November 2011
2 posts
I find that when someone’s taking time to do something right in the...
– xkcd: The General Problem
A fair rule of thumb: when it comes to semantics, if it’s confusing enough for...
– Pursuing Semantic Value - Smashing Coding
September 2011
1 post
If you want options, go talk to other people. But I’ll solve your problem for...
– I will solve your problem and you will pay me « slang fr. chaos
July 2011
1 post
sit down, shut up and get it done
– The distracted designer | Drawar
February 2011
1 post
Today, anything that’s fixed and unresponsive isn’t web design, it’s something...
– I don’t care about Responsive Web Design | Stuff and Nonsense
October 2010
2 posts
Conferences do 2 things:
1. Introduce you to neat things
2. Inspire you to...
– jQuery Conference 2010: The best conference * : zombievirus
the fact that there are relatively few experienced, disciplined developers in...
– Wait, What? | Infrequently Noted
July 2010
1 post
You’d undoubtedly find yourself copying and pasting code if you took the more...
– Patterns for DRY-er JavaScript | blog.rebeccamurphey.com
June 2010
1 post
For example, graphic designers have the intention to grab an emotional response...
– Michael Dick — creative designer specializing in interface design and front-end development.
February 2010
1 post
Without knowing the budget, knowing where to begin is impossible. In your mind,...
– Is John The Client Dense or Are You Failing Him? - Smashing Magazine
January 2010
1 post
The work we are doing on the web is critically important. We’re working at...
– What Gives? » box of chocolates
November 2009
1 post
As a general rule, there’s nothing wrong with replacing native widgets with...
– ignore the code: Google Wave’s Scrollbars
October 2009
2 posts
Ask yourself this: do you think Wikipedia ever hired an SEO consultant in order...
– Adactio: Journal—Optimisation
Remember this: It’s not your job to create content for Google. it’s their job to...
– Derek Powazek - Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists
July 2009
1 post
As designers, we often pursue radical departures from simple. We search for a...
– Choosing Simplicity — RobGoodlatte.com
June 2009
2 posts
…keep in mind that educating our clients is both useful and necessary: websites...
– Take Your Design To The Next Level With CSS3 | CSS | Smashing Magazine
We’re engineers, and we make machines work. You use the best tool for the job to...
– Web Applications Should Be Compiled « ediblepet.net
April 2009
1 post
The mobile web is not just about accessing the internet from your phone....
– What It Means to be “Mobile-First” - ReadWriteWeb
March 2009
1 post
Tons of additional markup, images, Flash files, and Javascript just to execute...
– Designers Who Are Technical: The More You Know, The Better Your Work — Flyosity: Mac & iPhone Interface Design
October 2008
1 post
The modern Presidency is as much a vehicle for communication as for...
– The Choice: Comment: The New Yorker
August 2008
2 posts
Building less software does mean keeping your software from being feature-rich...
– 12 Best Practices for UX in an Agile Environment - Part 2
Forms are barriers between user needs and business goals, and naturally both...
– Digital Web Magazine - Review: Web Form Design by Luke Wroblewski
July 2008
1 post
it’s better to miss a deadline and finish the project than roll out an...
– A List Apart: Articles: Walking the Line When You Work from Home
June 2008
1 post
Yes, I just proposed that the term for a group of elements be a “bracket”. A pod...
– Eric’s Archived Thoughts: The Missing Link
May 2008
2 posts
If you have low morale, for every $1 you spend, you get about 25 cents of value....
– Pixar’s Brad Bird on Fostering Innovation - GigaOM
The next step the web standards revolution has to take is quietly, patiently...
– Wait till I come! » Blog Archive » Oh look, using Ajax in a stupid way is not a good idea?
April 2008
1 post
One thing I’ve come to realize is that urgency is overrated. In fact, I’ve come...
– Urgency is poisonous - (37signals)
March 2008
1 post
So often we treat a particular feature set as our final goal. Instead, we should...
– Problems, Not Features | Blue Flavor
February 2008
2 posts
Are we going let abandonware dictate where the web is going for the next ten...
– WaSP IE8 Round Table Discussion
The only difference between your wild guesses and ours would have been that ours...
– Jensen Harris: An Office User Interface Blog : No Distaste for Paste (Why the UI, Part 7)
January 2008
4 posts
What I do know is that the Web is still of the people, by the people, and for...
– molly.com » Me, IE8 and Microsoft Versioning
The moral of this story is that “flexibility” is rarely desired in programming!...
– DreamHost Blog » Um, Whoops.
Tell me something, do you ask your tailor to leave extra room in the crotch for...
– How I Met Your Mother - Wikiquote
If you want remarkable results, feed a good programmer a diet of good design....
– Particletree » Reflections of an Interface Designer
December 2007
1 post
Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they...
– Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Voice of experience
November 2007
2 posts
Web design is the creation of digital environments that facilitate and encourage...
– A List Apart: Articles: Understanding Web Design
I think we need to be better at saying “no”.
“The client pays the bills”, you...
– Visual Activity, LLC :: A Blog for the User Experience Community » Blog Archive » BACK, NON-BELIEVER
October 2007
4 posts
Face it, folks, Belichick plans to lay waste to the NFL. Commissioner Roger...
– ESPN - Clayton: Running it up: Belichick, Pats take no prisoners - NFL
October 24th Is Take Back Your Time Day
– Take Back Your Time
When it comes to attributes, if you only follow one of these guidelines, let it...
– Digital Web Magazine - Architecting CSS
It’s your fault that you’re unhappy. Not your employer’s fault. Not your...
– You are responsible for your own happiness | More than a living