Category: Random
News Round up: UI Design, Web fonts, Improve your language skills
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I haven’t done a link round up in a bit but there have been some awesome articles around lately so I’ll pass them on. The Little Things in UI Design First up is a great article on the little things in User Interface design from Smashing magazine. It really is the little things that make…
Google Custom Search
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I recently added google custom search (CSE) as an advanced search on a clients store. While the standard search engine provided decent results it does a very poor job of eliminating useless words (the, a…). Since Goolge does an awesome job of providing relevant search results and the CSE is free we jumped on board.…
Divert Yourself
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Like many creative types I also take some pictures (my flickr). Today I found some awesome pictures that inspired me with my own photography. Diverty yourself for a few minutes today with some photographic inspiration.
Apple Adds break Yahoo
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Sounds fatalist I know but really it is a very cool piece of advertising that goes beyond just a video in a box. One of the latest Apple adds doesn’t just have a video inside a box it actually interacts with the menu items on the site. This is obviously a very cool add that…
FOWD Seminars for Free
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Just found the seminars for FOWD (Future of Web Design) for free. For any web designers who missed this conference go check it out. I have only had the time to watch/listen to the presentation by Paul Boag which was amazing. Go check out all of the presentations and learn some real stuff about web…
Just Fix the Problem Now Regardless of Cost
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It would probably be a safe bet that you have a cell phone. It would also probably be a safe bet that at one point or another they have been less than stellar in their customer service. Whether it was billing or a DOA phone or dropping your message box it has happened. The worst…
Working with Integrity
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At the end of the day I design and build website for the money. I have to eat, pay the mortgage, do fun stuff and money is what pays for that. I don’t think anyone would begrudge me this because we all realize that today money is what makes the world go around. At what…
Scope Creep and the In House Designer
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At one time or another each freelancer must deal with a client regarding the question of scope creep. As freelancer’s it can be easier to put your foot down, assuming you have a contract, and say no to added features at the same price. But what does an in house designer do? They don’t have…
Interesting Links: CSS trickery
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CSS Image Trickery Both of these articles come from the newest addition to my RSS feeds sohtanaka.com. First off is an article on adding effects to images with some CSS and HTML. Pretty neat and shows much of what you can do without encasing the entire effect in an image. The second article from sohtanaka.com…