surface.

Re: Blink test
There are free/cheap online resources for this, including Five Second Test. I’ve used this several times and found it to be very handy.

Re: The cruft test
Surely an element of this is personal opinion? What may be important to you, as a ‘supplier’, may not be that important to whoever’s testing your site, purely through lack of knowledge. Depending on your business, there would have to be some level of knowledge of your ‘products’ to allow for proper consideration by the tester?

Re: Analytics
The homepage ‘bounce rate’ can only give you an indication of ‘failure’ – to fully understand whether your design and navigation is a success or not, you need to analyse the customer’s journey, and monitor over a period of months (and then continually).

]]> Comment on 8 Reasons Not to Redesign Your Company Website by Jarrett Gue http://stefan.nagey.com/web-design/8-reasons-not-to-redesign-your-company-website/comment-page-1/#comment-2242 Jarrett Gue Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:01:40 +0000 http://stefan.nagey.com/?p=38#comment-2242 An effective design is worth a hundred words. And it's a truth, sometimes ... An effective design is worth a hundred words. And it’s a truth, sometimes …

]]> Comment on 8 Reasons Not to Redesign Your Company Website by Derick Jolly http://stefan.nagey.com/web-design/8-reasons-not-to-redesign-your-company-website/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 Derick Jolly Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:21:44 +0000 http://stefan.nagey.com/?p=38#comment-1628 Excellent post. I believe that this will help a lot of guys, and in particular those who are young and are loooking for some solid advice. Continue the excellent work! Following on Facebook and Twitter! Excellent post. I believe that this will help a lot of guys, and in particular those who are young and are loooking for some solid advice.

Continue the excellent work!

Following on Facebook and Twitter!

]]> Comment on Resolved. by Madis http://stefan.nagey.com/lifehack/resolved/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Madis Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:47:27 +0000 http://stefan.nagey.com/?p=15#comment-132 Ya but I don't write in them. Ya but I don’t write in them.

]]> Comment on Drivetime: K St NW by Elaine http://stefan.nagey.com/photography/drivetime-k-st-nw/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Elaine Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:25:02 +0000 http://stefan.nagey.com/?p=36#comment-130 Please don't play in traffic -- Great photo Please don’t play in traffic — Great photo

]]> Comment on Resolved. by stefan http://stefan.nagey.com/lifehack/resolved/comment-page-1/#comment-129 stefan Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:08:20 +0000 http://stefan.nagey.com/?p=15#comment-129 I like that sentiment, it's often the way to go. Have you got a blog setup yet? I like that sentiment, it’s often the way to go.

Have you got a blog setup yet?

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