Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Redesigning Boxes and Arrows (22 Nov 2004) One thing we were deeply surprised by, was how often a design might be overall excellent (or sometimes mediocre), and then would have a tiny corner of extraordinariness. Sometimes it was something as small as the treatment of the swag, or an approach to a navigation scheme, or the text resizing tools. If the devil is in the details, it was very clear that angels live there also. Often we found ourselves wishing we could Chinese menu across multiple designers, because there were so many different lovely moments. Our judges lent a fascinating insight into the designs as well—an expert on usability would opine on the IA, or an IA remark on beauty. We may specialize, but the gestalt of a design is what we all respond to. We also asked our staff to add their two cents, because the folks who use their precious spare time to make this magazine great, could not be ignored. So what’s next, now that we’ve got our winners? Article URL: http://www.boxesandarrows.com/archives/redesigning_boxes_and_arrows.php Read 190 more articles from Boxes and Arrows sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Tech Spec     This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy