“John Huey sits atop Time and Fortune and 149 other magazines, ready to have some fun. Only now the good old days of big media are history.”

“When the bubble burst, these same geniuses decided the web was of no interest at all. Funny, to me it was more interesting than ever. To me it was people and organizations publishing content that might not otherwise have seen light. It was small businesses with realistic goals delivering value and growing. It was traditional publishers finding their way into a new digital medium, helped by folks like you and me. It was new ways of talking and sharing and loving and selling and healing and being. Hardly dull.”

“Blog on the future of advertising technology … Bridging the gap between geekdom and advertising since 2004.”

“I received an email this morning from a friend doing research. He asked, ‘what are the design related sites that you look at every day, and If you had to pick one which is the best?’”

“Whether you are testing the User Interface for a new technology or just re-branding your service, chances are that you could benefit from some sound market feedback. The good news is that you don’t have to spend weeks on research or thousands of dollars to get it. Cafe testing — quick, low-cost, informal market testing at a cafe — can help you get the feedback you need fast. This article tells you everything you need to know to get started.”

“The first part of this Five Simple Steps series is taking some of the points discussed in the preface and putting it to practice. Ratios are at the core of any well designed grid system. Sometimes those ratios are rational, such as 1:2 or 2:3, others are irrational such as the 1:1.414 (the proportion of A4). This first part is about how to combine those ratios to create simple, balanced grids which in turn will help you create harmonious compositions.”

“This blog was established in order to serve as a conversation starter on issues in and about the graphic design industry. At The Prepared Mind, we’re dedicated to discussing issues that don’t get enough attention on many other design blogs, forums and discussion boards.”

“Simon Collison recently explained how to create Swooshy Curly Quotes Without Images using CSS. It’s a nice technique that works cross-browser, but you have to add <span> tags to your markup for it to work. Here is an alternate technique that requires no changes to your markup that will work in modern CSS2 compatible browsers like Firefox.”

“It is the aim of this Practice Study to discuss the methods we have adopted to get maximum benefit from our clients’ expertise and feedback while maintaining creative momentum and achieving our milestones and deadlines.”

“It’s a common tale anymore. XYZ Company loses 2 or 3 or half a dozen key producers who leave to form their own company, often to compete directly with the company they just left. This is not uncommon with web agencies and it used to be that nobody got exercised about it. Volatility and entrepreneurship is just a characteristic of the web business.”

“When I first saw the Dakota disposable cameras at a locals camera store I knew I’d be buying a few so I could make a camera that only exists in my dreams, a digital stereo camera.”

“Brian Walker has been organizing museum and gallery exhibitions devoted to comics for the last 30 years and he recently wrote an acclaimed two-volume history of newspaper strips, The Comics Since 1945 (Abrams, 2002) and The Comics Before 1945 (Abrams, 2004). He was the co-director of The Museum of Cartoon Art from 1974-1992, and will be again working with the museum in its forthcoming reincarnation as The National Cartoon Museum to be housed in the Empire State Building. Son of Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker, he often remarks that he was born with ink in his veins.”

“As a result of the Great Book Giveaway Contest, 485 comments were collected, each with a link to a favorite article, web site or weblog entry relating to web standards.”

“What are the most significant moments in Apple Computer history? When I first started putting together my list, I thought it would be a simple thing to do. I found out however it was anything but. The first five items were almost a no-brainer, and I pounded them out quickly. Moments six through ten, however, proved more difficult.”

“The year 2005 was rich on fresh, inspiring and useful Web-Development-Resources. Here is the list of the 25 sites you probably shouldn’t have missed in 2005. The resources listed below are as useful as the resources listed on the top of the list.”