It’s the designer’s fault.
Posted by Charles Schoenfeld 
on July 11th, 2008 in Web development | 2 Comments »
For what it’s worth, an opinion on good web development.
If a user encounters a problem while using your site—for example, they can’t find the control or the content they’re looking for—assume it’s the designer’s fault. Especially if you’re the designer.
See the comments on my previous post: “nevermind. I found the widget key. I can’t believe it, it was right in front of my face.”
It is the designer’s job to say, “That was my fault.” In this case, there was nothing but text to call attention to the widget key. Now there’s an icon:
It’s better for the designer’s ego to blame the user. But the designer’s ego is rarely the point.
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Hi nice post, i have come across your site once before when searching for something so i was just wondering something. I love your theme, would it happen to be a free one i can download, or is it a custom one you had made? In a few weeks i will be launching my own site, i’m not great with designs but i really like the style of your site so it would be cool if i could find (or pay for) something with a similar look.
Thanks!
Glad you like it. The theme is called ColdBlue. See the link in the footer of any page for details.
And to give you a few more choices, I found ColdBlue via this article at Smashing Magazine: 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes.