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Cameron Moll Go to the source

It’s clear by now dust is gathering at this domain. I’ve been okay with that, and will continue to be okay with it, but only a little longer. I’ve been swamped with obligations on my current projects and have traveled much more than usual. I’ll visit NYC for the third time in a month starting next week, for example. More importantly, I’ve realized I need to realign the focus of this site. The tumblog, light-narrative format is definitely enjoyable, and it’s helped me blog more frequently, as well. … Read the rest here

Jason Santa Maria Go to the source

Just in case you were under the impression that type design or typography are easy, I suggest you try out Kern Type and Shape Type , two fun game from Mark MacKay for Method of Action . Each game tasks you with correcting default and malformed spacing, and then ranks you against the correct solution. It’s instructive and humbling! Hug your designer today. … Read the rest here

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A month ago I made one of the best purchases I’ve made in a long time. I bought a kick scooter . Not one of those aluminum things with rollerblade wheels where the handle is so short you have to hunch over—but a scooter built for adults. Check out this video that shows how the KickPed operates—particularly how it folds up. … Read the rest here

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I’ve just finished speaking at An Event Apart in Washington DC (well, technically it’s in Alexandria, Virginia but let’s not quibble over details). I was talking about design principles, referencing a lot of the stuff that I’ve gathered together at principles.adactio.com . I lingered over the HTML design principles and illustrated them with examples from HTML5. It’s been a year and a half now since HTML5 For Web Designers was released and I figured it was about time that it should be published in its natural format: HTML. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: HTML5forWebDesigners.com . Needless to say, it’s all written in HTML5 making good use of some of the new semantic elements like section , nav and figure . … Read the rest here

Adactio Go to the source

I’m on a bit of a sojourn in the United States right now, and I’m having a rather lovely time. It all started with Brooklyn Beta which was a jolly gathering in New York. It reminded me a bit of the Reboot events of old: grassroots gatherings that may be rough around the edges but are put together with much love and affection. There were plenty of inspiring talks and repeated entreaties to go out there and change the world. As with Reboot, I think Brooklyn Beta is an excellent part of a balanced conference diet: other conferences will give you more detail on how exactly you can go out there and change the world. In fact, my trip is perfectly balanced by two complementary events at either end… Read the rest here

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Every year in the run up to Halloween Jason asks some people to write short stories about candy. He then takes those words and turns them into beautifully-designed web pages: candygrams . I encourage you to revisit the wonderful tales from Jeffrey , Frank , Jim , Rob , Mandy , Erin and others . This year I was very honoured to be asked by Jason to contribute some words of my own. … Read the rest here

Jason Santa Maria Go to the source

by Jeremy Keith I grew up in Ireland, the home of Halloween. I know that it seems like a quintessentially American holiday, but Halloween has its roots in the Celtic feast of Samhain. The Americans embraced and extended Halloween, adding the tradition of trick-or-treating, which in turn made its way back to Ireland. I spent many of my childhood Halloweens trick-or-treating in the town of Tralee in County Kerry with my cousins. It’s funny, but when I think back to those times, I can’t think of any specific sweets (or “candy”, as the Americans would say)… Read the rest here

Jason Santa Maria Go to the source

We just launched something over at Typekit that we’ve been working on for some time: a brand new interface for browsing our type library . This release had lots of moving parts, including devising a new classification system that worked with our offerings, and retagging every last one of our fonts. We had built up some crufty tags in the last couple of years, so I’m happy to say that things are nice and tidy now (and vastly simplified). But my favorite part of all is the new visual interface for browsing fonts. Type can be difficult for newcomers to understand, there are lots of strange terms that don’t always sound like what they mean… Read the rest here

Jason Santa Maria Go to the source

We’re very excited to release not one, but two, new A Book Apart titles today. We’re finishing up our publishing year with a big splash; first with Designing for Emotion by Aarron Walter , and next with Mobile First by Luke Wroblewski . These guys are both personal UX/design heroes of mine and their books really hit home. Here’s an appetizer from the back cover of Aarron’s book: Make your users fall in love with your site via the precepts packed into this brief, charming book by MailChimp user experience design lead Aarron Walter. From classic psychology to case studies, highbrow concepts to common sense, Designing for Emotion demonstrates accessible strategies and memorable methods to help you make a human connection through design… Read the rest here

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I had the honor of creating the new Instapaper icon thanks to Jason Santa Maria and his art direction. The new app is superb, and it’s out today! Read all about it from creator Marco Arment and Jason . … Read the rest here

Jason Santa Maria Go to the source

The previous Instapaper icon on the left, and the updated icon on the right. Instapaper 4.0 is out! Instapaper is one of the best iOS app around. It lets you save articles from the web for offline reading, and strips out everything but the article text and images. It’s especially great for a subway commute. … Read the rest here

Andy Budd Go to the source

I first came across the concept of the Lean Start-up® three years ago while speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit in New York. I’d finished my duties and there was little else of interest on the schedule so I dropped into a panel discussion about start-ups. One of the panellists—a chap called Eric Reis—explained how he’d been involved in two start-ups. One had been a catastrophic failure while the other a moderate success. As Eric began to recount his story I found myself nodding along with recognition and agreement. His previous start-up had taken too long to build and by the time it was ready they’d almost run out of money. … Read the rest here

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I spoke at the DIBI conference back in June . It was a really good event, despite its annoying two-track format. My talk was entitled One Web : The range of devices accessing the web is increasing. We are faced with a choice in how we deal with this diversity. We can either fracture the web by designing a multitude of device-specific silos, or we can embrace the flexibility of the web and create experiences that can adapt to any device or browser… Read the rest here

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I like my Kindle. I mean, I hate the DRM and the ludicrous overpriced badly-typeset books but I really like having a browser with a free internet connection just about anywhere in the world. The Kindle is a particularly handy device when travelling. I can load it up with science fiction and popular science books without weighing down my carry-on luggage. … Read the rest here

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I never made it to the Build conference in Belfast last year or the year before. I think it clashed with previous commitments every time. This was going to be the third year in a row that I was going to miss Build. I had already slapped my money down for the excellent Full Frontal conference which is on the very same day as Build but takes place right here in Brighton in the excellent Duke Of York’s cinema . But fate had other plans for me. Ethan was going to be speaking at Build but he’s had to pull out for personal reasons …so Andy asked me if I’d like to speak. … Read the rest here

Jason Santa Maria Go to the source

by Mike Monteiro It’s January of 1979 and we’re sitting inside the Plymouth Fury outside an AM/PM Mini Market in North Philadelphia. My father’s loyalty to Chrysler automobiles may be the defining commitment of his life. The blue Fury had replaced the black Valiant, which was even bigger. In three years it will be replaced by a Volaré station wagon, perhaps a nod to the suburban family life he continually promised my mother. … Read the rest here

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Technology enabled Sloan Churman to hear for the first time . Technology enabled her to capture that moment. Networked technology enabled her to share that moment with the world. The network enabled me to share it with you. … Read the rest here

Snook Go to the source

I was at Adobe MAX this week, where we got to see all of the new and exciting things coming from Adobe. I got to present my talk on CSS twice and, as promised, here are my slides from that: … Read the rest here

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September was quite a month. There were plenty of events that I attended right here in Brighton: dConstruct , Maker Faire , Update and Improving Reality . In the middle of all that, I went to Tennessee for Breaking Development and Mobilewood . I finished the month with a trip to Italy for the inaugural From The Front conference. It was a great little grassroots affair. … Read the rest here

Eric Meyer Go to the source

[[ MARK IS FINE. Please see the update at the end of the post for the resolution. —E. ]] Just yesterday, I took a screenshot of the title page of Dive Into HTML5 to include in a presentation as a highly recommended resource. Now it’s gone. That site, along with all the other “Dive Into…” sites (Accessibility, Python, Greasemonkey, etc.) and addictionis.org, is returning an HTTP “410 Gone” message. … Read the rest here