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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

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Jan12 '11

UXCampDC: Scrolling, Simplicity, and the Power of Song

filed under: Conferences, Design, Overthinking
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

Starting from Scratch: WordPress Custom Themes

filed under: Design, Presentation
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.
Sep01 '10

CSS Basics: 5 things to do after you add reset.css

filed under: CSS, Design
Using a reset.css file is an excellent way to manage cross-browser compatibility. But many designers forget to restyle important page elements that weren’t meant to be left in a default state.