July 2005 Archives
23 entries
Electronic Mail is Not For Everyone
Posted at 5:56 PM
A true story: Sally works as a marketing & promotions director at a reputable book publisher. She deals directly with authors on a daily basis, communicating primarlily via email. This is by far the easiest way to shuttle documented information back and forth. It is also the year 2005, where one might consider “electronic mail” as common as peanut butter, or even Neil Diamond.
McAfee.com seeks Sr. Web UI Engineer
Apply your semantic markup and advanced CSS skills on a high-profile site that gets it.
A peek inside the new book
A copy of Bulletproof Web Design arrived fresh from the printer yesterday, so I’ve snapped a few photos of the interior.
Still throwing tables
Doug Bowman reveals his reworked-in-CSS microsoft.com example.
Batman Shakespeare Bust Replica
Tilt his head back to reveal a hidden, working switch (as seen on the Batman TV show). Must have. Link courtesy of Will Murray.
Banksy
Site of the renegade UK artist, with gallery of his(?) self-placed museum pieces and other work.
Blinksale opens
Send invoices much? I can attest, this is the most pleasurable way to do it.
New T-Shirt: Document
Posted at 2:35 PM
The dog-eared document icon has long been a symbol for web aficionados everywhere. Now you can show off your passion for wearable pixels with the brand-spankin’ new Document T-Shirt from SimpleBits.
This is a superior, 100% heavyweight Hanes Beefy-T in Graphite. The magnified icon (inspired from the Stockholm set) is printed in two colors and simply centered on the front.
An icon on a t-shirt? Yep. And that’s why you (probably) want one.
Digital Web interviews Ethan Marcotte
The hilarious Mr. Marcotte talks about Professional CSS and endless good cheer. Great read.
Been There, Done That
Posted at 11:19 AM
For whatever reason, I often struggle with visited link treatments, perhaps because (for me) it’s often an afterthought. A color palette is selected, the page is designed — now it’s time to figure out how best to show that a link has been visited. For most sites, it’s important to visually signify where the reader has been, and not everyone handles it in the same manner.
Virtual Street Reality
Incredible sidewalk chalk illusions. But oh when it rains… Via Tantek.
Odeo Opens its Doors
Posted at 10:55 AM
Discover, create, and subscribe to original audio content for your iPod or MP3 player. Earlier this month, Odeo opended its doors to the public, with a site design from SimpleBits.
Orch Dorks
It certainly wasn’t hip when I was in high school, though I wish it was. Love the shirts.
Optimus keyboard
Ingenious keyboard design electronically displays each key function. Hat tip: rustedrobot.
The meaning of iCal's July 17
Jeff Gates thought that Apple was honoring his birthday, but eventually solved the mystery with a little investigation.
centricle photos
Some really outstanding photography from Kevin C Smith.
How to Spot Arial
The subtleties that separate Arial and Grotesque from Helvetica.
RSS 2.0 and Atom 1.0, Compared
A compelling case for Atom 1.0. But I think the problem lies in the term RSS being synonymous with XML feeds. Atom needs a marketing campaign… or something.
NEWD Meetup: August 4th
Posted at 11:29 AM
Since the last gathering was so successful, Ethan and I thought it was high time to organize another meetup for New England Web Designers (NEWD?). And by organizing we mean: pick a date, pick a time, pick a place, and hope people show up to have a few beverages.
So, we hope you can join us on Thursday August 4th, 7:30PM @ the Cambridge Brewing Company in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA. We’re told there’s Wi-Fi here as well.
Leave a comment here, or over with Ethan if you’re interested in stopping by, and we’ll make sure we have some space reserved.
When Floated Figures Attack!
Posted at 8:45 AM
I recently began publishing full entries in the RSS feed for SimpleBits, figuring that if people would rather read the entire Notebook post in the comfort of their aggregator, they could go ahead and do so. Personally, I enjoy reading content in its intended environment, with all the site design around it, and find myself skimming NetNewsWire for interesting articles to pull up in a browser later on.
Tagging for Fun and Finding
A nice explanation of the great tagging explosion of 2005 from Thomas Vander Wal.
IYHY
B. Adam Howell’s new service that optimizes sites for mobile devices by stripping away styles, images and other (hopefully) non-essential code.
Statler & Waldorf: From the Balcony
The two muppets review current films (although their voices don’t sound quite like the originals).
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