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		<FONT SIZE="5" FACE="Geneva,Arial,Helvetica" COLOR="#000000"><B>Philosophies in Design</B></FONT><BR><BR>
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		<FONT align="left" SIZE="3" FACE="Geneva,Arial,Helvetica" COLOR="#535F00">A few of the important ones...</FONT>
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		<li><FONT align="left" SIZE="3" FACE="Geneva,Arial,Helvetica" COLOR="#535F00"><B>Assume Nothing</B> - Just because a 4-year old can use it, doesn't mean your brother or mother can. Test/confirm/verify.</FONT></li>
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		<li><FONT align="left" SIZE="3" FACE="Geneva,Arial,Helvetica" COLOR="#535F00"><B>KISS prinicipal</B> (<B>K</B>eep <B>I</B>t <B>S</B>imple <B>S</B>tupid) - Sometimes you can do more with nothing than you can with too much.</FONT></li>
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		<li><FONT align="left" SIZE="3" FACE="Geneva,Arial,Helvetica" COLOR="#535F00"><B>Design for the platform.</B> One size does not fit all. Optimize for each platform without being too different an experience from one to the next.</FONT></li>
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		<li><FONT align="left" SIZE="3" FACE="Geneva,Arial,Helvetica" COLOR="#535F00"><B>Balance without Symmetry</B> - Keep the users subconsious happy with an underlying aesthetic that is never drab or boring.</FONT></li>
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		<li><FONT align="left" SIZE="3" FACE="Geneva,Arial,Helvetica" COLOR="#535F00"><B>Off the page</B> - Be conscious about what is in focus and where things could lead to.</FONT></li>
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		<li><FONT align="left" SIZE="3" FACE="Geneva,Arial,Helvetica" COLOR="#535F00"><B>Provide the best solution</B> - Always leave the user better off than before.</FONT></li>
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