The Lifestyle Questionnare
One Two One Two Microphone Check is about finding people who make things happen in various cultural fields. I answered a few questions about my lifestyle.
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Modulus
A mix a submitted to Designers.MX, a site featuring music that fuels designers’s creativity.
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Type Study: Stereo-Typography
Designing with stereotypes makes those initial choices a bit easier. Big = loud. Small = quiet. Smooth = elegant. Irregular = experimental. Enter stereo-typography, the art of using stereotypes to inform your type choices.
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Invisible Deliverables
Spending too much time on those essential project deliverables? Suprisingly, adding a few smart steps can increase efficiency & smooth communication.
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Real Animation Using JavaScript, CSS, and HTML Video
By striving for more than just mechanical movement, we can create more believable animated effects to enhance our users’ experience.
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On Emotional Interface Design
An exploration of the term “experience” in digital design and the various forms it takes.
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Art Direction and Design
Don’t just design, art direct your websites; surpass technical execution to create compelling designs that evoke the right emotion.
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Flash and Standards: The Cold War of the Web
Both the standards community and the Flash community are extremely good at sharing knowledge and supporting the people within their respective groups. The relationship across communities, however, isn’t nearly as cordial.
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Using Templates to Design Killer Blogs
After my SXSW panel “Is WordPress Killing Web Design?”, I answered a few questions for iStockPhoto about options for blog templates.
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Type-Inspired Interfaces
A technique to combat blank-page syndrome by demonstrating how design inspiration can be taken from the typefaces we use. So put down your pencils, reach for your composing stick, and let the type do the talking.
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Attract Visitors to Your Site
How to get people to come to your website, get them to stay and keep them coming back for more.
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Semantic Flash: Slippery When Wet
Love it or hate it, Flash has become a fixture of modern web design. I cut through the misconceptions to show us how Flash can be used to enhance our standards-based web designs. (“Shiny floor” standards-friendly Flash project included.)