January 2009
26 posts
“Good design understands why every pixel is in the design. The designer knows how...”
– In a rebuttal article, Jared Spool questions the addition of breadcrumbs to websites by default, and suggests in many cases there may be better solutions. His reasoning is solid: most breadcrumb implementations don’t expose the sibling elements at each level of navigation, and often the terminology...
jQuery Date Picker →
matthewb:
Lightweight, stylable date picker with plenty of options.
Tumblmarking this.
If you're tumbling for *more* interaction, then...
slaphappy:
randomlunatic:
I appreciate the reblogs, but I kind of wish people would keep at least a smidge of the text I originally wrote, and not just the title of the post. Makes it look like one of these folks was the original writer. C’est la vie, c’est la Tumblr.
einsteinsgirl:
citizenrockfordkane:
bobbygirl:
None of mine have ever said hello :(
clarityunfiltered:
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Nate Dog Featuring Warren G →
slaphappy:
sistermarymartha:
Nate Dog f. Warren G Nobody Does It Better
Actually, plenty do do it better, but these guys do it okay by me.
Closing tabs and windows like nobody’s business
Tumblr Notes Plugin
matthewb:
On Friday I posted about loading Tumblr’s reblog “notes” via AJAX into a custom theme. I’ve had enough interest via email to release it as a plugin of sorts. Here’s a brief run-through of how to install it:
While logged in to Tumblr, go to the Dashboard page that lists all your posts, view its source code, and search for the first occurrence of display_post_notes. This is a function...
jQuery API Browser →
matthewb:
jQuery 1.3 is out, with some good improvements. One of the most useful is an overhauled API browser, also available as an Air app to run on your desktop, should you roll like that.
wilsonminer.com pretty big content space →
Five Lessons From FOWD ’08 →
dstumblog:
This article by Viget is absolutely full of great thoughts and ideas about the correct approach to design and how to go about becoming an expert and refining your craft.
Here are my favorite take-aways:
Taking a problem-solving approach to design can improve projects and client interactions immensely.
Asking “Does this accomplish X, X, and X?” instead of “Do you like this?” shifts...
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