At An Event Apart – Austin 2013, Jeremy Keith shared his thoughts on new HTML5 features to be using as well as how he likes to build for short and long timescales. Here are my take-aways: Treat navigation as second. On mobile, you can decide to only place navigation at the bottom of your site. […]
An Event Apart: The Mobile Content Mandate
At An Event Apart – Austin 2013, Karen McGrane shared some interesting facts and statistics on mobile web usage and her thoughts on disruptive innovation. Here are my take-aways from the talk: Some will say, “Why would anyone want to do ____________ on mobile?” It could be something like, do your taxes, apply for a […]
An Event Apart: The map & the territory
At An Event Apart – Austin 2013, Ethan Marcotte shared his thoughts on how our conversation about enhancing the web incorrectly centers around the map (people from different locations) instead of around the territory (people of similar demographics). Here are my take-aways from the talk: Responsive design consists of three things: a fluid grid, flexible […]
An Event Apart: A write/read (mobile) web
At An Event Apart – Austin 2013, Luke Wroblewski shared his thoughts on how we should be designing for mobile creation. This means – how should we build web forms and interactive websites that take into account the user’s habits/posture when using their device. Here are my take-aways from his talk. The ‘mobile moment’ is […]
An Event Apart: Content/Communication
At An Event Apart – Austin 2013, Kristina Halvorson shared her thoughts on content strategy for the web. Here are my take-aways from the talk. Create consistency in your content Create cohesiveness in your content The content is not for us, it’s for the audience The story informs the format – think content first. My […]
An Event Apart: 10 Commandments of Web Design
I was lucky enough to attend my very first web design conference this week. It was amazingly inspiring and gave me a lot of things to think about – mostly a lot of things I need to do better at in my work. It was great to be in a room full of 400-500 other […]
Snow timelapse
Photos were taken from my home office window every 3-5 minutes from 11am – 5pm on the day of a snow storm.
Paul Rand once said…
Good design adds value of some kind, gives meaning, and, not incidentally, can be sheer pleasure to behold; it respects the viewer’s sensibilities and rewards the entrepreneur. —Paul Rand
Malcolm Gladwell once said…
Hard work is a prison cell only if the work has no meaning. —Malcolm Gladwell
Seth Godin once said…
Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from. —Seth Godin