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GradHacker Joins Inside Higher Ed

MATRIX is very happy to announce that GradHacker (www.gradhacker.org) will be appearing on Inside Higher Ed.  Edited by MSU grad students Alex Galarza (PhD Candidate in the Department of History and Cultural Heritage Informatics Graduate Fellow) and Katy Meyers (PhD student in te Department of Anthropology and past Cultural Heritage Informatics Graduate Fellow), GradHacker is ...

Everyday Islam in Kumasi Website Launched

Everyday Islam in Kumasi MATRIX is pleased to announce the launch of a new website, Everyday Islam in Kumasi: Devout Lay Men and Women in Daily Life. This growing collection of video interviews and photographs features the voices of Muslim men and women who live and work in Kumasi, the second largest city in the West African country of Ghana. ...

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Matrix Faculty Member Publishes New Book on User-Centered Web Design

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Head First Web DesignAfter a year in development, Ethan Watrall has published his latest book, Head First Web Design.  Published by acclaimed technology publisher O’Reilly Media and co-authored by Jeff Siarto (http://www.jeffsiarto.com), Head First Web Design is the latest book in the award winning Head First series.  Head First Web Design is a true user-centered web design book, exploring topics such as pre-production, layout, color theory and color design, information design and architecture, usable navigation design, accessibility design, audience research, and user testing.

The Head First series is best know for using the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory learning experience.  Head First Web Design continues that tradition by using a visually rich format specifically designed to take advantage of the way the reader’s brain really works.

For more information on the book, including table of contents and sample chapters, visit http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfwd/