The Big Picture on Microformats
So much stuff sits in the back of your mind, occasionally surfacing to make you sweat a little for not giving them the attention you should. Microformats is one of mine.
John Allsopp, the author who gave us “A Dao of Web Design“, has written “The Big Picture on Microformats” which gives us a snapshot of what’s happening with microformats today, and challenges us all to move them closer to the front of our minds.
“Innovative publishers are publishing microformats, while innovative developers have embraced microformats to help build new types of online services. These innovators have taken the plunge, demonstrating the practical value and the promise of microformats right now.” - John Allsopp
I just hope I read it.
Helmut Krone. The book.
“Every art director, copywriter, planner, account person and client should read it. It will make you better at your job.” - Paul Belford, Creative Review.
“This is a book about typography and photography. About the hijacking of European design theory… But mainly this is a book about The Idea. Challis’s book is a parade of huge, timeless ideas, how they came to be and what they meant.” - Marty Cooke, The One Club.
The Book.
“If you really want to be a great art director then this is the one art director you have to study. I really enjoyed it. It’s educational, instructive and most importantly, entertaining. A real tour-de-force.” - John Hegarty, founder partner Bartle Bogle Hegarty.
I must buy.
“Challis has set a standard that will be difficult to match… providing a rich portrait of context and marketing conditions that influenced the strategic directions the campaigns took.” - Anthony Vagnoni, Print magazine.
“Anyone involved in design or advertising should read this.” - David Stuart, co author of ‘A smile in the mind.’ and co-founder of the design group, The Partners.
Forms. Inputting country names
In this post from Bruce Lawson, he discusses the problem of selecting a country from a drop-down select box and possible ways to make the process easier for users.