Get to know Emily Lewis a little better. Microformats master and author of ‘Microformats Made Simple’ will also be speaking at the In Control Conference in February.
Debunking User Experience
User Experience is so much more than the stuff we do. And certainly it is more than our collective assumptions, failings and shortcomings. It has far more to do with relationship skills than coding & design skills.
Book Review: Principles of Beautiful Web Design
Review of Jason Beaird’s new 2nd edition book & we’re also going to give away a copy to one of our readers!
In Control 2011 Conference
Talking about what we can expect at the In Control Web Design Conference with Christopher Schmitt founder and producer.
Processing.js – Hello World 3
Explore building a trivial particle system with Processing.js.
HTML5 is the Future
HTML5 is not the future. HTML5 is now. A lot of people are already using HTML5 and you should be too.
Designer Chat Session: Garrick Van Buren of Kernest
Talking about web fonts & the font pairing service Konstellations with Kernest founder Garrick Van Buren.
Invoicing tips with John Coates of Freshbooks
Talking invoicing tips and techniques for getting paid on time and more often with John Coates of FreshBooks.
Node.js – Hello World Podcast Episode 2
A 10-minute introduction to Node.js and its asynchronous event-driven development model. Using the simple “Hello, world.” example provided in the project documentation, also look at more of its API & objects.
Designer Chat Session – Round 2 with Trent Walton
Trent is a man who likes to keep active in the web design community. I asked him if he would spend a short break with me to go over his most recent projects, from Design Swap & Lost World’s Fairs to The Many Faces Of he has a few.
QUnit – Hello World Podcast Episode 1
Ever wondered what test driven development was all about, check out QUnit a jQuery project that helps you do just that.
Virb.com – Full Website Review
Virb.com is a beautifully understated meditation on simplicity and elegance. By careful selection of how much content to show the viewer, virb.com presents a soft and open layout that is easy to scan and establishes a distinct and refined hierarchy. virb.com also puts...
jQuery Summit with Christopher Schmitt
Info about the upcoming online jQuery Summit and we’re giving away 2 tickets!
.Net awards nomination for best video podcast
We’re super excited about being nominated for video podcast of the year in the .Net magazine awards. Here’s our obligatory, please vote for us post!
Threadless.com Website Review
In many ways Threadless.com is very similar to unmatchedstyle, they are both galleries one kind or another, the major difference is Threadless is an e-commerce website. Looking through Threadless with some eye on the details reveals that the managers of this site are...
Accessibility Summit: Q&A With Christopher Schmitt
Talking about what you can expect with the upcoming Accessibility Summit online conference & we’re giving away a ticket too.
Chatting with Neil Patel of KissMetrics
Talking through KissMetrics and the thinking behind the product and pricing with co-founder Neil Patel.
Front-End Design Conference Review
Some of the UMS crew took a road trip (9 hours one way!) down to St. Petersburg for Front-End Conf. a weekend or two ago. We met some wonderful people, talked about the best place to punch a dolphin (if you are so inclined) and heard some great speakers spreading the...