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25 Women Driving New York's Tech Scene

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:15:38 -0500

Incredibly humbled to be named as one of the 25 Women Driving New York's Tech Scene especially considering the roster of standout women who have contributed so much to NY's startup scene [BetaBeat--Doing it For Themselves: 25 Women Driving New York's Tech Scene]

Get Your Shoes On

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:40:14 -0500

Pacifism that Imelda would endorse. Muntadar al-Zeidi, my shoes off to you! Thank You for Throwing Your Shoe"

Idiot's Guide to Love

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:04:49 -0500

"If youâ€™re Gael Garcia Bernal: She loves you." Seriously. Dead. On. From The Morning News.

Insane Interface

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:52:24 -0500

Holy mother of GUIs. Where to begin? Free bulk renaming utility for Windows.

Usability Tests in the Wild Seminar Discount

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:48:56 -0500

Limited seats are available for this 90-minute virtual seminar, The Quick, the Cheap, and the Insightful: Conducting Usability Tests in the Wild. Add promo code WILDFRIDAY to get a $30 off, reducing the fee to just $99.

Clay Shirky at Web2.0 Expo

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:32:34 -0500

More ITP shout-outs from Web2.0 Expo: Clay Talks about Information Overload and Filter Failure.

The Internet Industry in NY

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:29:14 -0500

"It all started when Red Burns opened the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU" according to Fred Wilson during his talk at Web 2.0 Expo. ITP reprazent.

I'm a...well, speechless

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:30:26 -0500

Apparently, Microsoft's I'm a PC ads by Crispin Porter + Bogusky were made on Macs. Ouch. Via Roughly Drafted.

Demystifying the On-Screen Em

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:58:22 -0500

An update to an old post on converting ems to pixels, I found an old article, Sizing Fonts, that's helpful in demystifying why the conversion behind getting a precise measure isn't so straightforward.

The default font size for browsers has been standardized to the value of 16 pixels (px) ... What we hadn't bargained on (not the blind idealists among us anyway) was that users would be extremely familiar with the old default font size they had come to know and love. This was 12 points (pt); and remember earlier when we hinted about how unreliable that method of sizing is? On a Macintosh system, 12pt converts to about 12px. On a Windows browser it converts to more or less 16px. A noticeable difference.

Vintage Elements

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:55:05 -0500

One of my favorites, though a limited source, for vintage elements is Chank's dingbat font, CrapMagnet Bonus. Visit Chank.com/freefonts.php for more free fonts.

Vintage Clip Art Collection

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:46:21 -0500

Abundant collection of ornaments, objects, fleurons, decorative borders and mortices with a vintage feel -- most are available for free. Via BriarPress.org

Design for Ugly

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:42:30 -0500

I ran across this tearful and inspirational story about Ugly that reminded me of what I detest about most design. Rather than focusing on our very basic need for meaningful interaction, most designers spend time unnecessarily on superficial elements. Look deeper inside. Focus on the emotional interaction. Design for Ugly.

The Girl Effect

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:13:25 -0500

A viral video about humanity. It's immensely moving, powerful and is what compelling content needs to be. Storytelling in its simplest form: type and maybe a couple of colors. The Girl Effect

Keeping Up With Social Tagging

Sat, 31 May 2008 21:23:38 -0500

An Adobe Connect-based screencast of a presentation on Social Tagging, Social Bookmarking by Thomas Vander Wal, commonly credited for coining the term folksonomy.

O'Reilly's Programming Menagerie

Sat, 31 May 2008 21:01:39 -0500

Thank you Rodrick Brown for making the O'Reilly library available online.