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Stuff written in March, 2009

Signs

Published 1 year ago, in Blog, Cinema

This is why communication is such a big deal. I hope you enjoy this short film as much as I did. Thank you for sharing, Marta!

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Book Shelf

After Part 1 of this post focused on books about Design Fundamentals, in this post we’ll cover some books more directly geared towards the Web. (…) more after the jump ›

Stack of Books

The worst mistake you can ever make in your career is to stop being a student. This is certainly true for most professions, but is particularly important for Web Design. This industry nowadays changes at a lightning-fast pace, and in order to keep your design chops in tip top shape, you should devote a nice chunk of your work week to reading books on the subject.

The problem is there’s a big ocean of books out there, so which ones should you invest your time (and money) in? I’ve compiled a handy list of 15 must-read books to improve your Web Design education.
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The Preference Syndrome

Published 1 year ago, in Blog, Web

The Preference Syndrome

No problem, just add it as a preference. This is a sentence that I’m afraid is said way too often by application designers and developers out there. I’m pretty certain you’ve said it before. I know I did. What’s the problem, anyway? (…) more after the jump ›

A step towards unobtrusive Javascript

Published 1 year ago, in Blog, Web

Unobtrusive Javascript

Separating content from behaviour

When incorporating Javascript behaviour on your pages, you’ll probably want to take advantage of mouse events to trigger certain functions. The most obvious and common example is to display a small modal window when a user clicks a given link on the page. (…) more after the jump ›