[31 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 21 views]
Do UI Patterns Destroy Innovation?

In software engineering, a design pattern is a general reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem in software design. A design pattern is not a finished design that can be transformed directly into code. It is a description or template for how to solve a problem that can be used in many different situations.

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[12 Sep 2009 | 2 Comments | 216 views]
Simple Letterpress Tutorial Part 2 of 2: CSS

Ever see those neat letters that look like they were punched into the screen? Well it’s a technique called, “Letterpress“. In part 2 of these two simple tutorials I will show you how easy it is to achieve this look with pure CSS using “text-shadow”.
This one is even easier than the Photoshop version.

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[11 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 244 views]
Simple Letterpress Tutorial Part 1 of 2: Photoshop

In part 1 of these two tutorials we show you how easy it is to achieve this look using Photoshop.

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[7 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 50 views]
ThirstEase – More Than Just a Social Network

From micro brews to home brews, search, drink, share.

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[2 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 15 views]
Twitter Makes My Job Easier

Recently I have been spending more and more time on Twitter, or more specifically reading twits. In the past I would spend hours on the Internet browsing my favorite sites, looking for inspiration or just doing research. Twitter has not only reduced the amount of time I spend, but also keeps me focused because Twitterites have only 140 characters to get their info to you which makes finding valuable content extremely rapid.

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[26 Mar 2009 | One Comment | 26 views]
Usability in eCommerce

The following topics may seem as obvious as walking into a seven-foot Wookie, but rest assured you will find plenty of websites with a mouth full of fur.