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Andy Clarke has posted the slides and transcript from his presentation at @media2009. It’s a long one, so I scanned it, but it looked like a fantastic presentation.

I’ve been seeing the trend of applying inline labels on form elements more and more these days. So I definitely needed to come up with a solid solution that would help me easily apply this effect. Maybe I need to explain a little better what I am referring to. Instead of using a label that is next to or above the input element, the label is actually within the input. Then, when the input is focus…

Andy Rutledge continues to blow my mind with his fantastic articles. “Multiple design options are what you visit in your design process on your way toward a solution. What you present to your client must be the most effective result of your exhaustive efforts. Nothing less.”

I’ve been realizing lately that there is a big problem in the web design/development field: we aren’t thought of as experts. Ok maybe that’s not completely true, but I’ve seen a lot of clients “guiding” the process. But actually, maybe this is our own fault, so how can we fix it? Be the Expert We have to remember that we are the web experts in this relationship. We need to show confidence when ta…

Genius: “Turning down money to make money; sounds like a dodgy strategy, but it’s more powerful than you might think. And it’s required if you want to build a brand.”

Excellent, excellent, excellent presentation from Drew McLellan. Wish I could have seen it in person.

Since I have a newfound love of ExpressionEngine, I wrote my most recent article for NETTUTS about creating a Google Map with it.

I had the “pleasure” of having jury duty last week. This was the first time I had ever been called for it before, and I must say that the experience definitely left a lot to be desired. It is definitely clear that all of the time spent on user experience on the web ends up providing a better experience for the end user. But my question now is: why isn’t that kind of effort put in outside of the we…

Andy Rutledge’s latest article seems like it will come in handy when I eventually start my own business. Some great tips here; especially numbers 6 & 8.

Roger Johansson discusses one of my big pet peeves: links need to look like links. Links are the most important part of the web. Make them stand out.