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The Optimizer
Every designer is wired differently. Some people are idea people, some people are artists. I'm an optimizer.
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Indistinguishable from magic
I love video games. I'm terrible at most of them. But I'm a sucker for a game with a good story.
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Airport express
Recently I learned two things about interaction design and user experience from waiting in lines at the airport.
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Shouts and echoes
There have been some situations lately that have got me thinking a lot about the Internet as a megaphone for personal communication.
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Mantra
I learned too little from my grandfather, but what I did learn I will remember, and repeat, forever.
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It must be spring again
Who says San Francisco doesn't have seasons? It feels like spring to me.
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The problem with pixels
Relative font sizing is great, but it can get messy quickly. Now that IE6 is on its way out, is it safe to start talking about using pixels again?
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The distance of home
When I left home, it took a couple of thousand miles of driving just to get back.
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Everything falls into place
In which our intrepid hero takes a dream job, moves across the country and sees his future spread out in front of him.
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That uncertain feeling
I'm about to leave a perfectly good home and job to move across the country. A lot of things are uncertain, but I'm optimistic.
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Are you generic?
Even more Django for non-programmers. How I built a portfolio app in 30 minutes with Django's generic views.
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Framework fanatics
There's been a fair amount of framework-backlash going around lately. Here's why this designer is excited about frameworks.
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A kick in the pants
Another day, another redesign. I hate deadlines.
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Where was I?
Where was I one, five and ten years ago? I have no idea, but I'm trying to piece it together.
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World of Workout
Laura's always trying to get me to go to the gym. Maybe if they had video games.
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The undiscovered web
The folks at 37signals don't like functional specs. I don't always agree. One thing we both seem to like is analogies.
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Ignoring your own deadlines
It's not just that I don't feel like I do a good job of estimating projects. When I'm estimating projects, I don't feel like I'm doing my job.
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Design sandwiches
When bread gets boring, we make sandwiches. How do you make design sandwiches?
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From Texas, back to life
I'm flying back home from Austin after my first time attending SXSW Interactive. After five days of panels and parties, I'm exhausted but I feel great.
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An Engaging Story
An adventure, in which I ask the most important question of my life and Laura gets a blender.
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