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I seem to be spending a lot of time in German-speaking countries these days. That’s good. It means I get to practice my rusty German. In a few weeks from now, I’ll be in Berlin for a DOM Scripting workshop . … Read the rest here

Snook Go to the source

The snow is melting. Spring is upon us. It’s that time of year for new beginnings. And there are definitely plenty of new beginnings around the Snook household. On top of all the other things that have been happening, I’ve decided to make some changes, too. … Read the rest here

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I just got back from a geek event down the street: £5 App . I had fun talking about Huffduffer . You can download the slides or see them on Slideshare . I was all set to record the presentation using Audio Hijack but, while I remembered to click “hijack”, I stupidly forgot to press “record.” Sorry. The evening finished with a call for more entries to the 5K App competition. To spur us on, we were shown some pretty amazing lightweight demos. … Read the rest here

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While I was in Nashville for the Voices That Matter conference , I sat down for an enjoyable little chat with Nikki McDonald. It began with a discussion of my uncanny resemblance to Severus Snape before moving on to more webby matters. I also had a great three-way chat with Christopher Schmitt and Steve Krug . Christopher has posted up a transcript of the conversation If you’re not completely sick of hearing me natter on and you are in Brighton on Tuesday evening , come along to £5 App where I’ll be babbling about Huffduffer . I know it clashes with the Flash Brighton screening of Sita Sings the Blues but you can watch that online anytime, right? … Read the rest here

Adactio Go to the source

While I was in Nashville for the Voices That Matter conference , I sat down for an enjoyable little chat with Nikki McDonald. It began with a discussion of my uncanny resemblance to Severus Snape before moving on to more webby matters. I also had a great three-way chat with Christopher Schmitt and Steve Krug . Christopher has posted up a transcript of the conversation If you’re not completely sick of hearing me natter on and you are in Brighton on Tuesday evening , come along to £5 App where I’ll be babbling about Huffduffer . I know it clashes with the Flash Brighton screening of Sita Sings the Blues but you can watch that online anytime, right? Tagged with video speaking interview huffduffer £5app sussexdigital … Read the rest here

Cameron Moll Go to the source

I’ve been reading HOW magazine on and off almost since I began my career as a designer 11 years ago. Every issue seems chock full of inspiring design, interviews with other designers I admire, and the like. Most issues land a permanent spot on my bookshelf. For almost as long as I’ve associated myself with the magazine, I’ve had two wishes. … Read the rest here

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One of my resolutions for this year (and the year before) is to try reduce the amount of jet fuel I’m responsible for pumping into the atmosphere. So far, my speaking schedule for the year looks reasonably in-keeping for that aim. Next month I will be flying to Austin for South by Southwest . I wouldn’t miss that for anything. Like last year, my plan was to go but not speak. Like last year, that plan has changed… Read the rest here

Jason Santa Maria Go to the source

I’m trying to cut back on travel and speaking dates this year, but I’ll be out and about a few times. If you happen to be attending any of these events, be sure to say hello! Not the Same Old Story , SXSW Interactive, March 14, 11:30am I’ll be moderating a panel exploring how people from different backgrounds tackle the problem of design and storytelling online. From the description: If the web provides so many ways to connect with audiences, why are we all stuck telling the same story with our designs? Hear from a panel of storytelling experts on the importance of narrative and art direction online to break away from static and boring experiences. I’m honored to be joined on the panel by some very talented folks: Nicholas Felton, feltron.com Daniel Burka, Creative Director, Digg/Pownce Emily Gordon, Editor-in-Chief, Print Magazine , Emdashes.com Ian Adelman, Design Director, NYMag.com The Influencers , DOT DOT DOT, April 15 The upcoming Interaction Design Masters program at SVA is really building steam, and they’ve been giving back to the community with a free monthly lecture series called DOT DOT DOT. … Read the rest here

Eric Meyer Go to the source

Hey all, and especially those of you in the EU: I’m going to be doing an all-new one-day workshop in London in early March via the offices of Carson Workshops, for whom I’ve done workshops in the past. Previously I’ve done two-day gigs with a beginner-to-intermediate skill range, but this time we’re trying something different. I’m going to get down and dirty with some tough topics, and really push hard at the limits of what CSS and semantic markup can do. You can get the details at the CW site , and note the special price for the first quarter of the seats. That’s right, this will be a small, intimate workshop, with plenty of chances for questions about and challenges to what I’m saying. … Read the rest here

Jason Santa Maria Go to the source

After nearly five years of working with some of the smartest and most caring people I’ve ever met, I’ve decided to leave Happy Cog. This was a tough decision for me to make; everyone at Happy Cog is like family to me. I’ve learned a tremendous amount during my time on board, much of it just by watching and listening to how great people work. Jeffrey is one of the most creative guys around, and I’m thankful that he took a chance on me years ago. Make no mistake, Happy Cog is the best company I’ve ever worked for. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to work on a variety of great projects over the years, but it’s time for me to move on and try some new things. … Read the rest here

Hicksdesign Go to the source

There’s a lot of sneering about end of year lists, but I love looking back personally, as well as reading others (like Jeremy and Elliot ) as well. Anyway, I’ve been doing it since 1990, so I don’t see why I should stop now… Music With the exception of Vampire Weekend, 2008 didn’t have a great deal that excited me musically. So much so, I didn’t list any favourites for that year. In contrast, there has been a shipload of albums that have done it for me in 2009 (and in no particular order): Silversun Pickups : Swoon Placebo : Battle for the Sun Phoenix : Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix The Clientele : Bonfires on the Heath Mew : No More Stories Are Told Today… (long pretentious album title, but another great Mew album nonetheless) Yeah Yeah Yeahs : It’s Blitz! Mos Def : The Ecstatic Mastodon : Crack the Skye Pelle Carlberg : The Lilac Time Bat for Lashes : Two Suns Bombay Bicycle Club : I had the blues but I shook them loose Brendan Benson : My Old Familiar Friend The Duckworth Lewis Method : The Duckworth Lewis Method Idlewild : Post Electric Blues Imogen Heap : Ellipse Editors : On this light and on this evening Kasabian : West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum Graham Coxon : Spinning Top School of Seven Bells : Alpinisms iTunes also tells me that the most played tracks this year were Silversun Pickups’ “Panic Switch” and Placebos’ “Bright Lights”. There were also good albums such as Grizzly Bear’s “Veckatimest”, The Flaming Lips “Embryonic” and “Julian Plenti: is Skyscraper” that had some winning tracks, but not enough to hold interest for the whole album. … Read the rest here

Hicksdesign Go to the source

There’s a lot of sneering about end of year lists, but I love looking back personally, as well as reading others (like Jeremy and Elliot ) as well. Anyway, I’ve been doing it since 1990, so I don’t see why I should stop now… Music With the exception of Vampire Weekend, 2008 didn’t have a great deal that excited me musically. So much so, I didn’t list any favourites for that year. In contrast, there has been a shipload of albums that have done it for me in 2009 (and in no particular order): Silversun Pickups : Swoon Placebo : Battle for the Sun Phoenix : Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix The Clientele : Bonfires on the Heath Mew : No More Stories Are Told Today… (long pretentious album title, but another great Mew album nonetheless) Yeah Yeah Yeahs : It’s Blitz! Mos Def : The Ecstatic Mastodon : Crack the Skye Pelle Carlberg : The Lilac Time Bat for Lashes : Two Suns Bombay Bicycle Club : I had the blues but I shook them loose Brendan Benson : My Old Familiar Friend The Duckworth Lewis Method : The Duckworth Lewis Method Idlewild : Post Electric Blues Imogen Heap : Ellipse Editors : On this light and on this evening Kasabian : West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum Graham Coxon : Spinning Top School of Seven Bells : Alpinisms iTunes also tells me that the most played tracks this year were Silversun Pickups’ “Panic Switch” and Placebos’ “Bright Lights”. … Read the rest here

Eric Meyer Go to the source

Just when you thought the whole embedded-video thing couldn’t get any worse, here I come with videos featuring, well, me. The most recent is a short clip from one of my presentations at An Event Apart back in April, debug / reboot , where I comment at my usual pace on the suppression of quotation marks in my reset styles and why I think relying on browser-generated quotation marks is a bad idea. You also get to see my hair before it got to be the length it is now, which is even longer. There’s a complete transcription on that page, by the way, courtesy Mr. Z . Then there’s the vaguely silly one , in which I attempt to debug my clothing while sitting in my living room. … Read the rest here