Karl posted his 5 most read articles of 2011 (Dutch). Inspired by this I dug into Google Analytics to find out which pieces of content I created this year were popular. Seemingly the big hitters are the ones that teach things or reflect on craftsmanship and/or design in general. That’s not a real measurement of success (see: 9gag), but hey, it’s the easiest metric. In order:
- My presentation on Design for Developers gathered a whopping 77K views so far, making it the most popular piece of content I have ever created (a study on pagination from 2008 is the second most popular one). I am currently working on a new presentation about usability in general with lots of examples.
- The Conversation We Keep Having, a reply to a genius blog post by a very anonymous person called “designdare”. About beauty and function and balancing the two. About making things that work.
- The Magic Designer – an article about expectations: what a designer can and can’t do. Hint: it’s not magic. But talking helps.
Hopefully everyone is enjoying some time off these days. Happy holidays!