The second annual A List Apart web design survey is up. If you design sites professionally, please fill it out! No one else is gathering data on our industry. … [Read more...] about ALA Survey 2008
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Revisions, part bleh
As usual, the characters are great, but I have failed to bring the conflict. They're having a cocktail party in my head, looking at me over the rims of their glasses like, "What? We're not supposed to like each other?" Annoying, they are. … [Read more...] about Revisions, part bleh
Contemplating the monkey
I can't stop thinking about the process that led to a ceramic monkey trash can arriving on the shelves at Target. I mean, let's take another look at this thing: Someone designed that. ("What is missing from my monkey trash can? YES. A banana. That's it. My work here is done.") … [Read more...] about Contemplating the monkey
Learning, and practicing, and confidence
So, Bear's new column is up at Subterranean. It's about learning, and learning how to learn. This made me stop and think: But thereâ … [Read more...] about Learning, and practicing, and confidence
New WordPress plugin: Post and Page Excerpt Widgets
Post and Page Excerpt Widgets let you display excerpts from posts or pages in the sidebar. For some reason, page excerpts were taken out of WordPress somewhere along the way, so the widget requires the Page Excerpt plugin to handle those. If The Excerpt Reloaded is installed, the … [Read more...] about New WordPress plugin: Post and Page Excerpt Widgets
Never, ever send the boys to Target by themselves.
Shopping: they're doing it wrong. … [Read more...] about Never, ever send the boys to Target by themselves.
A quick book note
I've been in a pissy mood all day for no good reason. Just now I picked up Robin Benway's Audrey, Wait!, which has been on the TBR pile since I heard it compared to Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Two pages later, I'm in a better mood. Back to the book now. ETA: Finished. … [Read more...] about A quick book note
Revision Control for WP
Revision Control for WP — limits or disables the new revision feature in WordPress 2.6. … [Read more...] about Revision Control for WP
How to Write With Style
How to Write With Style … [Read more...] about How to Write With Style
Big job done!
Justine's new site is live. Whew. Lotta work went into that one. … [Read more...] about Big job done!
