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Video about motivation in your work
May 26, 2010
I found this video interesting on 2 levels. First, I thought it was a creative and engaging. I enjoyed hearing the person talk. And the amazing drawings did such a great job of supporting the speaker. Being a visual person, it really connected with me. Second, the content of the presentation. It is very interesting to […]
Web site or website: Breaking old habits
April 21, 2010
Last week, AP announced that it is changing the official AP style from “Web site” to “website.” I guess it has caused quite a stir with those who are more conscious about language than I am. The change will affect me. It has been a least a couple of years since I embraced “Web site.” One […]
New approaches to projects and clients
April 9, 2010
For some time, I have been thinking about how Web design agencies function. My observation is that most agencies take their approach to projects from the print world. The model was project-based. It worked in the print world. But Web is a different animal. Web sites are not “done” once they have been designed and […]
Web Design Superheroes Revisited, Part 1
February 25, 2010
On Tuesday, I had the privilege of eating lunch with one of my Web design superheroes, Jared Spool. I have a lot of respect for Jared and his company, UIE. UIE empowers designers and other Web professionals to create better Web experiences. They distill the latest research and thoughts into practical advice that can be […]
Food for the Creative Web Designer
February 10, 2010
I have read a couple of articles recently that I wanted to pass along. Cookie Cutter Web sites — This post from Think Vitamin is a challenge to create sites that reflect the personality of the company, product, or person we are designing for. The author’s presupposition is that more and more Web sites look the […]
Tell me a story: Google’s Super Bowl Ad
February 8, 2010
I was delighted by this commercial last night as I watched the Super Bowl. It is a great example of storytelling. I was totally drawn into the story that this commercial tells. As Paul Boag points out, “They take something very mundane like a search engine and give it real emotion and personality. This ad connects […]
Walled In
July 1, 2009
I saw this on DW Journal report last night. It is a very interesting look at how East Germany kept in it’s people during the Communist era. I have a great interest in the history of communism because of my travels to Hungary. My first trip was the summer after the Wall came down. I remember […]
Note to Self — Enabling Media Library Uploads in WordPress
June 12, 2009
I was getting really frustrated today because I was trying to upload images into the Media Library in a WordPress installation. After getting an error message, I looked around the WP control panel and stumbled across “Miscellaneous” under Settings. There is a form field on this page where you set up the path to the […]
Beyond the Web site
June 4, 2009
Yesterday afternoon, I received this email from raysbaseball.com. I had bought tickets over the weekend to see today’s game. I was really impressed with the information in this email. It told me about the starting pitchers for both teams and had links to relevant statistics. There were also links to information about visiting Tropicana Field. […]
Where is the fun haiku
September 24, 2008
Where did the fun go? Many detail tasks to attend I want to design My team leader mentioned yesterday that the fun has not been in his work recently. I feel the same way. I want to design or craft a Web page. But too many other details or meetings have taken my time. These are […]
Running on Empty
August 22, 2008
This cartoon from My Life in a Cube says it all for me today. I like the different mediums that this cartoonist uses and how they help communicate his message. The Red Bull can is very appropriate for this cartoon.
“What I am I doing?”
July 23, 2008
I finally entered the world of Twitter last week. I decided to do it after talking to some of my colleagues at work. We thought Twitter might be a good team solution to be able to keep track of our teammates. I decided that I would give it a try. And I have jumped in headfirst. I […]
Rock Chalk Champions
April 8, 2008
I was a freshman 20 years ago when Danny Manning and the Hawks last won the championship. It was a great game and what a last second shot by Mario Chalmers. This year was an exciting run. It feels great to be a Jayhawk.
A Week of Web in Boston
November 8, 2007
I have been attending the UI12 Conference in Boston this week. I have been looking forward to this since last May when I signed up. I had attended the conference 2 years ago and it was really good. I wish I had more time to process all that is being thrown at me. I would […]
Open Source Software for Web Development
June 21, 2007
A friend of mine asked me for my thoughts on free or cheap software to do Web development. There were a few open source software packages that I have heard of and had been recommended by others. I did a little more research and here are my findings. Disclaimer — I do not use or […]
A Little Lonely??
January 3, 2007
I saw this law office is a lone building in a sea of parking lots. It is wild to see this two story building in this wide open space that is flanked by tall office buildings and hotels in downtown Denver. I was really struck by how “alone” it seemed and not something I expected […]
Off to Denver
January 1, 2007
I am heading to Denver today to attend the Denver Christmas Conference. This is a gathering over about 1000 students from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and other places. I am going to be interviewing students at the conference to help me guide me in future improvements to GodSquad.com. I am taking the […]
More Reflections from Refresh06
November 16, 2006
I realized after I posted my entry last night that I did not discuss what I took away from Andy Budd’s seminar on CSS Mastery. He encouraged us to be proud of our work and the choices that we make and not to worry about what others have to say. He made this comment in […]
Refresh06 — Crash Course Day
November 15, 2006
Today, I attended the first day of the Refresh06 Web conference here in Orlando. I attended 2 crash courses. One of them was taught by Andy Budd, pictures on the right. I had read his CSS book last spring. I enjoyed meeting him and getting to chat with him a couple of times during the […]
Refresh06
November 14, 2006
I am really excited about attending three day Web conference here in Orlando. It is going to be great to pull back and focus on developing my Web design and development skills. Tomorrow I am taking 2 crash courses, CSS Mastery with Andy Budd and Understanding AJAX with Jeremy Keith. Andy’s book on CSS Mastery […]
