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Where the Deep Ones Are Is a Fun Halloween Read, But May Not Be for the Little Ones.
I love a good mash-up, where two different things are combined to create something completely new, and generally unexpected. Whether it’s a song like The Time Lords Doctorn’ The TARDIS or candy like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, it’s always a joy when you find two great taste that taste great together. Where the [...]
Read more →Get Your Font on With Just My Type
Type is everywhere we look. We are constantly bombarded with text set in a variety of fonts, screaming at us, whispering at us, seducing us. But, just like the quality of the text it’s displaying, the quality of the typography can vary greatly. Typography is the voice that we give to text, and looking at [...]
Read more →Padawan Menace Is a Chip Off the Ol’ (Lego) Block
Last August, Cartoon Network broadcast the first (and so far only) Lego Star Wars animated cartoon. I haven’t laughed so hard at a cartoon since the Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends finale. It reverently poked fun at the Star Wars franchise, with the same off-the-wall slapstick style we know from the Lego Star Wars [...]
Read more →Thus Spoke Jason for the Week of 2011-10-14
Shiny! My presentation, Design IS Trust, is currently being featured on @SlideShare http://t.co/Ru7UM4ZJ # @tim846 and yet, for some reason, people do. Curious. # @gblinstrub there's nothing close by, so I generally go to the Laughing Ogre. But I grew up in Acme Comics in G'boro. # @mahemoff this time it was a military thing. [...]
Read more →CSS3 Is Here! Browser Extensions in Depth
The web has always been a laboratory for new ideas—both in design and for code. The code for the web is primarily defined by the World Wide Web Consortium W3C, a special group of elves who carefully plan how we render web pages. This august body is thorough, but often slow. The CSS Workgroup, a [...]
Read more →Thus Spoke Jason for the Week of 2011-10-07
Do we trust too much online? Truth, Lies, and the Internet on Demos» http://t.co/VRVMULCo # Read my Doctor Who Recap: “Closing Time” @WiredGeekDad» http://t.co/9ctndEkE # Web Professionals are gathering monday @ScienceClub for @WebVisions DC Meet-up. Spread the Word! » http://t.co/msFf2JK6 # @cebsilver what about Ramen and Spam? # @pork_chop thanks for the kind words. # [...]
Read more →Design is trust — 9 Principles for Interactive Credibility
Design serves one purpose and one purpose only: to gain the trust of its intended audience. Whether the need is for clarity or to obscure information, design is a tool we use not to convey information, but to present that information in a way that the viewer will perceive as confident and competent. Once that [...]
Read more →Doctor Who Recap: “Closing Time” from GeekDad
SPOILER ALERT! Sophie is leaving Craig on his own, and she is worried. Remember Craig and Sophie from last season’s episode “The Lodger?” OK, quick recap: While trying to save Amy from a timey-wimey mishap, The Doctor temporarily finds lodging with Craig who, unbeknownst to him, has an alien living in the flat [...]
Read more →Thus Spoke Jason for the Week of 2011-09-30
@bdunzer so far, very good! Needs sorting filters, if that's possible? # @Shishev thanks for the RT! # @JeremyETarr thanks for the wonderful book. # This week's Doctor Who Recap for “The God Complex” in GeekDad» http://t.co/qGdQR09v # When I grow up, I want to be Lewis Black» http://t.co/zgokzX2J # My new iPhone case makes [...]
Read more →Doctor Who Recap: “The Girl Who Waited”
It’s vacation time on the TARDIS, and the Doctor knows just the spot: The Doctor: Appalapachia! Amy: Appalapachia. What a beautiful word. The Doctor: Beautiful word. Beautiful world. Appalapachia. Voted number two planet in the top ten greatest destinations for the discerning intergalactic traveler. Rory: Why couldn’t we go to number one? The Doctor: It’s [...]
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