The widgets are coming!
Yesterday, Wordpress and Typepad released updates that allow placing widgets (self contained bits of functionality) into the sidebars of blogs they create.
I’m excited.
As a whole, blog software has reached a point where posting is easy (with a few exceptions). Forms of expression outside the post continue to be difficult for most people – Usually involving [...]
Real world rounding
As far as I can tell, there’s no Javascript or Sliding Doors involved in rounding the right hand corners of the magazine Beautiful Decay. It’s done with pure old fashioned brute force.
Sometimes I wish web design was equally as straight forward.
The new switching cost?
Ma.gnolia has a compelling case for switching away from Del.icio.us. Their app is well thought out, with a variety of interesting features. All of which are surrounded by a beautiful design.
I went as far as importing in all my old links. The process took less than 5 minutes. It really couldn’t have gone better.
Yet I [...]
Loveplum is loose
I’m having a hard time writing any sort of grand introduction for this blog. I don’t have goals for it as much as I have intentions.
I’ve been designing things for use online for over 10 years now.
I don’t think that makes me an expert.
Not all of these things I’ve designed have been good. Sometimes the [...]
30 Boxes doesn’t do it for me
I’m starting to feel like the only person that doesn’t like 30 Boxes. Nik Cubrilovic recently wrote a post entitled 30 Boxes Ready To Take Out Online Calendar Space, for Techcrunch. His conclusion:
It was a combination of the nice interface, usability and these simple features that have made 30 Boxes my default calendar now.
That last [...]