Pretty slides. League Gothic for the font. I’m definitely not the only designer in love with that font right now… Paul Boag flagged this panel on sitby.us. Would be cool to meet him…. Three overlapping disciplines (venn diagram on slide): business, design, development… Mentioned the Elliot Jay Stocks brouhaha.
Panel Notes: The Broke Diaries: Using Blogs and Twitter to Live Cheaply
This was not the most engaging panel. I got a couple of good bookmarks out of it though, particularly groupon.com and airbnb.com.
New site design
I’m redesigning my site. If you’ve been around here at all, you’re probably thinking “but Chat, you just did that in December!” Well, yes, I did. But that was more of a triage. Taking a broken website and fixing it so that it had the bare minimum usability.
One thing I’m very proud of with the current design: total images for the entire site (not counting any images I add for specific posts, like this one) are about 3.7kb. You read that right. 3.7 kilobytes. Not 370 kilobytes. Not 37 kilobytes. 3.7.
SXSWi 2010: T-minus 12 Days and Counting
I’m getting more excited about SXSWi with each passing day. My wife pointed out to me yesterday that I’m now counting it down in days rather than weeks. We’re under two weeks now so I’m going to defend my geekness. Daily feels right. T-minus 12 days and counting…if you’re wondering.
2010 SXSW Interactive Schedule
I’m doing something a little different and self-serving today. I’m posting the list of SXSW Interactive panels that I’ve bookmarked for consideration. I’m kind of all over the map this year. I knew going in that I would be interested in all things iPhone and iPad this year. I have ideas for two different apps I want to build.
I surprisingly found myself bookmarking lifehacking sessions. Things like improving my memory, using social media to live cheaply, and building your dream life.
I’m also apparently still very interested in improving my design process and how I manage and work with project owners. And I apparently I want to become a professional blogger, except that I don’t, so those panels might get the axe. In theory I really like publishing content. In reality it’s damn hard work.
As usual some timeslots have half-a-dozen panels I’m interested in while others have none or maybe one.
Are you going to SXSWi? What panels are you going to?
10 Sources for WordPress Design Inspiration
Creating a website can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve never done it before. More and more people are turning to blog software like WordPress to get a site up and running with very little effort and even less know-how. Free themes let them quickly choose a theme that works for their needs, whether those needs are running a business or talking about their cat (I’m obligated to mention talking about cats whenever talking about blogging in a broad sense. Thank you for that media.)
Design & Developer Jobs in Austin
Looking to hire a web designer or developer in the Austin area? Are you a web designer or developer looking for work in the Austin area? I’ve posted a few helpful resources after the jump.
Web Application Development: the Changing Battlefield of Web Design
Apple’s supporting HTML5 for video over Flash players. Google has a browser-based OS coming out and leveraging HTML5 makes a lot of sense there as well. That’s a shot directly at Microsoft. Frankly, if the club being used is an open standard, I’m okay with that, but larger questions are being raised…
Type in Motion
I know. On a Monday instead of a Friday right?
Neutra Face : An Ode On A Typeface (A Bearded Poker Face Parody)
I thought I’d lead off with one of the funnier typography related videos that I’ve seen in a while.
IE Compatibility VPC Images
For years Microsoft has made VPC images available that designers and developers could install using virtualization solutions like VirtualBox, VMWare or Parallels. Sometime around August 2009 they broke those images, requiring activation. This meant that, in order to test in various versions of Microsoft’s operating system and with various versions of Internet Explorer, you had to purchase an expensive license for each copy. This of course completely negated the purpose of having the images to begin with.