March 2011
22 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-27) →
Eminem (54) She & Him (52) The Strokes (40) Florence + the Machine (38) The Raconteurs (28) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Mar 28th
Toffee-nosed →
Ethan Marcotte: “The moral here is that you should tailor the approach to the project, and put the polemic aside. Because nobody knows your project, your audience, better than you do. Anyone who suggests otherwise is committing a different kind of fallacy.” Hear, hear.
Mar 25th
Chartwell →
Chartwell uses OpenType features to draw infographics.
Mar 25th
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Photoshop Tip: Organizing Layers →
Super handy tip for Photoshop junkies.
Mar 24th
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“Cure for the Common Font” — A Web Designer’s... →
Audio and slides from the SXSWi panel that features Stephen Coles, Frank Chimero, Tiffany Wardle and Jason Santa Maria.
Mar 24th
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Where Web Typography Goes to Next →
Slides, notes and audio from Richard Rutter’s talk at SXSWi.
Mar 24th
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Why "Clean" Isn't Such a Dirty Word For Designers →
My take is that when discussing design you need to constantly ask why and how. “Clean” isn’t a dirty word, but it is also very broad. Take that broad stroke and dissect it to get the best feedback.
Mar 24th
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That Squiggle of the Design Process →
Brilliant.
Mar 24th
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Firefox 4 →
Out of beta. Go get your copy.
Mar 22nd
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A Brief History of Title Design →
Wonderful composition.
Mar 21st
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Gangsta Lorem Ipsum →
Fo’ shiz.
Mar 21st
8 notes
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NYTimes: Netflix Is Said to Be Close to Acquiring... →
Those old media walls are crumbling.
Mar 16th
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CSS Floats 101 on A List Apart →
Noah Stokes: “Using the float property can pad your layout technique toolbox in some very cool and responsive ways. Understanding how they work and the principles by which they behave will give you a solid foundation for using floats effectively.” Floats are one of those things that are a difficult concept to grasp, especially for beginners. A solid understanding of how they work is...
Mar 8th
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You are listening to Los Angeles →
The smooth sounds of the LAPD set over ambient music.
Mar 8th
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HTML5 Input Tests →
Many of these you can start incorporating with an eye towards future adoption, but there are certainly many mines you can trip over. Caution would be advised.
Mar 8th
19 notes
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Method & Craft →
A new blog highlighting design tips and tricks from some very talented individuals like Dan Mall, Naz Hamid, Phil Coffman, Matthew Smith and Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain.
Mar 8th
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Will to Survive →
Eye of the tiger.
Mar 7th
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IE6 Countdown →
The fantastic thing about this countdown is that it’s actually done by Microsoft.
Mar 4th
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Mozilla's Web O'(pen) Wonder →
Mozilla Firefox 4 demos. The lovely design and development is by Weightshift.
Mar 3rd
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Show me kittens →
Kittens, whenever you want.
Mar 3rd
2 notes
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Laura Brunow Miner: Why We Work →
From the very first San Francisco Creative Mornings.
Mar 1st
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Happy Cog Hosting →
Now available to the public.
Mar 1st