Entries from November 2007

The party's over and Liberals will soon be history The demise of the Liberal/National coalition Government in last Saturday's federal election in Australia could herald an upheaval in the political landscape, not only here though, but globally as well. We are so conditioned to the idea that two main parties define politics, we even call them left and right as if they were parts of our body. But parties spring up ... Read full entry

Upton: from Airbag Industries. Today we are learning about design. From what I've read in the last two weeks I've learned this much: design is like water, it comes in a variety of quality and clarity, in abundance or scarcity, both under valued and under appreciated at the same time. And... Design is everywhere, it's talked about everywhere, it's for sale everywhere, it's practiced ... Read full entry

The rules of unobtrusive JavaScript: take nothing for granted... One of the most important things to keep in mind when writing JavaScript for the Web is to make it unobtrusive, since You cannot rely on JavaScript being available. A few things for those who like using JavaScript to take into account. + Photo of ... Read full entry

Shot in video, and shot on the streets of Dublin, Once follows the story of two struggling musicians who meet in a shopping centre, and collaborate to produce a demo album, over the course of a week. I love it when a plan comes together...

25 Bad Habits of Graphic Designers: I could probably highlight all of these, so instead I'll just emphasis this one, the run away worst in my book: Using Poorly Designed Fonts from Free Font Sites Remember quality comes at a cost! + London BarCamp: I bet you didn't know that barcamps are the place ... Read full entry

Blog Sales: Blogging Bubble Bursting?: whoever thought that one day blogs would be changing hands, for quite frankly, ridiculous sums of money? To sellers, well done, good on you, for securing the sale. To the buyers, I hope you know what you're doing, paying up to $20,000, in some cases, for a blog! Matt Jones who recently sold his blog, Blogging Fingers, ... Read full entry

In All Fairness ... Internet Explorer Still Stinks: same old same old really. After all these years, and supposed improvements, Internet Explorer (even the latest version) remains a web developer's nightmare. + Screen Resolutions and Better User Experience: what do they say? Less is more? Optimal user experience is rarely achieved by visual design ... Read full entry

The Matchbox Project: Sydneysiders; look out for those matchboxes... Each week, a decorated matchbox with a tiny present hidden inside is left by a girl (and sometimes willing friends) somewhere in her travels. It's a random act of semi-artistic kindness aimed at disrupting someone's day in a tiny but positive way. That's if they dare to pick it up... Cool idea! +... Read full entry

Book on User-Centered Web Design Available Online for Free: another free reference for web designers... Access by Design by Sarah Horton. + equation bookshelf: guess why I like this particular bookshelf?! If I didn't have so many pictures up on the walls here I'd have an ... Read full entry

Understanding Web Design by Jeffrey Zeldman. Some of the passages in this article reminded me of the dark days I once spent working as a web designer. Trying to impress upon some people (including creative directors) that there was more to web design than just design was near nigh impossible at times. Some who don't understand web design nevertheless have the job of creating websites or supervising web designers and ... Read full entry