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Six videos to break you out of your bad mood

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

You can’t watch any or all of these videos and not feel a little bit better about yourself, or for that matter, the fate of the human race.

Why your web pages print badly and how to fix them

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Too often, web pages print horribly, or not at all. Here are the four most common web printing problems and how to fix them.

12 Cool Ideas from Event Apart Chicago 2009

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Twelve of the most interesting take-aways from the coolest web design conference in 2009

The Nine Most Disappointing Movies of All Time

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Nine movies I wish I could forget

Forty things I’ve learned

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

A few things I have figured out so far…

72 (and counting) energy drinks reviewed

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

I’ve tried dozens of energy drinks: the good, the bad, and the undrinkable. In the interest of public service, I rank them for you.

How to Set Up Custom WordPress Category Templates in Four Easy Steps

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

You want Wordpress to style posts from different categories in different ways, but don’t know how? This tutorial explains how to do it in four simple steps.

Big in Italy… sort of…

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

It took a while, but someone from the old country noticed one of my bootlegs.

The 11 Most Overrated Movies of All Time

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Eleven movies that aren’t as good as you remember them.

8 HTML Email Tips I Wish I’d Known Sooner

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Designing HTML Email can be tricky, ugly, and messy. Here are 8 tips for doing it right.

“Dramatic Look” Prairie Dog: Evolution of a Web Meme

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

How a funny-looking Japanese prairie dog became the latest, biggest web celebrity

Eight logos that suck

Friday, May 18th, 2007

A critical look at eight well-known logos that bug the hell out of me

Like Iron Chef, but for web designers

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

“The concept is simple. Web teams take each other on, at the same location, to build a complete website in 24 hours. No excuse, no extensions, no budget overruns…”

The Ten Best TV Shows of All Time

Monday, May 14th, 2007

No, Sopranos isn’t the best show in TV history. It’s good, but it just barely cracks my top ten.

One Designer. Five Questions.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Just think of me as the lost 36th designer…

Monsters, mess-management, and music: How I get things done

Friday, April 20th, 2007

More than you could ever want to know about how your friendly neighborhood poker-playin’, mashup makin’, dog-walking designer gets things done.

Big in Japan

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

My Justin Timberlake/Kraftwerk mash-up got some love from Japan

Cool ad! You’re fired…

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Phil de Vellis remixed a classic 1984 Macintosh ad with video from Hillary Clinton’s web site. Too bad millions of people liked it so much. Otherwise, he might still have his day job.

Eight cool and three lame things I discovered at SXSW ’07

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

SXSW Interactive is a great place to discover interesting new stuff. It’s also a good place to discover stuff you’d rather never see again.

mattmedia 3.0

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

Say goodbye to the flash-based clunker I had before. Say hello to an accessible, dynamic, CSS-based mattmedia. I’ll miss my bouncy sound effects, though.

Five thoughts about the USA Today redesign

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

USA Today relaunched it’s site with a ton of new interactive, community features. Is that a good or bad thing? Five thoughts on the matter.

SXSW-bound

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

I’m heading back to Austin for the third time in four years. It’s safe to say that without SXSW, I don’t think I’d have the job I do now.

Obama’s Logo

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Barack Obama’s logo is one more reason to like the guy.