Highrise is an online contact manager that helps you keep track of who you talk to, what was said, and what to do next. Excellent tool for organizing contacts. In an age where working off-site…
Mar 20, 2007 — Web
ExpressionEngine Redesign Explained
Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain has written an excellent article describing the ExpressionEngine website redesign. Not only is the final result a fantastic website but his insights are worth any designer’s time. Great info on the design process…
Feb 14, 2007 — Advice · College and Internships · Freelance
Freelance Advice
January started off with 60 degree weather. Today’s temperature is in the negatives and there is a horizontal interstate of snow outside my window, cruising at thirty mph and piling up between one and two…
Feb 08, 2007 — Design · Inspiration · Web
Happy Cog Anew
Happy Cog releases a beautiful new design, pushing the message that they are not just web designers but authors, speakers, and industry movers as well. More from the man who got the cog rolling, Zeldman…
Jan 31, 2007 — Usability
Gmail Usability Issue
A minor nuisance that I am annoyed with daily: When logged into my Gmail account, the main page shows a “Report Spam” button to the left of the “Delete” button. However, if I navigate to…
Jan 24, 2007 — Web
Semantic Naming Conventions
Andy Clarke‘s recently released, Transcending CSS, has an interesting bit on naming conventions (the labels designers give to elements). Though the subject is not new, it will no doubt be revisited more in the future…
Jan 19, 2007 — Web
Top Firefox Extensions for Web Developers
Firefox being my choice web browser, the following is a list of extensions I’ve found most useful. Each image is linked to the corresponding extension install page. Enjoy and if you have any recommendations, feel…
Jan 04, 2007 — Blogging
Writing For a Purpose
Jonathon Snook wrote another great article the other day that really made me think about blogging’s usefulness, specifically the business potential. The writing topics for Shifting Creations have evolved since the start of 2005, beginning…
Nov 27, 2006 — College and Internships · Web
The Future of Web Internships
With due respect and appreciation for the three internships I’ve completed so far, I believe the need to learn former practices in web design is less important than in most other career paths. However, there…
Nov 13, 2006 — College and Internships · Life
Perseverance is King
I’ve been known to advocate the importance of using your natural talents to propel you through life. Our innate strengths are often what we use most, mainly because they are the things that come easy…