Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
I’m sure you’ve read the articles recently posted on A List Apart. Although the issue isn’t exactly breaking news as this methodology has been rumored for a few months. Perhaps the moaning should have begun then as things are likely set in motion and are not likely to stop or change course.
That said, I’ve found myself wondering as I’ve read numerous blog posts about the subject and wondered why some things have yet to be pointed out. Feel free to call me out for being an unrealistic fool.
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
I was surprised to get an email a couple days ago saying that my site had been part of an article in this month’s .Net Magazine (Practical Web Design here in the States). Unfortunately, the issues are delayed about a month here so Elliot was kind enough to take a quick picture with his iPhone. It’s a bit blurry, but does the job. Damn the delay!
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
While reading Brendon Dawes’ Analog In, Digital Out, he speaks briefly in an early chapter about his inspiration—everyday things. While this is not exactly a novel idea that hasn’t been reiterated about design for many a year, he does make another statement that truly deserves some reiteration:
if you’re designing for the web, why look at loads of design portals that show loads of web sites that essentially all look the same? […] Surely they offer too narrow a view to be really inspirational.
Quite.
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
I’m tempted to post the same generic crap that most others do in a situation such as this: “I’ve been busy.” But in truth that would be a bit of an understatement so instead I’ll list what’s waiting in the wings and a few things that bug me in the web world as of late. Chew what you will.
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