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Tami and Sophie’s trip to Arizona
Tami and Sophie took a great trip to Arizona to see the/Tami’s side of the family while I was on a business trip to Los Angeles. She posted photos here. My favorite:
PDC09
I am fortunate to be on the Microsoft team that hosts and develops the Microsoft PDC, Professional Developers Conference. The PDC conferences are the “premiere developer conference,” in the eyes of the community and brings thousands of attendees from all over the world. I was in the role of Creative Director for the PDC, and [...]
Mayday & Zfunk
I was able to get to see my friends Johnny Mayday, (aka) John Coyle, and Zfunk (aka Zache Davis.) John and I went out to dinner in “Little Ethiopia,” his neighborhood in Los Angeles. I had a fantastic time with them and miss them both.
SPLAB Launched
David Sherwin of Frog Design and I worked together to put together this website for SPLAB, a Seattle-based non-profit focused on spoken-word poetry. The site is built on WordPress and was designed and developed in a week. Visit SPLAB Now
Opinion: Who gives a “gosh-darn”?
I published a new Opinion on MIX Online today, dealing with community-generated content, and some of the unforeseen pitfalls of dealing with it. Broadcasting an audience’s live, unfiltered feedback is compelling and useful, but it also presents some challenges, most of which revolve around profanity, search results, and spam. But what about less obvious instances [...]
Opinion: Away from the screen
Getting away from our screens and actually meeting people is critical to learning and growing. We all have different personalities and quirks, and it can be hard to “put yourself out there.” Still, it seems so worth it to extend your hand and take the risk of making a connection, learning something new … growing. [...]
Opinion: A Beginning Glossary for the Web Designer or Developer
I thought it would be beneficial to provide a glossary of the terms and acronyms I gloss over my previous post. Additionally, I’m hoping you, fair reader, will leave comments with additional terms and acronyms you commonly use, and would benefit the community. Read The Article
Opinion: Styleguides for web vs. events
If you’ve ever created a styleguide that has to work for both web and print, you probably know how challenging it can be—print and web are very different mediums, with very different restrictions. When you create a styleguide that works for both, you do double duty. Read The Article
Opinion: From Web, to Real World
I published a new Opinion today, talking quickly about how the Web content and ideas are migrating from the screen to the real world. These days, though, I find “online” creeping back into the print and physical world. Fray.com, for example, has started a print version of its long-standing website, making the content available in [...]