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• Getting Real About Agile Design

  Agile development was made for tough economic times, but does not fit comfortably into the research-heavy, iteration-focused process designers trust to deliver user- and brand-based sites. How can we update our thinking and methods to take advantage of Read More... Posted Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:27 AM from A List Apart | 0 Comments Filed under: Business, Industry, Project Management and Workflow, Usability

• Walking the Line When You Work from Home

  Working from home as a freelance contractor or remote employee can be a great thing, particularly if you live alone. But what if you have a spouse and/or children at home with you while you work? Every work environment offers distractions, but those who Read More... Posted Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:06 PM from A List Apart | 0 Comments Filed under: Business, Industry, Project Management and Workflow

• Collaborate and Connect with Subversion

  Managing subcontractors and distributed projects is easy and fun. No wait, that's a lie. Luckily, a good version control may be just what you need to keep your projects on track. Hide Your Shame: The A List Apart Store and T-Shirt Emporium is back. Hot Read More... Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 7:29 AM from A List Apart | 0 Comments Filed under: Business, Project Management and Workflow

• Sketching in Code: the Magic of Prototyping

  The rise of Ajax and rich internet applications has thrown the limitations of traditional wireframing into painful relief. When you leave the world of page-based interactions, how do you document all but the simplest interactions? Flowcharts and diagrams Read More... Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 5:11 PM from A List Apart | 0 Comments Filed under: Layout, Project Management and Workflow

• Why Did You Hire Me?

  Landing a new job or client is difficult in this economic climate. Undelivered contractual promises and work environment shortcomings can transform that challenge into a long-term nightmare. Keith LaFerriere shows how to get paid what you're worth; how Read More... Posted Saturday, May 17, 2008 2:10 AM from A List Apart | 0 Comments Filed under: Business, Industry, Project Management and Workflow

• The Cure for Content-Delay Syndrome

  Clients love to write copy. Well, they love to plan to write it, anyhow. On most web design projects, content is the last thing to be considered (and almost always the last thing to be delivered). We’ll spend hours, weeks, even months, doing user scenarios, Read More... Posted Friday, May 16, 2008 7:30 PM from A List Apart | 0 Comments Filed under: Business, Industry, Project Management and Workflow, Writing

• Creating More Using Less Effort with Ruby on Rails

  The "why" of Ruby on Rails comes down to productivity, says Michael Slater. Web applications that share three characteristics—they're database-driven, they're new, and they have needs not well met by a typical CMS—can be built much more quickly with Ruby Read More... Posted Saturday, April 19, 2008 11:18 PM from A List Apart | 0 Comments Filed under: Project Management and Workflow, Scripting