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06.09
The Dark Age of Web Fonts... Sort of Almost Kinda Nearly Starting to End, Maybe
Starts and stops and workarounds and hacks. Remember when the first generation iPhone came out, big, round, heavy, slow, limited in features that other phones had but everyone knew it was the future? Sure, it didn't support MMS. But hey, you could jailbreak your phone, void your warranty and add a new strange thing called an "app" that did support it.
06.04
Yes, I was right, but why do I feel horrible about it?
Last night, out of morbid curiosity, I visited the website of a former employer. There's no way I'll reveal what ad agency this was, but I will let you know it was probably among the worst career experiences I've had. There was something about the atmosphere and philosophy that never felt quite right.
06.03
Is Bad Design Good Design? A Frightening Realization About Our Acclimation to Crap
Debra Messing as Grace Adler said it best when she blurted, "I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone. And all the people are pigs. And I'm the pretty one, but everyone thinks I'm ugly because they're all pigs and they think pigs are pretty."
03.23
"Is Pepsi okay?" No. No, it isn't. Ever.
I drink Diet Dr. Pepper. If Diet Dr. Pepper isn't available at a restaurant, I order Diet Coke. Neither are as good as regular Dr. Pepper, I know, but I have to watch my girlish figure.
03.16
Live from SXSW Interactive: In Perspective as We Finally Eat BBQ
Were I more of a romantic, I would say Austin is gently weeping farewell as we leave its embrace. My ever-present cynic says that these are either tears of joy that all the nerds are leaving or tears of sorrow as the terrible corporate-shilled music portion begins. In reality, it's just raining.
03.16
Live from SXSW Interactive: Down With Ugly Babies
Here I was feeling sorry for Aaron Hursman of Hitachi Consulting. "Boy, I sure wouldn't want to be a presenter on the last day of SXSW Interactive," I thought, making the assumption that Tuesday at the convention center might be akin to August at the box office. Luckily, Hursman turns out to be an Oscar contender.
03.14
Live from SXSW Interactive: Web Helps Those Who Help Themselves
I like our design and development process. I don't love it. I'd take our design and development process to an occasional casual lunch to catch up. I wouldn't run away with our design and development process on a romantic weekend to woo it into making tiny little design and development process babies.
03.12
Live From SXSW Interactive: Content Strategy and Beauty in Web Design
I'm eating a gas station pecan pie in the middle of a packed ballroom. I feel a bit conspicuous.
01.19
Designing for Yourself: Know When to Quit
I used to have two roommates, Laura and Denise. When Laura was thirsty, she asked Denise to make her an ice water. Not out of laziness. Rather, she claimed when Denise made ice water, it tasted better.
10.11
The DSVC September Meeting—Blown Away by Ian Coyle
I had the great pleasure of seeing/hearing Ian Coyle speak for the Dallas Society of Visual Communications' (DSVC) September Meeting. I was not familiar with Ian prior to the meeting, and was absolutely blown away with him afterwards! He is so down-to-earth, insightful, creative and inspiring.
