Some links to resources discussed in my presentation for Refresh Chicago, a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in their areas.

For the past few years, I’ve been getting to know liquors by setting aside an entire season to explore them. First there was the winter of whiskey, followed by the summer of tequila. This year, it’s been gin. And, while I’ve been enjoying the standard gin and tonic, I’ve taken the opportunity to have some fun [...]

If you’ve been to Chicago, you know that the city has some great museums. And, if you live here, you know that, from time to time, these museums offer free admission. Here’s an iCal-friendly version of that schedule.

One of my favorite bits of design/development advice comes from the film Six Degrees of Separation. Sometimes, good art is just knowing when to stop.

This site has been redesigned. You’ll notice that projects take center stage to posts. And, a new “Tips & Tricks” section has been added so that I can share items of interest. I hope to post a long form blog post or two.

Last week, Naz and I launched Shifticons, a service which helps people create custom icon web fonts. In a nutshell, Shifticons makes it easy for you to add icons to your website, and is a dead simple tool for website designers. First, you mix and match icons from a wide (and growing) range of libraries. Then, [...]

Last week, at a visit to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, I was turned onto the music Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a gospel singer from the 1930-40s, and a damn fine guitar player. Blew my mind. Note: She really starts cookin’ around 1:20. Enjoy.

Without a doubt, the most courageous speech I’ve ever heard.

UPDATE: I jumped the gun. This is just a preview of the new Twitter; the non-JS bits will be added in soon. … I’m surprised that the new Twitter web client wasn’t developed with progressive enhancement in mind. Here’s what it looks like with JavaScript turned off: Compared to the old site: I wonder how [...]

This post is a follow-up to a tweet I had sent this afternoon: Did you hear? If you hold the Apple TV wrong, Apple loses interest. #gen1owner #bitter I received enough replies, with varied interpretations of my poorly worded joke, that I wanted to respond on my blog. Sometimes 140 characters is not enough. What [...]