Hello and welcome to my online presence

I'm Shivan Kannan, a User Interface Designer/  WCM Systems Developer by profession. You will find about me and my works on this site. I am still working on setting up some of the pages and hopefully they will be ready soon.

Webs I build

  • Web Content Management Systems
  • Blogs
  • Private Social Networks
  • Intranets

Creative design

  • Logo
  • Icons
  • Corporate Identity
  • Brochure
  • Patterns/ textures

Other skills

PSD to HTML conversion, hand coded valid XHTML/ PHP/ CSS programming, presentation templates, page layout, audio - loops & remixing, 2D flash authoring and some more art focused multimedia works.

Favourite lines

"People ignore design that ignores people" - Frank Chimero

"The needs of the users should dominate the design of the interface, and the needs of the interface should dominate the design of the rest of the system." - Norman, 1986

"Some of the best in the business don't put their energy into perfecting their portfolios, because they're busy working on other people's stuff—or they simply don't see the benefit of it." - Whitney Hess

"Allow the user, not the computer, to initiate and control actions. Some applications attempt to assist the user by offering only those alternatives deemed good for the user or by protecting the user from having to make detailed decisions. Because this approach puts the computer, not the user, in control, it is best confined to parts of the user interface aimed at novice users. Provide the level of user control that is appropriate for your audience." - Apple Human Interface Guidelines

""Experienced operators strongly desire the sense that they are in charge of the system and that the system responds to their actions. Design the system to make users the initiators of actions rather than the responders." - Ben Shneiderman

"Users prefer to feel a sense of mastery and control over any tool at their disposal, and the computer is no exception. The designer should be sensitive to this and present a tool-like interface." - Deborah J. Mayhew

"Allow users to be in control of the interface. Don’t limit users by artificially restricting their choices to your notion of the 'correct' sequence of steps needed to accomplish a task." - IBM (Design Principles for Tomorrow)

UX, UI, UA, IA, IxD, professionals

I am a member in IxD Association and discuss actively on current Interaction Design issues. I enjoy participating in Question and Answers from LinkedIn. I also blog here on design, user interface, HTML/XHTML and CSS topics. If you think you have similar interests as me, I'd love to get connected to you.

Recent blog article

  • When to use italics over underline
    Have you wondered when you have to use italics or underline effect in a text copy that you have written? Did you know that there were rules when you are...

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