Archive for December, 2007
My Visitors
I have taken no active step to promote this site. But I have got unexpected visitors from Google. I must have disappointed them.
Most of them searched for “paper tiger chess“. I searched the Google but did not find my site. My visitors must be very patient. Minority matters.
A few visitors searched for “web usability and […]
Transcending CSS The Fine Art of Web Design
Many articles say we should design web pages from the content out, but do not tell you how. Andy Clarke show you how by using an example. The method is not as mystical as I thought. Once the designer gets the content, he should start by marking up from the basic elements such as <p> […]
Deep Blue
As this site is named Chess 360, I hereby write something about Deep Blue:
Today I changed to Deep Blue theme. According to Jakob Neilsen’s Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2005, the number one mistake is poor legibility. That includes small font size and poor contrast between text and background. So I made some changes:
Used […]
Prioritizing Web Usability
The book is not about making beautiful websites. It is about making easy-to-use websites. The authors are experts on running user tests. Their tests show people visit websites for specific goals. Website visitors are very impatient. If a visitor could not find what he wants in a minute or two, he would leave. Designers should […]
Bobby Fischer Did Not Plan That Much
Success stories, when cited, are often twisted. Here is an example.
In 1971, a reporter Brad Darrach interviewed Bobby Fischer, the challenger to the then world chess champion Boris Spassky. Darrach wondered how Fischer would train for the match,
When I [Brad Darrach] told him [Bobby Fischer] I had heard that Spassky gives up all private life […]