Category: Surviving
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My weekend project
By controlling what I listen to, and the order in which I listen, I’m slowly designing an infinite collage of my evolving musical tastes.
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Of Books and Conferences Past
Of books and conferences past: A maker looks back on things well-made but no longer with us.
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Ah yes, the famous “intern did it” syndrome
Poachers, when caught stealing content from our website, always blamed the theft on an “intern” or “freelancer.” We always pretended to believe them.
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Akismet means never having to say you’re sorry
The bots who shit in your sandbox are bigger, brassier, and better than ever!
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My Night With Essl
Herewith, a scene from last night’s interview with legendary web & book designer (and Dean of The Cooper Union School of Art) Mike Essl, who shared his portfolio, career highlights, early web design history, and…
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Publishing v. Performance—or, The Soul of the Web
Publishing Versus Performance: Our Struggle for the Soul of the Web
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My mind and welcome to it
IN MY DREAM I was designing sublime new publishing and social platforms, incandescent with features no one had ever thought of, but everybody wanted. One of my platforms generated pages that were like a strangely…
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A Day Apart: Live Notes on Mobile Web Design with Luke Wroblewski
A FEW QUICK NOTES from the first hour of A Day Apart: Mobile Web Design, an all-day learning session led by Luke Wroblewski (aka Day III of An Event Apart Seattle), Bell Harbor Conference Center,…
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Click My Lit Panel
In “New Publishing and Web Content,” a SXSW Interactive Panel, I will lead publisher and entrepreneur Lisa Holton, creative director and designer Mandy Brown, novelist and Harper’s editor (plus big web geek) Paul Ford, and…
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AEA Seattle after-report
Relive those AEA Seattle memories (or enjoy the show vicariously) via sketches, photos, and Tweets.
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“Freelance to Agency” Podcast
Presenting the full audio recording of “From Freelance to Agency: Start Small, Stay Small”, a panel at SXSW Interactive featuring Roger Black, Kristina Halvorson, and Whitney Hess, and moderated by yours truly.