A big problem with interface design is the focus on aesthetic. Remember that your website is first and foremost a tool for people to interact with your company. Aesthetic is only a factor in the overall consideration of the design process.
Igniting Phoenix
It’s been too long since I’ve written anything on this blog. Fortunately, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a few interesting projects in the last couple of months. The one I’m sharing with you today was done as a surprise for the Ignite Phoenix team and the community in general.
Getting Started With Encouraged Commentary
Since interest in this idea has taken off so much I revised the encouraged commentary script so that it would be more flexible for public use. You can toggle on or off pretty much and of the main features.
I’ve explained in depth how to get it setup on your blog/website. Encouraged commentary will work in wordpress, textpattern, moveable type, typo, mephisto, drupal, expression engine, etc.. There is no plugin required. You just have to make some minor changes to the HTML markup in your theme or template files. To get started:
Encouraged Commentary
Recently, I’ve begun an expedition with jQuery. My first major experiment has been in improving the commenting system on this blog. Sparked by an email discussion with Tomas Carrillo I’ve implemented a handful of small interactions which make it much easier for you to get involved in the conversation.