CSSquirrel Blog Feed
Comic Update: So Say We All
written by Kyle Weems on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:13:05 +0000
Today’s comic is a bonus, bringing the count for this week to a nearly unprecedented two. I know, such generosity on my part staggers the mind. The comic also seems like fodder for some form of novelty t-shirt. I’ll get right on that. Like most people that make websites, I heard of the funeral held for [...]...Read More
Comic Update: Escaping SXSW
written by Kyle Weems on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:34:39 +0000
Although it does not start for several more days, the madhouse that is SXSW has already begun to dominate my Twitter feed. Allegedly five days of compelling presentations about the industry, it often seems more like the event is something like a fraternity kegger with some talks about HTML5 thrown into the mix. Regardless of the [...]...Read More
Comic Update: Veritas Sciurus – Must Web Designers Code?
written by Kyle Weems on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:51:50 +0000
Today’s comic features a gruesome shootout between Ethan Marcotte, Andy Budd, Ian Lloyd, Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman and the duo of Elliot Jay Stocks and the squirrel. Jeff Croft also makes an important appearance. Cast in the light of a rather enjoyable action film, the sequence mimics the spirit of a Twitter throwdown that Mr. [...]...Read More
Elsewhere: Making the Grade – A Primer on Linear Gradients
written by Kyle Weems on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:21:51 +0000
I’ve finally (albeit weeks later than intended) created a primer on linear gradients with CSS. It’s a shallow dip into the deep pool of CSS gradients, but it’ll help get you started on taking advantage of gradients with Webkit, Firefox and even Internet Explorer! (Yes, really.) It’s posted over here at Mindfly Web Design Studio. If [...]...Read More
“Adobe Eats Babies” T-Shirts Now Available
written by Kyle Weems on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:33:28 +0000
Based on the feedback for Tuesday’s comic about how Larry Masinter eats babies, I’ve created related t-shirts which are now available in my Zazzle store. Go here to check it out, and consider making a purchase to help promote baby-eating awareness....Read More
Mindfly Blog Feed
Designing for the Mobile Web: Some Observations
written by blogger.nospam@nospam.mindfly.com (Erica Quessenberry) on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:28:00 -1100
As more an more people are using smart phones to access the web, we designers are face with a new set of challenges. Not only do we have to consider other browsers and how they render our traditional designs for the laptop and desktop computers, but now we have to figure out how to translate to smaller screen sizes and a host of new browser compatability issues on the mobile front. So as I've pondered, reseachered, discussed, and experimented in this area in the last few months, I've m...Read More
Making the Grade: A Primer on Linear Gradients
written by blogger.nospam@nospam.mindfly.com (Kyle Weems) on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:03:00 -1100
I’m beginning to get exhausted by the collective branding of the newest batch of CSS styles as “CSS3.” The title implies some form of unified vision that looks towards a horizon upon which perches a promised land covered in roses and ivory towers. This paradise, in this vision, is a grand land which the modern browsers will enter, hand-in-hand, skipping together with a common purpose. CSS3 Heaven? It sounds very idyllic and wondrous. Instead, CSS3 as I see i...Read More
Social Media "Voice": Personal/Professional Balance
written by blogger.nospam@nospam.mindfly.com (Maya Belka) on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:53:00 -1100
Over some late night drinks at Woods Coffee on Railroad, members of Social Media Bellingham decided that they needed to organize speakers for their next Meetup. Since I attended said meeting, Amybeth, organizer extraordinaire, contacted me to see if Mindfly would be willing to present at the inaugural breakfast at Boundary Bay. As someone who “can’t refuse”, I agreed and took the liberty to agree that my boss, John Raasch, would assist. Good plan, right (insert *p...Read More
Steve Krug Hits the Mark with His New Book
written by blogger.nospam@nospam.mindfly.com (Heather Alvis) on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:49:00 -1100
Steve Krug's new book "Rocket Surgery Made Easy" is a helpful sequel to his first book "Don't Make Me Think". He describes the specifics of administering usability studies with details that I have been wondering about ever since I started thinking about adding usability to Mindfly's services. The book is written with the same writing style as his first book with bits of good humor sprinkled throughout - keeping the content light and readable yet highly informa...Read More
In Which Two Heroines Explore Content Strategy
written by blogger.nospam@nospam.mindfly.com (Theresa Carpine) on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:11:00 -1100
After six months of Refresh Bellingham, I was very excited to attend a "meetup" event with Maya Belka that was a bit more applicable to the work I do here at Mindfly. This week, we trekked down to Seattle to find out more about the content strategy movement that's gaining recognition in the web industry. One of the leading voices of content strategy, Kristina Halvorson of Brain Traffic, defines the practice as "plans for the creation, publication, and governance of us...Read More