We who work in web development are getting more comfortable with talking about burnout. This is a good thing, or it would be if we were prepared to acknowledge what burnout really represents.
Burnout is not just overwork, or the ensuing exhaustion. Some of you will already k...
And then, the display of my MacBook Pro broke. So after five years, it was time to get a new machine, after all. Every time this had happened in the past, I took the opportunity to start from scratch and do a fresh install of all the software I in fact use and need. Conseque...
They say that writers come in two flavors: Diamond polishers and vomit drafters. Let me explain.
Have you ever been sitting at your desk, trying to write one single paragraph, but then found yourself meticulously fiddling with every single shred of a word and each and every ...
You might have heard of this quote from Marty Neumeier, author of The Brand Gap:
A brand is not what you say it is. It’s what they say it is.
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In the lead-up to the UK’s last general election, I took it upon myself to campaign with my party, Labour. Most days for a few weeks this entailed going to people’s houses, trying to navigate their Murdochian talking points, and being scolded for trying to trick them into vo...
A few months ago, I was consulting an organization; helping them to make their interfaces more inclusive. I tend to be engaged because I have experience in accessible interaction design, and the implementation of technical accessibility provisions. But the advice I offer is ...
Words are powerful things, and some wield an exclusively destructive power. Given the recent spate of aging comedians—mostly Pythons—adopting the absurd alt right notion that discriminatory language is a necessary component of free expression, it was a relief to hear Billy C...
Yesterday, Chris Coyier asked a question on Twitter:
“Who’s gonna read your personal blog because it has an RSS feed? I’m gonna read your personal blog because it has an RSS feed.” Chris then attached a screen recording of him scrolling down his massive list of RSS feeds of...
Now that a lot of people are publishing their year in review posts, I decided to write my first one, too, this time. And if only to be able to look back later on what I did and thought about in 2019.
Writing a full “decade in review” post seemed a bit too excessive to me, th...
I don’t know about you but many people seem to think that accomplished writers are able to sit down at their desks and immediately start writing in beautiful, fully formed sentences and paragraphs. In reality, though, nothing could be farther from the truth. As Anne Lamott p...
Since I started writing on this site about three years ago, I have been thinking a lot about writing as a craft. What are the qualities of good writing? Are there any recipes or best practices to become a better writer? What are the tricks and habits of great writers? And so...
In a recent conversation with Tim Ferriss, Ben Horowitz, a co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, shared a line he likes to use in management:
Sharpen the contradictions.”
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For those of us who work on and with the Web, the idea that the Web has its very own inherent qualities is not new. Whether you read John Allsopp’s seminal article “A Dao of Web Design” or watch Frank Chimero’s elaborate talk “The Web’s Grain”, the fundamental concept is the...
Since the landmark Domino's case, I've been having some conversations about web accessibility with people who wouldn't ordinarily take an interest. Some of these conversations have been productive; others have not. The following is a dramatization based on true events.
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How often should you publish work on your site? Once a month? Once a week? Daily even? When you ask other creators or look on the Web for advice, you will get the most diverse answers to this question.
People who post daily will tell you that, of course, you should post dail...
SemPress war das erste WordPress Theme (September 2002), das Microformats 2 unterstützte und somit voll IndieWeb-kompatibel war. Seit ein paar Monaten/Jahren gibt es zwar weitere Themes die MF2 unterstützen, aber SemPress ist seit fast 7 Jahren (Dezember 2002) immer noch das einzige, das über WordPress.org installierbar (ist das ein Wort?) ist.
Prateek Saxena arbeitet gerade daran, das zu ändern! Sein Theme ist seit diesem Jahr auf WordPress.org und er arbeitet fleißig am MF2 ...
In case you haven't already heard: the full version of Every Layout is now ready for purchase! You'll find all the information you need on the Every Layout site.
This post is just an opportunity to tell you that in a different channel (done!) and to share some fun™ facts abo...
What would happen if we really accepted the fact that control is an illusion?
How would this change the way we approach projects?
Making plans would always imply the possibility of failure and the willingness to adapt to new insights and shifting contexts.
Leading a team wou...
