Drupal: Context and why its better than just using blocks
Posted Oct 14, 2010
One of the best things about Drupal is that there are many different ways to do the same thing, I would...Profile NUAMPS
Something I’d Like To See On: Amazon.com
Posted Oct 14, 2010
I’d really like the ability to preface my Amazon.com wishlist with a little note to friends/family looking to get me a...
My Next Business Card
Posted Oct 11, 2010
When are going to see more business cards like this? Not only would this approach require less ink, it would act...
Building a Website Should be Hard
Posted Oct 5, 2010
Building a (good) website should be hard, because building a good website is hard. With all of the technology, user-friendly platforms,...
Rethinking the Mobile Web
Posted Oct 2, 2010
An interesting presentation from Stephanie Rieger and Bryan Rieger discussed on UX Magazine. The basic concept is that since there are...
Developing in the Wake: How APIs Should Work
Posted Sep 28, 2010
We have been using Basecamp, the online project management software for a few weeks now. Basecamp offers a straight-forward interface and...
The Window and the Light Switch: The Double Life of the Browser
Posted Sep 23, 2010
The Sneaky Browser The browser is a sneaky thing. We think of the browser as a single window to an open...
Meaning of Mapping – Here and There
Posted Sep 22, 2010
One of the great joys and great challenges of our work environment is interacting with a variety of scholars and researchers...
Meet the New Browser Support
Posted Sep 20, 2010
Why Selective Browser Support Is Bad I have been running into more and more cases of companies that produce highly-specialized web...
Evidence of Designers Using Their Own Product
Posted Sep 13, 2010
I love it when you get the sense that developers/designers are using and responding to their own products. A few weeks...
Undergrad Research Opportunities Site Launched!
Posted Sep 9, 2010
I’m happy to announce that the new Undergrad Research at Northwestern University site launched this morning. Earlier this year we launched...
How Small Screens Make Things Better
Posted Sep 2, 2010
I’ve been through a variety of weather apps for the iPhone. They all do pretty much the same thing, so it’s...