Some time ago I wrote about the idea of the Strong Ownership List approach. A recent comment on that post has made me realize that for the idea to be better understood and easier to apply I probably should describe the process it involves in more detail. (more…)
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19Feb
2009
2009
Improving Design by Using a Grid System
When I first heard of grids for design (and frameworks for CSS as a matter of fact) I was quite sceptical. Why limit yourself to a predefined outline? Mathematical precision in a creative process? Well needless to say I was surprised with the outcome.
Obviously you do tend to repeat certain pieces of code over and over in a project, but a framework? Behind a word like that usually stands a complex set of predefined elements. Though solid and reliable, these are often not very flexible and not easily modifiable. And the last two features seem to be crucial for projects that involve html and css. (more…)
13Dec
2008
2008
Strong ownership list approach
When you are your own boss, things like responsibilities and project ownership are pretty obvious – you are liable for everything, period. However when working at an agency with projects coming and going, and sometimes resurfacing after even years of dormant life things get a bit more complicated.
At some point we tried to introduce project ownership. This unfortunately gets a bit problematic when you hit the projects that no one has any clue about and the original developer has left ages ago (or it can even be unclear who the original developer was!). It does mean that someone eventually will know something about the orphaned projects once they take responsibility for them. Though again in case that person moves on, the situation will start over.
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