February 2012
17 posts
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"I can't design in the browser" →
I didn’t even realize this was something desirable. I thought I was weird for preferring it.
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Poor copywriting – the UX Problem that will never... →
Writing and word choice is design, too.
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How designers can help developers →
I think all of these things are not “helpful” - they are required for a designer who works in web or application development. Period. It’s time to start forging a new definition of designer.
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“To my writing classes I used later to open by saying that anybody who could talk...”
– Christopher Hitchens
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WatchDigital Craft, from Instrument.
I think, “Truth. Effort. Courage.” is a very fine motto.
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Color Thief →
A script for grabbing the dominant color or color palette from an image. Uses Javascript and the canvas tag to make it happen.
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Comedian Rob Corddry talks about how Macs helped... →
One of the reasons I love Apple products is the way the tools themselves can inspire and encourage the work you do on them.
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Beautiful Docs →
Curated list of awesome project docs.
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Good Tools Have Verb-Based Interfaces →
Solid advice from Gina Trapani.
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“I find that by putting things in writing I can understand them and see them a...”
– Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (via myimaginarybrooklyn)
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“In fact, the core problem is the idea that somehow the site has less value or is...”
– Elizabeth Giorgi at the Mary Sue explains why the media coverage of Pinterest sucks. Also - I like Pinterest lots.
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