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SXSW session notes: Designing with the grid

Posted on March 26, 2011 by karin

Ordering Disorder: Grid Design for the New World – Khoi Vinh Grids make sense of the world. Paper size – A1-A6 paper size system, each smaller size is half of the last. The Grid = Harmony The grid helps the … Continue reading →

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SXSW session notes: Drawing Back the Curtains on CSS Implementation

Posted on March 25, 2011 by karin

Drawing Back the Curtains on CSS Implementation Panelists: – David Baron, Mozilla (@davidbaron) – Elika Etemad, Invited Expert (@fantasai) – Molly Holzschlag, Opera Software (@mollydotcom) – Sylvain Galineau, Microsoft Internet Explorer (@sgalineau) – Tab Atkins, Google Chrome (@tabatkins) They all … Continue reading →

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SXSW session Notes: You Don’t Have to Move, to Live Better

Posted on March 24, 2011 by karin

You Don’t Have to Move, to Live Better – Majora Cater This session was sadly under attended. Majora Carter is an inspirational and upbeat speaker, and well worth seeing. I talked to some people afterwards who had purchased the SXSW … Continue reading →

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SXSW session Notes: Why Would We Think Social Media Is Revolutionary?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by karin

Why Would We Think Social Media Is Revolutionary? – Clay Shirky TL;DR What can you do? Pick something you care about, and learn about it. Use that knowledge to inform others. “Join hands around the muslims in this country, stop … Continue reading →

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SXSW session Notes: Interview with Matt Mullenweg

Posted on March 20, 2011 by karin

Matt Mullenweg Interview: The Future of WordPress – Interviewed by: John Battelle TL;DR Matt is awesome, WordPress is awesome, Jetpack is launched, Guided Transfer to move from WordPress.com to your own host, I am a total fangirl. (note: these notes … Continue reading →

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SXSW session Notes: Programming and minimalism

Posted on March 18, 2011 by karin

“Programming and Minimalism: Lessons from Orwell & The Clash” by Jonathan Dahl TL;DR Programming has a lot of similarities to writing, composing, and other creative activities. Programming is a craft, and should be treated as such by rewriting, refactoring, and … Continue reading →

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SXSW: Recap

Posted on March 17, 2011 by karin

I had a fantastic time at SXSW. I learned a lot (though I felt my brain was full by the second day) and met a ton of fantastic and smart people – both professional contacts and personal ones. I am … Continue reading →

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CSS teaching and wrapping block elements with an a tag

Posted on March 4, 2011 by karin

Today I taught a graduate digital history class about CSS. I only had an hour, and there was no projector in the room, so I put together a tutorial to walk through how to take a list from normal looking … Continue reading →

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Going to SXSW

Posted on March 1, 2011 by karin

Going to break a way too long silence on this blog to talk about: Vacation! I will be headed to SXSW Interactive in Austin, TX next week, the 11th-16th. If you are going and would like to meet up, email … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on Less CSS

Posted on September 25, 2010 by karin

First – I will clarify that this post is about the Less CSS method of writing CSS (writing in another format and then compiling to CSS, either through Ruby or Javascript) rather than the Less CSS framework. It’s confusing that … Continue reading →

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