Paul Boag:
Once again, apparently a good 404 page is more to do with pretty graphics than helping the user. Bollocks it is! http://t.co/vEsibVrj
boagworld http://www.examprofessor.com/404 is particularly bad as it makes the visitor feel as if they have made a mistake :/
Aral Balkan:
Funny to think my first blog ever was plain static HTML, then a custom full-Flash site, then b2/Wordpress, and now plain static HTML again.
aral I find I go in similar “abstraction loops” for many things. Start off basic → try out an abstraction → try out a higher abstraction → and another → get tired of abstractions, return to the original/something similar. The process always informs me in useful ways, however horrible the intermediate results are ;)
Laura Kalbaglaurakalbag they add significant value to conversations, as they provide a recognisable visual indication of who is speaking and where each comment starts/ends. I am inclined against comments, but would recommend having avatars if you do :)
Yay! New ScribbleMovie update with some of the icons I put together!
I made a little #indieweb icon set based around a simple house metaphor: https://github.com/barnabywalters/indieweb-icons
@laurakalbag aral me too :) Having a blast learning SVG. What else is NYE for, after all ;)
Anna Debenham:
@aral @aegirthor …such as Universal Principles of Design which explains a lot of theory for design decisions http://t.co/kxqYTclr
Anna Debenham thanks for the recommendation, I never know where to start when I want to improve my #design skills
Aaron Parecki:
@brennannovak lol yea... I'm still trying to find the best way to syndicate content to Facebook... Maybe I need a graphic for a "note"
Aaron Parecki funny you should mention that, I’ve been making a little indieweb-oriented icon set. Not public yet, I’ll drop it on GH this morning
I absolutely love Averia, and use it all over my personal website. I think it is a wonderful idea, brilliantly executed. The result is surprisingly readable, and the slight “erosion” effect reminds me a lot of very early type. Many thanks for making these fonts and licensing them so freely :)
GREAT to hear @malarkey and Anna Debenham are doing a web business podcast next year! http://24ways.org/2012/monkey-business/
Andy HumeAre there any indiewebcamp designers who could make some little icon graphics for IndieWeb Reply? Would be a great way to contribute and highly appreciated!
Brennan Novak:
@BarnabyWalters hah, I'd hope @t @adactio beat me- they've been playing this whole web game a bit longer than I have.
Brennan Novak hey, you did better than @zeldman. There’s nary an hcard on his personal site :/ http://identengine.com/api/identities/http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fzeldman/profiles/
Jack WayJack Way time goes left to right, so prev before next. I wonder if it’s the other way round for rtol languages
Brad Frost:
This drawing of device diversity by @anna_debenham is pretty much the coolest thing ever. http://t.co/T6TybeoV
@brad_frost @anna_debenham sees fridge. Looks for toaster.
THERES NO TOASTER!
Brennan Novak:
@BarnabyWalters Lulz... some of those *look* nice ;) In other news- it seems your site is no longer default HTML styling- what gives?
Brennan Novak the naked HTML week is up, so I’m adding little tweaks and fixes back in gradually. I’d be interested in feedback about the typeface. It’s Averia.
My god. “Premium Bootstrap Themes”.
Built on a “rock solid base”. I assume they mean the fact that a supposedly “responsive” framework uses px for all typographical dimensions?