• Design for non-designers (part 3)

    Part 1 of this design series dealt with the visual design, and Part 2 delved into user experience, content, and testing. Here, we’re going to jump into a bit about ...


  • Design for non-designers (part 2)

    Part 1 of this article series focused on the visual (since that’s usually what folks are looking for help with when it comes to design), but it’s important to remember ...


  • Learning design vs. becoming a designer

    One of the criticism's of the Hello Web Design book is whether teaching folks how to design will take away work from professional designers. As a "real" designer (degree in ...


  • Design for non-designers (part 1)

    Even if you’re not a designer, I’d bet that at some point in your career you’ll need to do something visual, whether it’s making a landing page for your project, ...


  • Building beautiful business cards

    Cards from Moo.com are a great place to start to get nicely printed cards on thick, professional stock. You can order them with your information printed, but blank cards are ...


  • Web design and networking resources

    Just recently I had the opportunity to go to my alma mater to speak to my former department about Web Standards. While the curriculum has improved since I graduated, the ...


  • I need to revoke my CSS-master card

    I'm joking, of course (about having a CSS Master card - I'm not that awesome yet!). But for all my puffery about knowing CSS, there are often small but significant ...


  • crowdSPRING

    Awhile back I posted on twitter a rather enigmatic message. Well, it didn't take me too long to see the light and jump back into the arms and the opinions ...