Monthly Archives: March 2008
The one lesson that Web and PDF designers still need to learn
Print matters! This means: Never ever use white text on dark backgrounds in PDFs. Do you think people are made of toner? Always use a print-specific Cascading Style Sheet on your website. If you won’t do that then at least … Continue reading
Complaining is worse than useless
The next time you’re whining about something ask yourself: Am I problem solving or just venting? Will venting fix the problem? Does the person I’m complaining to really want to hear this? Venting and seeking sympathy makes you worse off … Continue reading
Great moments in spaceship design: Sark vs. Sulaco
I hadn’t watched Tron in years, but in a recent viewing I noticed that Sark’s Carrier… …looks just like the Sulaco from Aliens. Both were designed by Syd Mead. For more futurism, check out this Flickr set of Mead’s paintings. … Continue reading
Monday morning soul searching: Are you trying to master anything?
I was reading a passage in Wherever You Go, There You Are about mastery: becoming so good at something that you can do it flawlessly without thinking. To master something you have to practice a lot, but you also have … Continue reading
How to publish social bookmarks in your sidebar, automate ego surfing, and more with Yahoo Pipes
On my WordPress sidebar you’ll see a list of links called “Delicious.com favorites”. Those links are an auto-generated mashup of my del.icio.us and Google Reader Shared items*. All I have to do is hit the “share button” in G Reader … Continue reading
Facebook is terrifying
I saw the FriendFeed application in a Facebook friend’s profile. It looked neat, kind of like the “Web pages I’m reading” widget in my sidebar. When I tried to add it, this was the signup screen: Hmmm, “who I am” … Continue reading