I’m not the only administrator of the Montreal DragonFly site. So to keep things simple, one of the things I decided was that the content for the site’s media gallery was going to live elsewhere. That in itself presented a few challenges in terms of how the gallery’s master page will be displayed. Now I’m going to share how I turned WordPress posts into a gallery.
My mom doesn’t speak English or French, so she’s got a funny way of pronouncing things. I thought I’d share a few with you today:
I’m sure there are more, but I can’t remember :P. What I do remember is that I got the awesomest mom ever.
Almost two years ago, I mentioned the BumpTop 3D Desktop. Just when I started wonderin’ whatever happened to the project, I came across some OhGizmo coverage on it. Here it is in action, this time built into MS Windows:
Some quick facts from the video:
For more information, their website is up and running and you can request an invite for the private beta. I’m looking forward to playing with this!
So I thought kids these days can’t tell music apart from the shite they’re being fed (lyrics). But boy was I wrong… about the kids!
I just came across this fantastic MeFi post about the Paul Green School of Rock (not that School of Rock). The school is a veritable institution now, with schools, concerts, and festivals peppering the US. There’s even a documentary. Check out teh awsums:
Besides rock, they also do blues, punk, funk, and metal. So forget boot camp, fat camp or Jesus camp. I’m taking my kids to rock camp. I can only hope it’ll find its way to my neck of the woods.
Over a month ago, I had decided that fsbrainstorm’s look was getting a little stale and could use a little sexing up. Unfortunately, I spent weeks feeling rather uninspired until I came across (probably-soon-to-join-the-deadpool) Newspond. The design was pretty slick and I sought to combine it with my minimalist aesthetic with a heavy nod toward’s Design View’s fantastic article on Quiet Structure (previously covered).
I recently set up a blog for my dragonboat team, Montreal DragonFly. The old site was in shambles and our email communications were getting out of hand so I thought we could knock to birds with one stone with the following objectives:
Now that the site’s almost done, here’s a little peep under the hood of the Montreal DragonFly site. More details after the jump.
The SOJ family has recently been joined by a new member thanks to Marc-André’s — oh, and his GF’s — efforts. I think we can all agree that Simone’s the cutest of the SOJ team :P. Speaking of cute, we also found a suitable substitute to replace Marc during his maternity leave :P.
And it seems that SOJ is continuing its growth — We’re currently looking for a Javascript Jedi. Now that we’ve gotten some of the core things down, it’s time to work on improving the UI. So if things like Ajax, DOM, CSS, script.aculo.us and UI design fill you a profound sense of joy and excitement, be sure to apply for the job!
A friend of mine (take a bow, Marco!) sent me a little post about a Utah bill that proposes to “create a child-friendly designation for ISPs that block out a range of prohibited materials”.
Granted, the idea has some pretty admirable objectives. However, this kind of censorship invites other problems: Who decides? This question lead to an interesting thought: Why not develop a browser plugin that uses crowdsourcing for online child protection?
The Road to Clarity is an excellent NYT piece chronicling the history of the American road sign and subsequent research and development of the Clearview font. The article goes into great detail how the font was designed, which is something can I certainly appreciate knowing that things like these are often taken for granted.
If you’re in a hurry, you can always check out the slideshow instead. If you’re keen on using the font, it’s available for purchase. I know, it’s flippin’ pricey, but that’s the price of the research that went into its development.
Here’s Ben presenting Standout Jobs at DEMO’08:
Obviously he does a way better job than I can at defining Standout Jobs and so far coverage has been decent and generally positive.
My work there has relaxed a bit and I’ve been taking the opportunity to revisit and refactor my code. However, I feel a second wave of hard work coming as we hit the next phase of development.
Francis Wu is a Montreal-based web user experience designer and wantrepreneur working for Standout Jobs.
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