Just had a highly productive phone call with a fantastic client — this is why I love client work!
Just had a highly productive phone call with a fantastic client — this is why I love client work!
Only just cottoned on to the fact that IOS 6 GIVES WEB APPS ACCESS TO THE DEVICE CAMERA WOOOO PARTY!
Deatbeat clients is a much larger problem than I had ever considered before: http://www.worldslongestinvoice.com/ > $15,000,000!
(Thoughts directed @boagworld)
A hyperlink that uses just a URI as the link text implies linking to that URI, e.g. boagworld.com implies a href of http://boagworld.com
So when referring to a resource contained on a domain, it’s misleading to use just the domain as the link text, and much clearer to include some extra words to define what the link is linking to, e.g. some post on boagworld.com
It’d be really interesting to do some testing to see if this is just a problem with people who understand URIs or if it applies to everyone.
It’s a while since I’ve seen a site this full of stock photography: http://www.eway.co.uk/
Booting up my mum’s old laptop to do some IE testing almost makes me want to run Windows in Parallels. Almost.
Decided that the ∞ is a good judge of typefaces: If it’s the 8 on it’s side, the creator didn’t put enough effort in
Toggle commentedness in CSS with just the first /*:
/* css.code:to { be: toggled; } /**/
How the **** does a blank square communicate the ability to upload a file?! I’m looking at you, FB:

Firing up InDesign for the first time in a while. I’m torn between loving it and feeling I’m betraying all the best parts of the web by using it :(
@idiot: You did ask…

Started some interesting styling changes today. Watch out for this guy: 
::selection doesn’t support background-image :( I even had a funny trick planned:

Using box-shadow to draw: Amazing http://css-tricks.com/examples/ShapesOfCSS/#space-invader
Some great tips on designing for TV screens: http://www.bbc.co.uk/gel/tv/device-considerations/designing-for-tv/display-diagnostics
Actually the whole Gel thing is worth reading.
@boagworld’s ‘Partnership of Experts’ should be required listening, especially for young web people
http://calepin.co/ looks like a brilliant no-effort intro #indieweb.
Your content is stored on DropBox (so you still own it) but I don’t think there are any syndications options (might be twitter?), but you can use your own domain, and you have access
What’s the point of HTML5 nice table syntax if you can’t use it in ATOM feeds? Bah.
Opera implementing -webkit prefixes is only as big a deal as we make it. Provided we don’t say ‘hey, it’s alright to only use -webkit now’ there’s no problem.
Protip: Put a piece of paper/card over your graphics tablet to get that gritty paper feel