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9:00 – Zeldman – Intro, overview, formalities. We are in the middle of a revolution in information transfer; the first since the advent of movable type (Gutenburg’s, not Six Apart’s); the first revolution in the way information is transmitted in 500 years. We are here today to rethink what we do and understand its importance. […]
7:51am – After a rather pleasant train ride through the suburbs into the city, I am sitting in a Starbuck’s in the downtown Marriot drinking a $4 hot milk drink (with a little caramel and espresso flavoring. (a.k.a., the Caramel “Macchiato†which isn’t actually a Macchiato and is barely caramel…). It was amazing to see […]
Today I am in Philadelphia at An Event Apart with Zeldman and Eric Meyer (and Jason Santa Maria). Should definitely be a good time. I’ll try and live blog the highlights. an event apart, web design, css, conferences
From the Wall Street Journal A New Gold Standard for PCs – WALTER S. MOSSBERG and KATHERINE BOEHRET “To put it simply: No desktop offered by Dell or Hewlett-Packard or Sony or Gateway can match the new iMac G5’s combination of power, elegance, simplicity, ease of use, built-in software, stability and security. From setup to […]
According to Typographica, Fontographer, a font creation and editor package from Macromedia has just been updated for Mac. This is it’s first update in nine years! That’s pretty big news. I will definitely be checking this out. Fontographer 4.7 (Mac OS X), or 4.1.5 (Win) at FontLab
After the atrocity that was the Disney Store UK redesign, a fresh wave of articles on professionalism have popped up. Each are very important reads for those of us in the Web development community. Accessibilty, The Gloves Come Off (Interview with Andy Clarke) There are now so many web sites, blogs or publications devoted to […]
I am becoming someone important. My dreams are being realized. I have cracked the top 500 in a google search for matt. In fact I’m around entry 187. This is a proud day for me. google, search, matt, sea
How many of you are reading this in an RSS aggregator of some sort? Come on, raise your hands. Yah, me to. But that’s cause we’re all geeks, right? I’m willing to wager that you have a blog with an RSS feed as well, right? I thought so. I was pondering recently how well RSS […]
I was recently pointed to the Godbit project by my Bloglines notifier (;-)). I’m glad I went. Created by Nathan Smith of SonSpring (a part of the 9rules network)**. Godbit has a mission that I can get on board with heart and soul: The purpose of this site is to help the Church catch up […]
Apple.com is one of my favorite Web designs. I’m not saying this to be cheesy, or because I am an Apple zealot (even though I am), I just think they have an incredibly clean, simple, beautiful, site that contains a TON of information. The Apple Online Store is especially impressive. Highlighting many of their products […]
I have decided to start a new category called “Favorite Web Designs” as a way to bookmark really cool (imho) Web designs that inspire me. The first entry will be the “Silent Strength” entry on the CSS Zen Garden by Ray Henry at REH3 I love the organic, chaotic, clean order of the design. The […]
Invitation and info card for the Encounter 2005 Fall Retreat for The Rock (Ames, IA), Mars Hill Church (IA City, IA), Alive (Des Moines, IA), The Rock (UIC, Chicago IL). Retreat Program Folder was also designed using the same branding.