Read on elan.org “Hunger of the heart is fed well by American cheese slices buttered with Nutella.” Nutella, […]

The word of the day came in my email inbox and I thought, how apropos

“kilkenny cats (kil-KEN-ee kats) noun

People who fight relentlessly till their end.

[From a pair of proverbial cats in Kilkenny who fought till only their tails
were left.]

Greg Evan, my response to you bounced. I think you must have mis-entered your email address. please try […]

Matt Jones, man of the best tagline ever (IMO) points out an excellent post by another Matt on […]

I think a good wiki has to have a champion. Wikis may support multiple authors, but someone has […]

The front page has been waiting in the wings for a little while, I broke down and launched it. It will change more; I will keep experimenting. I’m sticking with css, despite misgivings, because I do believe it is the right way to go, for so many reasons (many of which well articulated in Owen’s Design Rant)

I especially want to thank Mark Newhouse for his wonderful article on css flexible layouts: you rock.

Please resize it — hit F11 and go full screen, make it narrow… mark’s a genius.

NN4.7 users (and lower), sorry, you are still stuck with this.

NPR : Talk of the Nation for February 1, 2002 “Why is your car easier to operate than […]

Carbon Log wakes up under Noel’s touch.

While in Portland, I had the pleasure of taking public transit. I wonder how you prove you are […]

Joel on Software – Fire And Motion reminds me of my own quandry. I write fast, and a […]

Reading Joel on Software – Rub a dub dub, it suddenly occured to me that this is also […]

I admit it: I read the entire Sunday comics section. The ones that make me laugh (rhymes with […]

Want to know one why I’m so busy? Workshop pics

Google is not an anomaly: A blueprint for inventing and building innovative and successful user-centric products is a […]

Sorry if the blog will be quiet for a few days, but I’m spent the weekend moving to […]

Finally, someone steps up to debunk The Myth of “Seven, Plus or Minus 2”. If there is one […]

A Day Late is a magical site. It reminds me of the advent calenders my sister and I […]

An interview with Kent Beck, father of “extreme programming” and Alan Cooper, most vocal proponent of interaction design […]

Someone was kind enough to scan a 1971 Sears Catalog. Now that’s fashion!

hell is recognizable by its bad signage. scottmccloud.com – The Morning Improv #7

Half-bakery showcases many half-baked ideas, from half-baked (a panic-PIN — a secret code you use to alert authorities […]

I discovered it was J. R. R. Tolkien’s birthday today. I read his books in seventh grade. At […]

Zeitgeist 2001 shows what we searched for, month by month.

Design Your Own O’Reilly Book Cover!

MSN Astrology Daily Horoscopes offers anti-resolutions. Since this will be gone tomorrow (daily link)
I’ve copied it over (I assume the lawyers will be knocking on my door shortly, but a day without a cease and desist is like a day without bacon, I always say)

User-Centered Design and Web Development is a solid introduction to many of the key concepts behind UCD. Very […]

Why is Google so successful? 10 things Google has found to be true provides a hint, starting with […]

There are three reasons people visit a website: They are looking for something They trying to accomplish something […]

37signals > Design Not Found takes a look at what is a depressingly common error– a form field […]

The Rowing Vortal uses a zoom tool to navigate the hierarchy. Beware of sea-sickness.