May07 '12
Like most people, I was full of admiration for Molly Ringwald’s recent Ask Me Anything over at Reddit. She discussed everything from Judd Nelson to her upcoming jazz album with an appealing mix of internet humor and self-deprecation while showing off her familiarity with Reddit’s own culture and in-jokes. [...]
Jan25 '12
I hate to admit this, but I don’t do much with Quora. I’ve been a member for less than a year and follow only 6 topics—a haphazard collection that covers only the narrowest slice of my interests—as well as about 75 people I seem to have pulled at random from my Twitter feed. I’ve never [...]
Nov12 '11
Last month, I had the pleasure of presenting at edUI, a conference for web professionals who work at universities, libraries, and museums. Despite the niche focus, edUI’s content was incredibly rich, including presentations from Margot Bloomstein, Brian Fling, and of course, Jeffrey Zeldman. My presentation on Sophisticated Web Design was aimed at both new and [...]
Jan12 '11
Over the weekend, I had the chance to attend UXCampDC 2011, my first experience with a BarCamp-style unconference and a great introduction to to UX/design community just up the road from me in our nation’s capital. Uber-librarian Erin White and I drove thru snow and slush to the Goethe-Institut for a day of awesome presentations [...]
Oct28 '10
Slides and notes from my presentation at WordCamp Richmond about how to develop Wordpress themes from scratch and how to use Wordpress as a CMS (content management system) for small to medium-sized websites. [...]