December 2011
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Kim Goodwin’s 5 Essential Questions for Great... →
As shared by Jared Spool.
Dec 1st
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November 2011
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“A dear uncle told me once, when I was deep in despair at some injustice by some...”
– Chuck Jones, Chuck Amuck
Nov 30th
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Nov 29th
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Nov 28th
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Nov 27th
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WatchWatch
Recently I created the High Visibility Project to collect stories of women who have spent their careers or education in technology. Here’s my contribution.
Nov 26th
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“WebFonts are important because language requires type, and access to one’s own...”
– Tom Morris, “Why WebFonts Matter” →
Nov 24th
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“As a young girl, I was an opinionated, asocial, extroverted, impossible...”
– Anne McCaffrey
Nov 24th
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The full range of diversity in programming
I recently gave a talk at Software Craftsmanship North America about diversity in technology and programming, specifically gender and specifically in the context of teaching diverse beginners as we do in Girl Develop It Columbus. A lot of follow-up topics and questions came out of it that I felt needed more discussion and clarification. So I will be posting on them over at Still Unlocking the...
Nov 23rd
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“Overall, I think it’s a good time to have a girl in the 21st century because...”
– Louis C.K. →
Nov 23rd
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Controlling color with Sass color functions →
A useful guide.
Nov 22nd
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Artsy
So, once upon a time, I used to be really artsy. I suppose I still am, in a manner of speaking, but I haven’t pursued formally creating art or practicing artistic technique in many, many years. Little-known Jen fact: in high school, I was planning to go to art school and become an animated cartoonist. I also flirted with the idea of going into comics. I didn’t go to art school...
Nov 21st
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WTF Mobile Web →
Learn by bad example.
Nov 21st
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Nov 21st
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Nov 19th
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Nov 19th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 16th
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On authenticity
Over the past year, I have rebooted my career and learned a lot more about the professional landscape in which I find myself. Most of what I’ve learned has been the result of connecting with smart, talented and communicative folks who do good work and who can effectively teach and lead others. Unfortunately, the rest of what I’ve learned has been a process of being disillusioned with...
Nov 16th
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Nov 16th
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“We are a generation of makers. A generation of creators. Maybe we don’t have the...”
– Justin Kan, “Generation Make” →
Nov 15th
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Nov 14th
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“And that’s the reason why right now is exactly the time for web developers to be...”
– Jeremy Keith, “Pursuing semantic value” →
Nov 14th
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New business card design →
I regular post snapshots and updates on my personal project workflow over at my Forrst page. In case you’re into that sort of thing.
Nov 13th
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Nov 13th
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“Every human being has paid the earth to grow up. Most people don’t grow...”
– Maya Angelou in The Paris Review
Nov 12th
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“Some of the most talented and prolific people I know have dozens of interests...”
– Phillip Torrone, “Zen and the Art of Making” →
Nov 12th
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Nov 11th
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“Like all forms of design, visual design is about problem solving, not about...”
– Bob Baxley
Nov 11th
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Friday: 11 November
Fridays are for personal learning and projects. What I’ve done and what is currently on my slate: As you may have noticed – since you’re reading this – I initiated the first phase of Operation Identity Change by switching the name and theme of my primary Tumblr. So there’s that. In the process of developing a new Tumblr theme, I put together a Haml version of the standard...
Nov 11th
Nov 11th
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Sites I Like: Sparkbox →
Why I like it: responsiveness, color, nifty contact form.
Nov 11th
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“True interactivity is not about clicking on icons or downloading files,...”
– Ed Scholssberg
Nov 11th
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“There are more to rounded corners than meets the eye. Rounded corners are not...”
– I never met a corner I couldn’t round…. Or something. Anyway, here’s justification for my unabashed love for the rounded corner →
Nov 11th
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Nov 9th
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Nov 8th
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The Future Of CSS: Embracing The Machine →
There are some interesting points in here.
Nov 8th
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Nov 7th
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CSS, Gurus and Preprocessors
When I first encountered Sass, I was befuddled by it. Why would I bother to learn an entire new syntax of a language I already knew, especially when it insisted on throwing seemingly overly-complicated programming concepts into the mix? But, after smart designers I trusted urged me to consider it, and as I delved deeper into programming myself, I began to take it on. Now, especially with the...
Nov 7th
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Nov 5th
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Nov 4th
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Nov 4th
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Impending change
Over the past year, I’ve been shifting my career focus, which has also accordingly shifted many of my extra-cirricular projects, interests and study topics. This in turn has changed how I want to express my work and identity online. So - Operation Identity Change is upon us. I went through the details of this last week on another Tumblr, which brings us to the crux of the matter. Soon, I...
Nov 3rd
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Nov 3rd
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