Feltron 2010 Annual Report : Visually stunning, as always. Except this year’s is different: The 2010 Annual Report is an encapsulation of my father’s life, as communicated by the calendars, slides and other artifacts in my possession. The text is set in H&FJ’s Gotham and Tungsten . Update: Photo showing some of the source materials . … Read the rest here
I recently decided to create a CSS Editors Leaderboard , which is my attempt to rank the various editors of CSS modules based on the current process status of their modules, how current the modules are, and so on. It’s kind of a turn of the wheel for me, given that I started out my CSS career with browser support leaderboards. Now you can see who’s amassed the most spec points, and who’s made the most effective use of their time and energy. Who knows? Maybe some editors will try to game the system by pushing their specs along the process track. That’d be just awful . … Read the rest here
Hiring: Mobile Web Developer at WillowTree Apps : Virginia-based WillowTree Apps has launched an impressive 70+ apps since 2008 for the iOS, Blackberry, Windows 7, and Android platforms. I was fairly impressed as I flipped through their portfolio. If you know HTML5/CSS3 inside and out, have a solid understanding of JavaScript, and have experience working with at least one high-level, server-side language, you’ll contribute to making their portfolio even more impressive. Position is in Charlottesville, and relocation assistance is offered for the right candidate. … Read the rest here
Matryoshka Nesting Kitchen Knives : The knives are beautiful. Sean Michael Ragan’s commentary is even better: I am normally immune to high-design tomfoolery, but if I lived in a universe where I could justify spending hundreds of dollars on a set of nesting kitchen knives, I would snap these up in a second. … Read the rest here
Croatia House by Rees Roberts + Partners : What a lovely blend of natural elements and classy design. Definitely saving this one as inspiration . … Read the rest here
Craig Grannell from .Net magazine got in touch to ask me a few short questions about last week’s events around HTML5. I thought I’d share my answers here rather than wait for the tortuously long print release cycle. What are your thoughts on the logo? The logo is nice. Looks pretty sharp to me. Why were you unhappy with W3C’s original stance (“general purpose visual identity”)? … Read the rest here
On Hiring Front-end Engineers : Speaking of freelance gigs and jobs, Chris Zacharias, former YouTube engineer (I believe), authors some thoughts on what to look for in front-end engineers. On scripting: Bad front-end engineers are dependent on jQuery and other libraries. Good front-end engineers make use of libraries like jQuery to empower themselves, but are not beholden to them. On art: Nearly every first rate web developer I have worked with had some kind of extracurricular, no matter how casual, that focused around some form of art. … Read the rest here
On Hiring Front-end Engineers : Speaking of freelance gigs and jobs, Chris Zacharias, former YouTube engineer (I believe), authors some thoughts on what to look for in front-end engineers. On scripting: Bad front-end engineers are dependent on jQuery and other libraries. Good front-end engineers make use of libraries like jQuery to empower themselves, but are not beholden to them. On art: Nearly every first rate web developer I have worked with had some kind of extracurricular, no matter how casual, that focused around some form of art. … Read the rest here
Two good things have happened. WHATWG Firstly, as I hoped , the WHATWG have updated the name of their work to simply be HTML . This is something they tried to do a year ago , and I kicked up a stink. I was wrong. Having a version number attached to an always-evolving standard just doesn’t make sense… Read the rest here
Why Can’t We Walk Straight? : Narrated by NPR’s Robert Krulwich, animated by Benjamin Arthur. Fascinating, in large part due to Benjamin’s wonderful style. /via Swissmiss … Read the rest here
Why Can’t We Walk Straight? : Narrated by NPR’s Robert Krulwich, animated by Benjamin Arthur. Fascinating, in large part due to Benjamin’s wonderful style. /via Swissmiss … Read the rest here
One year ago, I objected strenuously when the WHAT WG temporarily changed the name of their spec from “HTML5” to plain ol’ “HTML”: Accurate as that designation may be, I became very concerned about the potential confusion it would cause. I understand why the WHATWG need to transition from using the term HTML5 to simply using the term HTML to describe their all-encompassing ongoing work, but flipping that switch too soon could cause a lot pain and confusion. Now that term the “HTML5” has become completely meaningless— even according to the WC3 —I think it’s time to rip off the bandaid and flip that switch. I was wrong. Hixie was right. The spec should be called HTML … Read the rest here
One year ago, I objected strenuously when the WHAT WG temporarily changed the name of their spec from “HTML5” to plain ol’ “HTML”: Accurate as that designation may be, I became very concerned about the potential confusion it would cause. I understand why the WHATWG need to transition from using the term HTML5 to simply using the term HTML to describe their all-encompassing ongoing work, but flipping that switch too soon could cause a lot pain and confusion. Now that term the “HTML5” has become completely meaningless— even according to the WC3 —I think it’s time to rip off the bandaid and flip that switch. I was wrong. Hixie was right. The spec should be called HTML … Read the rest here
The W3C unveiled a new logo and branding strategy today. (You might have heard.) It brings all the deliciousness of a Soviet-era Transformers logo to the yummy conflation of several related technologies! Did you get your WOFF in my HTML, or did I get my CSS all over your HTML? As per usual, a lot of people have said a lot of things about this. For my part, I figure, hey, given that CSS3 is now a branded part of your nutritious HTML5 breakfast, why not go with the flow? … Read the rest here
:toggle : A lovely toggle button demo by simurai using only HTML5 and CSS3. All it needs now is a badge. /via CSS3 Watch … Read the rest here
Frank Chimero on the 13” MacBook Air : Frank gave up his 27” iMac in favor of the 13” Air and no external display. Here’s his reasoning: A person only flails around in regards to their rig when they don’t have a clear idea of what constitutes their work. Suitability and fit is paramount, and one is never going to find what they’re looking for if they don’t know what they need. So, I looked at my work, I watched how I used my computer for a day, and found out all I do is draw vector shapes, surf the web, listen to music, and bash words out in plain text. That’s hardly the type of activity that requires computational brute force, though I understand there are some of you out there that require just that. Not me though. … Read the rest here
W3C Introduces HTML5 Logo : Wait, is it April 1? Is this for real? Apparently so. Here’s the official word from W3C and the design notes from Ocupop . … Read the rest here
On Not Hiring : As the owner of a job board, it might seem a little wonky linking to an article that argues against hiring. On the contrary, Gabriel Weinberg’s article doesn’t advocate a no-hire strategy, but instead suggests hiring for the right reasons and at the right time: One approach I like that some of my portfolio companies are taking is to tie hiring decision points to traction milestones, e.g. once we hit $xK/month in revenue we’ll do our next hire. The nice things about this approach are that it allows you to a) manage the burn rate issue and b) take a long time to plan your hire. … Read the rest here
Interview with The Satorialist’s Scott Schuman : Scott Schuman ( The Satorialist ) really shines in this piece, coming across as a really down-to-earth guy who stumbled onto fame. It’s a promotional video for Intel, but thankfully it’s light on marketing noise. And no details about the equipment used are listed, but I would be willing to bet it was shot with a 5D or 7D . Update: Close. It was 1D Mark IV in the hands of Joe Aguirre (thanks Fabian Sasson ). /via Jon Heslop … Read the rest here
Hey, any interest in spending a few days in a luxury lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains this coming spring with me and Aaron Gustafson, learning about and working with HTML5 and CSS3? Then you might want to sign up for Retreats 4 Geeks: HTML5 & CSS3 in the very near future, because it was announced late yesterday and as of now there are only six spots still available. It’ll be a very focused two days of training and a day of hands-on project work with a very small group of people, and it’ll be a ton of fun! Personally I’m looking forward to this for many reasons, but two stand out: this sort of very-small-group training and team project work setup is a new thing for me, and it’s the sort of thing I’ve thought about doing on and off for more than a decade but never quite found the time to do. Aaron, thankfully, did find the time and I’m honored that he asked me to take part. I hope I’ll see some of you this April in Tennessee! … Read the rest here