Category Archives: blog
Type Nerdery Aug 20, 08
Testing Flickr’s new slideshow functionality… it feels a lot like SlideShowPro.
Posted by Kyle
Stealing My Thunder* Aug 20, 08
For those who hang on my every sporadic word via a feed reader, you may want to take some time to peruse the new site. I’ve put a fresh coat of shellac on the little bugger, with special attention paid to the popular fonts and portfolio pages.
My goal was to push the boundaries of traditional web layout and apply a magazine-style grid to bits of the site, which was relatively easy to achieve with the help of the handy Blueprint CSS framework. I’m especially happy with the outcome of the 96KX and IBGreek pages. As time allows, I hope to push the blog format in this direction, too (à la JSM).
In Other News
Never to be outdone, IDEO beat me to the punch by about a week with the launch of their new site.
They’ve done an superb job of bringing a massive amount of fascinating content to the foreground while maintaing an easy-to-use, eminently browsable interface. Inspiring all around.
*regarding the title of the post, totally kidding.
Posted by Kyle
Take the survey. Jul 31, 08
A List Apart has posted their 2008 survey for people who make websites*—I took it and so should you.
*people who make websites include: all designers, developers, information architects, project managers, writers, editors, marketers, etc.
You can find the 2007 survey results here.
Posted by Kyle
The Coke Zero Game Jul 23, 08
This is a pretty incredible microsite for Coke Zero built by the gang at North Kingdom. It’s a really smooth integration of rich streaming video combined with basic controls that add up to a surprisingly playable set of games.
If you can pull yourself away from the games, North Kingdom has posted a nice behind the scenes look at the production.
It’s very reminiscent of Dragon’s Lair — if Dragon’s Lair actually worked. It only took 25 years to get it right.
Posted by Kyle
WordPress 2.6 Jul 16, 08
I just finished an uneventful upgrade to WordPress 2.6. I was a little nervous as I’d heard some bad things about this version, but the whole process was as smooth as silk for me. It’s a nice update, so I’ll probably upgrade a few of the other sites I manage over the weekend.
In semi-related news, I’m putting the finishing touches on a new site design, which gives me an excuse to test 2.6’s media mananger…. stay tuned.
Posted by Kyle
Noteworthy, late June edition Jun 18, 08
Links, ideas and other ephemera that have caught my eye recently:
Magnetic Movie - the incredible visuals in this video prompt my internet skepticism to kick in. Even if it is some kind of trickery, it’s amazingly cool. More info here.
Speaking of internet trickery, I stumbled on a CSS hack I’ve never seen before: Overriding Inline Styles from a CSS file - useful if your CMS-using clients get too crazy with the WYSIWYG text editor and destroy your precious design.
The founders of Flickr are leaving Yahoo, and Stewart Butterfield wrote the oddest resignation letter I’ve seen. He must really likes metaphors.
Posted by Kyle
We are the machines. Jun 10, 08
Really interesting article from the Atlantic — Is Google Making Us Stupid? The gist is that with such easy access to near-limitless amounts of information, we let machines supplant thinking and our attention span and memory retention suffers accordingly. I think the historical examples found at the end of the article are an interesting counterpoint to the premise — be wary of change because Bad Things will surely occur. However, in every example, the changes — paper, printing press, internet — brought much more positive change than negative. Perhaps we’re in the thick of a similar cycle — our brains just need to catch up with our ambition.
Posted by Kyle
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