And with that, I established the order in which I like language and typography, though I do love both equally in that order.

I couldn’t remember exactly how the story went, so I had to look it up. It’s just a small footnote, but it says everything about the position of the webteam in todays corporate culture. I think it still holds a lot of truth these days.

I once saw a particularly puzzling feature on the Home page of a prominent – and otherwise sensible designed – site. When I asked about it, I was told, “Oh that. It came to our CEO in a dream, so we had to add it.” True story
Steve Krug, Don’t make me think (2006), p.127

And Steve Krug is the not the only one expressing these thoughts. You can find comparable comments made by Oliver Reichenstein over at http://www.informationarchitects.jp/

The concern about the visual style is the echo of the nineties; the nineties are over. It’s well documented that often top decision makers and silly corporate structures mess with the design process. Let me state this clearly: Just because you drive a car it doesn’t make you a car engineer. In other words–CEOs shouldn’t get involved in web design, but in web business strategy.
What’s Next in Web Design? by Oliver Reichenstein

Wayfinding system developer by Axel Peemoeller who has put more pictures online about this project in Melbourne

via Charles Liebert Network

Apple’s new professional Mac is a better deal than a top-flight Dell PC, according to Associated Press.

A Dell representative confirmed the price comparison, saying: “The results were a bit surprising to me, too. But it is what it is.”

Mac Pro better deal than Dell