http://ntschutta.com/jat/2006/07/09/railsconf-keynotes/ Just A Thought...on Ajax, usability, software development and anything else that catches my fancy. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:59:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2006/07/09/railsconf-keynotes/#comment-4682 ntschutta.com » Blog Archive » Playing by the Rules Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:06:54 +0000 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2006/07/09/railsconf-keynotes/#comment-4682 [...] One of the hard and fast rules of web design has long been “thou shall develop for a screen resolution of 800×600.” Of course with monitors getting larger and larger (heck, this aging PowerBook runs at 1280×854) this maxim might be past it’s prime. So what’s a designer to do? Kyle Neath of Warpspire takes a look at this question in his post Jumping Ship. Basically, Kyle channels Kathy Sierra (check out her Safe is risky, risky is safe) and, well, Nathaniel Talbott’s keynote from RailsConf (check ScribeMedia for a link to his talk). While designing for the lowest common denominator can attract a large pool of customers, taking some risks opens you up to a batch of new ones. [...] […] One of the hard and fast rules of web design has long been “thou shall develop for a screen resolution of 800×600.” Of course with monitors getting larger and larger (heck, this aging PowerBook runs at 1280×854) this maxim might be past it’s prime. So what’s a designer to do? Kyle Neath of Warpspire takes a look at this question in his post Jumping Ship. Basically, Kyle channels Kathy Sierra (check out her Safe is risky, risky is safe) and, well, Nathaniel Talbott’s keynote from RailsConf (check ScribeMedia for a link to his talk). While designing for the lowest common denominator can attract a large pool of customers, taking some risks opens you up to a batch of new ones. […]

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