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  1. 08 Jun, 2015

    Style Guide Best Practices Presentation

    I recently spoke at An Event Apart in San Diego where I presented on the whys, whats and how’s of style guides. Here are the slides: And here are some resources I reference in the talk:   Style Guide Types […]

  2. 07 Jun, 2015

    Pattern Language: Responsive Style Guides

    Really cool to see A List Apart hosting a conversation all about style guides, featuring some fantastic people! Looking forward to this.

  3. 07 Jun, 2015

    Interface Writing: Code for Humans

    Great long read from Nicole Fenton about designing effective interface copy.

  4. 07 Jun, 2015

    Obviously

    Adam Onishi talks about the dangers of using words like “obviously” (and “just”) when we’re communicating with others. When we try to teach people whether in a tutorial, a conference talk, or even some over the phone training, we need to […]

  5. 07 Jun, 2015

    Tiny Content Framework

    This is a tiny content strategy framework focused on goals, messages, and branding. This is not a checklist. Use what you need and scrap the rest. Rewrite it or add to it. These topics should help you get to the […]

  6. 07 Jun, 2015

    The War on Pinball

    Little known fact: I’m a huge fan of pinball. This is a fascinating story about how pinball was considered illegal for a long time, even at the height of its popularity. This topic is also covered in the excellent pinball documentary […]

  7. 07 Jun, 2015

    I Have No Idea What The Hell I Am Doing

    I recently had the opportunity to be the opening keynote at Generate Conf in New York City. I got a chance to talk about dealing with uncertainty of the future. Here is the video of the talk: And here’s the transcript: Thank you. How’s […]

  8. 02 Jun, 2015

    Responsive Strategy Illustrations by Stephanie Walter

    Stephanie Walter created some beautiful illustrations based on my post about responsive design strategies. I absolutely love the pooling water around the mobile screen in the retrofitting example, and love the layered shades of blue in the mobile-first example.

  9. 30 May, 2015

    Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood: Then and Now

    Love these images of my neighborhood in Pittsburgh that demonstrate how much (and in some cases how little) it’s changed over the years. via Jason Head

  10. 30 May, 2015

    Video: Multi-Device Output, Input, and Posture

    Really handy tips from Luke about multi-device trends and designing for a whole slew of screens.

  11. 30 May, 2015

    Web! What is it good for?

    This post by Jeremy really resonated with me. Definitely worth your time to read it in its entirety.

  12. 30 May, 2015

    Paper Interface Inventories

    We print out page designs, hand them some scissors, and get them to cut up the pages into their smallest components. Mix them all up so you can’t even tell which components came from which pages. I really like this […]

  13. 30 May, 2015

    Polymer Element Catalog

    As someone who spends a lot of time thinking about modular design and development, it’s cool to see the Polymer project evolve with this nice catalog of components. There’s even a little chemistry metaphor going on, which of course makes […]

  14. 27 May, 2015

    What is the Web for?

    What is the Web for? Is it a platform for robust applications? Or should the Web admit defeat and settle on being a web of documents? These are the wrong questions. The question is not “what is the Web is for”, but […]

  15. 24 May, 2015

    Ben Brignell’s #uxlondon sketchnotes

    Ben Brignell’s sketch notes from my atomic design talk at #uxlondon.  

  16. 21 May, 2015

    Why I Care About Accessibility

    As part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the folks at Fresh Tilled Soil asked me for my thoughts on accessibility. So here they are: And in the spirit of accessibility, here’s a transcript of the video: Yeah, accessibility matters a […]

  17. 21 May, 2015

    Perform

    Make every thing fight for its life. Fight for its right to exist. Stop adding shit. Start killing shit. Victory is subtraction. Rip it all out. Be ruthless. Demand better. Reorder. Stop blindly adopting tools. Stop breaking the Web. Be […]

  18. 20 May, 2015

    Making a difference with performance

    Here’s Jaime Caballero with some fantastic advice on how to improve your experience’s performance.

  19. 19 May, 2015

    Head Meets Wall

    The trick is knowing when bashing your head against a wall repeatedly will lead to a breakthrough instead of you lying unconscious in a pool of blood.

  20. 18 May, 2015

    Web Conference at PSU

    I’m thrilled to be speaking at the Web Conference at Penn State alongside so many other great speakers (including apparently Tim Gunn of Project Runway fame. Life achievement unlocked?). Registration closes in just a few days, so I’d look into […]