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Internet vs. $1,000,000

June 13, 2012 - By

I love hypothetical what-ifs. Over the years I’ve had some great conversations come out of them, here’s my latest which stumps me. Would you quit... View Article

Mission & Vision

April 17, 2012 - By

I used to think of mission and vision statements as feel-good cruft of little value. I never gave them any kind of credit for having... View Article

WebKit Image Filters

April 13, 2012 - By

WebKit Image Filters This is astounding. Want some image treatment, but don’t want to bust open Photoshop? No problem. This new CSS attribute will allow... View Article

What does the internet think?

April 11, 2012 - By

What does the Internet think? Want to gauge the popular global consensus on a topic? The site What does the Internet think? does a contextual search and weighs the good or... View Article

CSS-Tricks Props

March 6, 2012 - By

Not too long ago I had a pleasant surprise in Cameron Moll tweeting out  my site; barely a week later Chris Coyier of CSS-Tricks did... View Article

Twitter Bootstrap Idea!

February 28, 2012 - By

I love Twitter Bootstrap. On a couple occasions I have found myself bringing some of the framework’s CSS into existing sites (namely the gorgeous forms)... View Article

A Good Day

February 16, 2012 - By

It’s been a good day. Today is my two year anniversary at Thrillworks, the eve of my five year wedding anniversary to my lovely wife... View Article

Jargon

October 31, 2011 - By

Using common corporate phrases, jargon, and lingo is a really important part of my industry, and perhaps all production related industries that have vendor/client relationships.... View Article

Limited Edition Fonts

September 27, 2011 - By

There’s a trend I’ve seen a couple times now where designers are offering “limited” fonts. Tyler Finck (better known as @sursly) is selling only 1000... View Article

Accessibility Camp TO 2011

September 25, 2011 - By

On Saturday I attended Accessibility Camp Toronto 2011. Now I feel a bit shallower, but in a good way. It’s really really really easy to make... View Article

Stock and Awe

July 4, 2011 - By

I haven’t always loved the process of buying artwork from stock sites, but I’ve always had a deep respect for the value of good imagery. Using... View Article

Double Marriage

May 21, 2011 - By

Last weekend Kristi and I went to a wedding. I leaned over and said to her “You know, if we get married again let’s memorize... View Article