We think syntax highlighting makes the structure of code easier to understand. But as it stands, we highlight the obvious (like the word function) and leave most of the content in black. Rather than highlighting the differences between currentIndex and the keyword function, we could highlight the difference between currentIndex and randomIndex. Here’s what that might look like:https://medium.com/@evnbr/coding-in-color-3a6db2743a1e
Thomas Byttebier wrote down some of his thoughts on copywriting.
... copywriting is an often overlooked aspect of UI design. That’s a serious shortcoming, because if you come to think of it: most of an app’s user interface simply is text. Hide the icons, imagery or colors and every app or web site is basically just letters and numbers. There may be some data in there, a significant part of it is UI. It would be stupid not to take excellent care of it.http://thomasbyttebier.be/blog/copywriting-is-interface-design
Be sure to also check out his posts on icons and typography.
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... any CMS managing any sizeable amount of data needs to support trees. Anything else will lead to an unmanageable mess. However, systems with smaller sets of content, especially with a smaller group of authors, can get away with tagging as well. Facetting only really works well with a system that stores content that is highly structured at least on a per node type basis.http://www.sitepoint.com/cms-content-organization-structures-trees-vs-facets-vs-tags/
A nice collection of input field animations:
BLOKK is a font for quick mock-ups and wireframing for clients who do not understand latin.http://blokkfont.com/
Fontastic is a service for creating custom font icons.
They offer hosting of the icons as well so you can manage them in one place.
