My So-Called DAM Life
For the most part it just kinda happened and I eased into this profession. I still have loads to learn and I always feel like I don’t know anything, but I think everyone feels that way. Shifting sands this profession is, everything is a moving target. So, at the request of one of my loyal readers, I will blog about the fantastical makings of this particular digital asset manager. I’ll just Insert some atmospheric Leatherface into the iPod jukebox and just start at the beginning, the very beginning. The 1990′s… My very first “real” job ever. I spend a lot of time online in the 90s, a very inappropriate amount of time. This was back in the day when AOL charged by the hour, and since I wasn’t smart enough (yet) to get AOL for free, my bills were high. So I started building websites for fun, then my friends… Read More »
Upcoming Talks…
Henry Stewart: Digital Asset Management New York Hilton NY, May 20-21, 2010 “The Art and Practice of Managing Digital Media ” New York Archives Conference Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY, June 2-4, 2010 Presentation Title: It works, but is it usable? Usability and DAMS In 2009, the Metropolitan Museum of Art attempted to determine whether its current Digital Asset Management (DAM) system could be re-engineered to increase overall user acceptance. The approach was to use best practices from information science and user-experience to guide the process of needs discovery and analysis. This talk will outline Nielsen’s usability heuristics which were used as a means of application evaluation and as a reporting framework for the study. Examples from the user study will be used as a means to illustrate these heuristic principles. You can download my presentation here.
Inspiring Designs
Some of my recent favorites are: http://www.sachagreif.com/ – I really appreciate the subtle colors that allow the header to pop and the black text seems soothing against the pale brown background. The page is also divided into upper and lower levels, with the lower level having a design relationship with the top nav bar. The font choices are perfect and the section headers are clearly distinguishable from the body content. http://www.webdesignerwall.com/ – This one is busy done properly. That is, the busyness does not detract from the navigation or layout of the page. The paper textures throughout the design give the page a three dimensional quality. The date tabs before each entry make it very easy to navigate and quickly see where each new entry begins. The body text is not my favorite use of a serif as I prefer a cleaner san-serif for body text. However it does fit… Read More »
