Collecting amazing and interesting things on the web.
March 2, 2013
browser issues / css / css3
Flexbox is pretty awesome and is certainly part of the future of layout. The syntax has changed quite a bit over the past few years, hence the ‘Old’ and ‘New’ syntax. But if we weave together the old, new, and in-between syntaxes, we can get decent browser support. Especially for a simple and probably the most common use case: order-controlled grids.
February 21, 2013
design / interviewing / user research / whitney-hess
I’ve come to realize that getting the best intel out of a session depends less on how the interviewer conducts the interview and more on how the interviewer conducts themselves.
February 17, 2013
forms / javascript / jquery / jquery-plugins / user experience
Never write a single javascript line anymore to validate your forms FrontEnd. Parsley will do that for you – and do it right –, thanks to its powerful DOM-API !
February 17, 2013
A question that inevitably comes up very early in the process of designing a new app is this: should the interface refer to the user as “your” or “my” when talking about the user’s stuff, as in “my profile” or “your settings”? For a long time, this question ate at my soul. Which is right?
February 16, 2013
design / responsive design / typography
How to handle flexible widths and paddings on a child element, if the container itself is set with flexible lengths.
February 16, 2013
A simple technique for loading lightboxes when the screen is large enough, and loading the content separately when it’s a small screen and is, thus, appropriate.
February 16, 2013
design / design studio / sketching
Due to scheduling constraints, we convened a sketching design studio with the foundation’s web team and sponsoring stakeholder group a bit later in the process than desired. Little did we know that the studio and follow-up brainstorming would lead to a dramatic change in direction.
February 16, 2013
design / resumes / user experience
User experience (UX) is a field that is growing. More and more people are learning, practicing and preaching UX. And many companies are looking to hire UX designers. However, as someone who runs a UX agency, I see plenty of UX resumes and I can safely say there’s a lot of UX people out there who don’t practice what they preach when it comes to writing their résumé. So, here’s a simple guide to help you think more about the ‘user’ of your résumé so that you can stand out from the crowd.
February 16, 2013
Hiring a designer is a challenge. As a founder without firsthand design experience, it’s hard to know what skills to value and how to judge a candidate. You likely have experience reading résumés and interviewing candidates, but how should you judge a design portfolio?
February 16, 2013
design / portfolio / user experience
The stories that you tell in client meetings and job interviews are about the applications you design. The best stories are thoughtful, compelling and successful. Each story that you tell builds upon your library of experience—it shows the arc of your career and why you should be hired.
However, how you tell your story is as important as the story itself.