Collecting amazing and interesting things on the web.
April 12, 2014
design / design research / luke-wroblewski / mobile / user experience
I spend most of my time advocating for/doing user research at all, and have not yet gotten to the place of doing mobile user research. But I want to.
April 10, 2014
bible / greg boyd / nonviolence / revelation
Because Revelation is hard to interpret. I don’t think this is so much because it was hard when it was written, but because we’ve piled layers of violence on top of it over the centuries.
All the violent scenes in Revelation are symbols for the battle of truth and deception. They never involve literal violence. In fact, they symbolize ANTI-VIOLENCE. The ingenious way John helps us get free of deception of trust in violent power is by taking a standard violent symbol and juxtaposing it with a symbol that undermines its violence and reverses its violent meaning.
April 10, 2014
Today I want to show you something kind of amazing about how both Jesus and Paul used scripture. And if we’re honest, it doesn’t fit with either liberal or conservative preferences for how to use scripture.
April 10, 2014
Just worth keeping around, whether you have battery issues or just to remind yourself of what iOS might be doing that you’ve forgotten about.
April 10, 2014
a list apart / design / interaction design / mobile
For years we’ve thought about the web as a two-dimensional space filled with pages that sit side by side on a flat, infinite plane. But as the devices we design for take on an increasingly diverse array of shapes and sizes, we should embrace new ways of designing up and down. By building interfaces using a system of layers, we solve tricky design problems, flexibly adapt to a variety of screens, and create new patterns that will point the way to future interactions.
April 8, 2014
a list apart / accessibility / design / performance
Thankfully, there are a handful of tools that can help you do just that from the comfort of your high-bandwidth connection and favorite chair, rather than trekking out to a remote field with a Faraday cage.
April 5, 2014
design / fast company / google ventures / user experience
How to make a good, physical space where good design can happen. Difficult to pull off, but helpful. Maybe one day I could have one on my apartment!
April 4, 2014
Don’t do your kid’s homework. Try not to even help them that much. It’s better for their development. And it’s better for you not to have to relive your school years. That seems like sensible advice. Until all the other parents in the school start helping their kids on their homework. That’s when you’ll be tempted. But still, really, don’t.
March 29, 2014
As with many of the nerd tendencies I’ve documented over the years, you accept that there is a modicum of risk pushing your brain to a mental fringe, but it’s fringe where you’ll find the unexpected and that’s why I Drift.
March 7, 2014
activism / haiti / poverty / the adventure project
Recently my friends at The Adventure Project were featured on Upworthy, and a ton of stoves for folks in Haiti were funded. Here’s an update about that, and also an opportunity to sponsor entrepreneurs there, empowering people to get themselves out of poverty and help their communities.