Doll Face

Posted on April 22, 2007
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I was stumbling around and found this art piece video called titled Doll Face. I found it very intruguing though kind of gloomy. I’m not entirely sure what creator Andy Huang was trying to say to us. Maybe it was about the pressure to be something you’re not. You watch and decide.
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CSS Superdouche: Nifty Tool With A Strange Name

Posted on March 31, 2007
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CSS Superdouche is a handly little tool to well, clean up your sloppy CSS files. A friend referred me to this the other day, and I’ve been using it ever since.

It’s basically a web app where you enter the URL to your CSS file, select from a few options like “remove all whitespace, indent CSS, & newline before opening brace”, the click the submit button to have it grab your CSS and pretty it up. It’s that simple.
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A Sucker For Cool Packaging

Posted on March 29, 2007
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My co-worker Matt found this cool website the other day that sells gourmet coffee. You see I mentioned the website before the coffee because well, the site is really nicely done and that was the initial draw. The red and black and gold is very dramatic. We had never heard of Gorilla Coffee before but heck, the packaging was so nice we just had to get some.
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Thinking Through Your Branding Strategy

Posted on March 29, 2007
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We’ve been having a lot of discussion lately about a re-branding strategy for our company. I’ve also been involved in quite a few other re-branding efforts of late and it’s mind-numbing just how little some people think it through. My group is actually going through a serious process of defining our company and our brand, but I think a lot of people just fling darts at a board until something sticks.
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If Architects Had to Work Like Web Designers: an Interesting Metaphor

Posted on March 28, 2007
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Lauren pointed me to this letter today by an unknown author. It’s a really clever metaphor for how clients perceive website designers and developers. There is still some kind of mindset that either causes them to devalue our time, our processes and ultimately our expertise.

It’s a constant battle trying to educate the clients and manage their expectations, and to ultimately deliver a quality product when we’re faced with expectations not so much unlike these.
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