The Daily Report
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Unsung Heroes of Web and Interaction Design: Derek Powazek
WE TAKE the two-way web for granted today, but it wasn’t always this way, and the democratizing power of HTML wasn’t manifested overnight. Derek Powazek is one of the pioneering designers who helped bring the…
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The Great Discontent & Me
In celebration of TGD turning one tomorrow, we’re going back to our roots. Jeffrey Zeldman—the “godfather of web standards”—has already left an indelible mark on the web industry and those of us who work in…
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Lawson on picture element
Those eager to bash Hixie and the WHATWG are using the new spec as if it were a cudgel; “this is how you deal with Hixie and WHATWG” says Marc Drummond. I don’t think that’s…
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From an imaginary novel
I AM Jewish but my parents named me Jesus, which they pronounced Hay-Seuss, with an emphasis on the Hay. You can imagine the joy of being me in public school. First day of kindergarten, Miss…
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From Chicago, With Love
HEY, FRIENDS. I write from the magical city of Chicago, where I’m enjoying the first Happy Cog Summit. Next week, following our meet-up cum strategy session cum karaoke party, comes An Event Apart Chicago, three…
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HTML5 Video Player II
JOHN DYER’S MediaElement.js bills itself as “HTML5 <video> and <audio> made easy”—and that’s truly what it is: HTML5 audio and video players in pure HTML and CSS. Custom Flash and Silverlight players that mimic the…
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Google Analytics in Real Life
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An Event Apart posts 2013 schedule: 8 cities, 8 shows
AN EVENT APART, the design conference for people who make websites, announces its 2013 schedule: eight cities, eight shows. Registration is now open for: Atlanta – February 18-20, 2013 Seattle – April 1-3, 2013 San…
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Photos and Drawings from An Event Apart DC 2012
AN EVENT APART is the design conference for people who make websites. Enjoy these photos and drawings from An Event Apart DC, now concluding at the Westin Alexandria. The next An Event Apart three-day conference…
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Leo Laporte interviews JZ
IN EPISODE 63 of Triangulation, Leo Laporte, a gracious and knowledgeable podcaster/broadcaster straight outta Petaluma, CA, interviews Your Humble Narrator about web standards history, responsive web design, content first, the state of standards in a…
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Product Management for the Web; Beyond Usability Testing
IN ISSUE NO. 357 of A List Apart for people who make websites: Beyond Usability Testing by DEVAN GOLDSTEIN To be sure we’re designing the right experience for the right audience, there’s no substitute for…
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Saul Bass pitches AT&T
CULTURAL HISTORY GEM: Saul Bass’s Original Pitch for the Bell Systems Logo Redesign, 1969. Article and curation via brainpickings.org. Hat tip: Tim Murtaugh.
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New on Foursquare: great architectural experiences
Great Architectural Experiences is a list I’ve begun on Foursquare. Currently there are 29 33 35 entries. The list is not limited to buildings. After all, some of New York’s greatest architectural experiences include crossing…
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Proposed standards for the care and feeding of user generated content
THIS MORNING Contents Magazine launched the beginning of something both good and important: a set of guidelines that could lead to a safer world for user-created content. Contents believes (and I agree) that products and…
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HTML Marches On
IN A LETTER dated July 19, 2012, WHATWG leader and HTML living standard editor (formerly HTML5 editor) Ian Hickson clarifies the relationship between activity on the WHATWG HTML living standard and activity on the W3C…