“Features win over simplicity, even when people realize that it is accompanied by more complexity,” is what Don Norman states in his “Simplicity is Highly Overrated” article.
Can you believe a woman got fired from her job for using all caps in an email? There's something about all caps text that turns people off. Using it in a social context means you're yelling.
What does ABC, CNN and Fox News all have in common? They only use Arial as their font for their text. This makes the headings hard to distinguish when users scan.
A list of links can look like a big blob of paragraph text if they're not formatted right. This is evident when you try to scan the headlines on USA Today and LA times.
There's a new Digg design and everyone wants to give their opinion about it. Some users like it, some hate it, but for me, I am more interested in what we can learn from the their new user interface.
Gradients are often used on user interfaces to give it a natural look and feel. They act as a single light source lit from above mimicking the sun. This effect gives objects depth in appearance.
The term "minimalist" is thrown around a lot in the design world. If you're going to use this word you should understand what it means and use it correctly.
Have you ever accidentally clicked on text you thought was a link? A well-designed website distinguishes the difference between links and text so users won't make these mistakes.