I’ve decided that it’s high time to brush up on some coding basics. I miss starting out, green in my career, being familiar with code, ui design and print production equally well. Though, after several years of practicing print and interactive design, I’m finding that the interactive side has been slowly taking over the playing [...]
I find it both inspiring and confusing that there are so many ways to define specialties in the technology and interactive professional space. The challenge is understanding the reality that there exist just as many definitions as there are professionals who are willing to share them. Take User Experience (UX) for a spin (http://www.allaboutux.org/ux-definitions) At [...]
It’s Thanksgiving weekend, Black Friday has passed and Cyber Monday is around a sharp corner. Shop for the next holiday. Spend some money. Decorate your homes with bright lights, if they’re not still up from last year. Rake your leaves. Visit your neighbors, and put up a tree. What am I doing with my time? [...]
A list of Netflix alternatives in light of yesterdays announcement on the Netflix blog. Alternatives Blog
So, I’m no newbie to eBay. I’m on the site all of the time for this and that, scoping out deals. If I’m floored by a price at a brick and mortar, off to eBay I go. Scarves, hair conditioner, my french press; all have entered my life by way of this magical wonderland of [...]
Well, actually it’s all about dew points. And I’ve got a headful of the kinky, teeny curly stuff that responds every which way to them. While doing a little bit of reading on humectants and why they are so great for your hair in the warmer seasons, and not so great for your hair during [...]
My husband was recently treated to an amazing experience for his birthday this year; his mother gifted an acrophobic’s nightmare… A hot air balloon ride! Naturally, I stayed on the ground when offered the opportunity to ride along, and I’m glad I did. What a fantastic photo opportunity, and now the Veggieboy has captures of [...]
It’s so easy to gloss over all of the clever Photoshop palettes that we don’t utilize everyday. Designers have their standard toolboxes and methods to get the job done. This fact isn’t lost on me, as I gloss over a good 80% of PS’ potential. Today, I came across a palette called “masks”. Yeah, nothing [...]
As I’m heading toward the end of another Christmas day, I can’t help thinking to myself that it kind of came and went without all of the exciting anticipation that traditionally precedes it. The brain chaos that has been my daily routine for the past two months is starting to wear and tear to the [...]