Speaking at LessConf 3010
In October 2009, the hashtag #lessconf began showing up repeatedly in my Twitter stream. The tweets were remarkably positive for something I
Posts Tagged 2009
Moonbird Lamp by Yukio Hashimoto
Moonbird Lamp by Yukio Hashimoto : This is absolutely gorgeous. But with a price tag nearly as steep as my 13
Dribbble: A Designer’s Twitter
Dribbble , masterfully crafted by Dan Cederholm and Rich Thornett , went live over the weekend. I don
Mobile Web Design (iPad Version)
Mobile Web Design (iPad Version) : I
Relink: MEX Manifesto Predicts
Relink: MEX Manifesto Predicts
The Score: Advice to Young Composers
The Score: Advice to Young Composers : I had aspirations of becoming a film score composer growing up. Of course, that dream hasn
ColosseoType.com, An All-HTML5 Endeavor
ColosseoType.com, An All-HTML5 Endeavor : The site for the Colosseo poster is my first production-ready website with HTML5 under the hood. I
New Design, New Host, and Tumblr: How, Why
The malware attack(s) that my site suffered in recent weeks put into motion a series of changes which have been planned for some time now
My (revised) video setup: Canon EOS 7D
After just a couple weeks of testing, I gave up on the Canon HG10 w/35mm for shooting HD video. Not only was the quality not stellar, but it’s a hack that’s cumbersome and really difficult to work with. Following an enormous amount of deliberation and questioning if so many dollar signs were really worth it, I bit the bullet and sprung for a Canon EOS 7D and some quality lenses. No mistaking, this thing shoots incredible photos and equally impressive 1080p HD video. I still have plenty to learn about the camera and photography in general, but so far I’m really pleased with it… Read the rest here
Inspector Scrutiny
It’s been said before that web inspectors
Inspector Scrutiny
It’s been said before that web inspectors
Teehan+Lax: iPad GUI PSD
Teehan+Lax: iPad GUI PSD : Building on their popular iPhone GUI PSD ,
Events and A Day, Belatedly
I’m a bad conference organizer. Why? Because we opened the An Event Apart 2010 schedule for sales back in, um, flippin’ November , and I never mentioned it here. Cripes, I never even posted when we announced the lineup of cities. I could go through the great big long sob-story list of reasons why 2009 was really tough and blah blah blah, but when you get right down to it, I fell down on my job. Okay… Read the rest here
My video setup: Canon HG10 with 35mm adapter
I’ve had a penchant for filmmaking ever since I was a little kid. I’ve never had the right equipment, though. I’m trying to finally change that, while still trying to stay within budget. The photo above shows the setup I’ve been piecing together over the last few weeks. I haven’t shot anything with it yet, but I’ll give it a good run in a couple weeks when I film the Colosseo letterpress poster being printed… Read the rest here
My video setup: Canon HG10 with 35mm adapter
I’ve had a penchant for filmmaking ever since I was a little kid. I’ve never had the right equipment, though. I’m trying to finally change that, while still trying to stay within budget. The photo above shows the setup I’ve been piecing together over the last few weeks. I haven’t shot anything with it yet, but I’ll give it a good run in a couple weeks when I film the Colosseo letterpress poster being printed. … Read the rest here
Komodo Media’s Social Network Icon Pack
Komodo Media’s Social Network Icon Pack : If you need icons for your socially social endeavor, this is the pack for you. … Read the rest here
Events in 2010
This year will be a busy one in terms of speaking events. I’m currently crafting a brand new talk titled, “The CSS3 Experience”. It’ll focus on enriching the experience layer with advanced CSS and CSS3. Everyone can easily add enhancements to to their designs when focusing on the interactions and events that happen on the page. And by targeting the user experience with these new and evolving standards, you can start using these flexible techniques now, on any site, with less worry. Well damn, that sounded rather pitchy, didn’t it… Read the rest here
Do what works best for you, not them
Of the many things we do well as creative professionals, we often forget to think for ourselves, relying on thought leaders to determine what works for us and what doesn’t. Paramount in this failure to think for one’s self is the fact that these thought leaders often struggle to encourage others to explore new thinking without belittling their methods–or worse, ostracizing them–in the process. Whether or not the title of thought leader can be applied to myself, I’m just as guilty as anyone else. In ” 20 tips for better conference speaking “, I offer this short-sighted observation: There is absolutely no reason in the world you should use anything other than Keynote. … Read the rest here
Onward
It’s so easy to wallow in self-pity when things don’t go right. As much as 2009 sucked on all levels, it wasn’t all bad. As much as I want to sulk, the fact remains that I live a charmed life. Through some karmic luck of the draw, I’ve got a lot to be thankful for. Personal Projects This past year was a year of simplication and basically had me letting go of all my personal projects—at least for the time being. I shut down SidebarAds, I never worked on Snitter, and I never finished Haylia, FontSmack or any number of other personal projects that I wanted to work on… Read the rest here