December 2011
22 posts
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Dec 31st
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Dec 29th
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“When I first wanted to go to Africa, everybody laughed at me: We didn’t have any...”
– Jane Goodall →
Dec 28th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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“‘The common perception is that you’re suffering and you have to stop...”
– How to mend a broken heart →
Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 16th
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“Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’...”
– Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian
Dec 16th
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“Advice to designers: ‘Learn how to code. I never did, but the next person...”
– Kate Aronowitz, Director of Design, Facebook →
Dec 15th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 10th
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Lorem ipsum, copywriting and content strategy
This has been said before, and likely by folks smarter and more popular than I, but, well, if I’m not using my Tumblr to wax needlessly philosophical on topics already well-covered, why even bother having one. Lately, there has been a surge of interest and dedication to web and app content. Which is fantastic. I love content. My last job entailed a ton of content management and I’m a...
Dec 7th
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“Making fewer things of higher quality and utility is important. Reusing and...”
– Bruce Nussbaum, “4 Reasons Why The Future Of Capitalism Is Homegrown, Small Scale, And Independent” →
Dec 7th
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“I remember not too many years ago that designers lamented of not having a...”
– Josh Bokardo, “The Golden Age of Design in Startups” →
Dec 5th
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Dec 3rd
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Friday: 2 December
Fridays are for personal learning and projects. What I’ve done recently and what is currently on my slate: I’m creating a new design for the Girl Develop It Columbus website and laying out the plan for foundational changes, including switching the backend and adding version control. I met with a GDIC teacher to go over a upcoming class. I also began making plans for all classes slated to...
Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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“But why bother worry about ‘user experience’ at all? While it come...”
– Rich Oakley, “A Crash Course in UX” →
Dec 1st
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