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Putting a working hack together in just 24 hours is hard graft, and the emphasis on getting it to work may mean that user experience is not your primary concern. Especially when there is also usually the distraction of beer, pizza and Rock Band. We can't all be born beautiful and graceful, so here are some tips about how to avoid your hack looking like a hack.
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Graceful hacksMartin BelamGuardian Hack Day - July 2009
Not everybody can be born naturally graceful
The Yahoo! Design Pattern library is your friend
Peter Morville has a great collection of search designs
Drawing attention to changes...
<div id="my_brilliant_hack"> <blink> .... </blink></div>
There are a limited number of article 'slots'
This is the Google Adsense heat map
Think widescreen...
Think small screen...
CSS frameworks might save you time
Labels are important to users
We have a style guide
Smashing Magazine has lots of design resources
The FamFamFam Silk icon set covers everything
Come and ask me...
delicious.com/currybet/#ghack2
Graceful [email protected]: @currybet
