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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Pardon The Mess!

So you may have noticed that things look a bit odd on my blog these days. I gutted my years old WordPress them and am starting over from scratch. Its about time I gave my own blog and website some love! I’ll be attempting to ‘design in the browser’ with my little bits of spare [...]

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Friday, September 16th, 2011

Only 1,659,230 Requirements – A response to the negativity toward the Boston Globe redesign.

This is a guest post written by @jimmynotjim On Monday my feeds, as I’m sure yours as well, blew up with the launch of BostonGlobe.com. It’s been a much anticipated launch both within and out of the design community. I was excited to get home and check it out on a browser other than my [...]

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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Lancing Freely

A few months ago I did something crazy: I QUIT MY JOB. I had noticed a growing trend in my attitude towards my work in general. I was more excited about what I was working on before and after the hours of 9-5. So I took a bit of a leap of faith and decided [...]

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Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Customizing The WordPress Admin Interface For clients

This weekend I gave a talk at WordCamp Boston with my friend Jake (@redlist) on customizing the WordPress admin interface for clients. If you missed the talk this post is intended to be a brief recap of what we covered. As someone who uses WordPress on a daily basis I tend to ignore most parts [...]

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Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Sketching For Better Results

Looking back on this past month of work and freelancing I’ve noticed a trend in how my work turns out. I’m noticing a relationship between the amount of time I spend sketching and scribbling in my notebook and my satisfaction with the end product. Take a minute and listen to my little audio ramble and [...]

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Friday, June 24th, 2011

Some Thoughts On The Client Designer Relationship

A quick audio post from a little while ago, but still on my mind this morning. What sort of relationship do you set up with clients before beginning a project? What sort of expectations do you establish upfront? How much time do you invest in this phase of a project?

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