http://www.egoinc.org/blog it really is all about me Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:57:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Why We Have an IMG tag http://diveintomark.org/archives/2009/11/02/why-do-we-have-an-img-element 1993 email thread conversation between Marc Andreessen, Tim Berners-Lee and others about the beginnings of HTML markup Explaining UX Research to Clients http://www.alistapart.com/articles/can-you-say-that-in-english-explaining-ux-research-to-clients/ Translation guide (including cheat-sheet) for speaking clientese Twitter Lists are live http://mashable.com/2009/11/03/news-twitter-lists/ Examples of New York Times, Huffington Post, etc usage. RT functionality coming soon Giz Explains: Android, and ... http://www.egoinc.org/blog/?p=1124 eBenefits is live! http://www.ebenefits.va.gov The first release of the VA site that we (Ironworks) have been working on for the past 10 months went live this week! Lots more to come, but this has been an intensive project. I was responsible for the visual identity & branding, the visual design and the ... http://www.egoinc.org/blog/?p=1102 10 Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/24/10-useful-usability-findings-and-guidelines/ Form Labels Work Best Above The Field; Users Focus On Faces; Scrolling, etc; 27 char search box Google: Experiments in Digital Creativity http://www.idsgn.org/posts/google-experiments-in-digital-creativity/ interesting usages of the google APIs to create 'sites within' http://www.goollery.org/#recent/Google%20Me%20The%20Movie http://www.modernista.com/7/index.php FCC introduces OpenInternet.gov http://www.openinternet.gov/index.html Yale press drops Rand logo http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/art-news/2009/09/30/yale-press-drops-distinctive-logo/ Google Wave invites go out today to 100, 000 users http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html CNN ... http://www.egoinc.org/blog/?p=1095 TechArts - Oct 31st http://techarts.eventbrite.com/ DC's Creative and Technology communities - coming together for a first time in mass to meet, find collaborators and show off their skills. Design At Facebook http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?879 Today at their headquarters in Palo Alto, Facebook’s design team walked through their philosophy and approach to designing for a quarter billion users. http://www.egoinc.org/blog/?p=1097 Extreme Makeover: Craigslist Edition: http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/17-09/ff_craigslist_makeover Smashing Mag 35 Wireframing Examples: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/01/35-excellent-wireframing-resources/ Zappos Guerilla Redesign: http://metalabdesign.com/zappos/ IW sponsors ADCMW Social Event (Oct 21) Accessibility Camp Oct 10th: http://accessibilitycampdc.eventbrite.com/ 960px Layout grids for Axure and Pencil: http://www.userfocus.co.uk/resources/axure_grids.html Googlelabs Fast Flip: http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/ Bing Visual Search: http://www.bing.com/visualsearch http://www.egoinc.org/blog/?p=1090 The future of wireframes?: http://www.madebymany.co.uk/the-future-of-wireframes-00991 Do Not F#@& with Graphic Designers: http://www.idsgn.org/posts/making-sense-of-health-care/ SWSWi registration open FullBleed submission request: http://fullbleed.adcmw.org IDXA Interaction 10 - Feb 4-7 - Savannah, GA: http://interaction.ixda.org/program.php Virb.com redesign: http://virb.com/ http://www.egoinc.org/blog/?p=1086 A week full of major redesigns! http://www.NPR.org redesign & Poynter article: http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=167417 Network Solutions rebranding & redesign preview: http://preview.networksolutions.com/ Twitter homepage redesign & article: http://www.sampletheweb.com/2009/07/29/twitter-positions-itself-as-a-search-product-with-new-homepage/ Steve Krug workshop Nov 10th DC: http://www.sensible.com/workshops.html Rocket Surgery Made Easy:The Do-It-Yourself Usability Testing Workshop Article: 10 Ways to Make Twitter a Useful Government Communication Channel: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/10-Ways-to-Make-Twitter-a-Useful-Government-Communication-Channel-355012/ http://www.egoinc.org/blog/?p=1083 I'm currently using Facebook and Twitter to connect with people and share the ever-important "what am i doing". As with many others, my blog has become obsolete for sharing this personal information. I just started doing a weekly "State of the Web" segment at work, where I detail all the ... http://www.egoinc.org/blog/?p=1081 Just love this photo from a fall festival a few weeks ago. http://www.egoinc.org/blog/?p=1077 bedtime conversation with ryder last night: Reading 'If You Give a Pig a Pancake', the pig mentions at one point that she is homesick. Ryder: "I got homesick once" Me: "Oh yeah? When do you get homesick?" Ryder: "On the way back from the beach, I was carsick. Then we came home and I ... http://www.egoinc.org/blog/?p=1076