2008
June
- Gradient Brush
- Wow, i'm surprised Adobe hasn't thought of this! via Adam Betts
- Web-Based Presentation Software
- Wow, the interface for this app is great! It looks almost like keynote! Here's hoping more apps start looking like this.
- Seen Around PDX
- Will Radik's new photoblog of photos from my hometown (Portland, OR)
May
- Viva La Vida Commercial
- Coldplay/Apple did a great job with this commercial. Absolutely beautiful.
- Trickzorz
- My buddy Chris Kalani's new site for people into doing crazy flips. Check it out if you're into that kind of stuff!
- WebVisions ‘08 Presentations
- Many of the WebVisions '08 presentations are online now at SlideShare
- Design is in the Details
- Dan Rubin and Bryan Veloso's notes from their presentation at WebVisions 08. It was a great talk!
- db clay Redesign
- Local duct-bill (wallet) shop db clay redesigned their site and it looks great!
- Omnes
- A great alternative to VAG Rounded, Helvetica Rounded, Arial Rounded, Gotham Rounded (and other rounded fonts) with an especially beautiful italic face.
- When you care enough to click ‘Send’
- My friend Marc discusses SomeeCards, a great alternative to Hallmark's goofy ecards.
- Changing the default font in Pages
- I have always wanted to change the default font in Pages and thanks to this article I finally know how!
- When Obama wins…
- A funny meme and interesting Twitter mashup. Nice design as well!
- Viget Tips for EE
- If you can't tell already, i'm a big Expression Engine fan. Viget recently posted some tips building sites in EE.
April
- A Web Designer’s Education
- Local web designer George Huff makes some good points about the current state of education when it comes to the web.
- Font Game
- See if you can name all the fonts here! I got 32/34 on my first try.
- Photoshop Save For Web Color Fix
- I am so glad that Michael Sigler pointed this out to me! We have been having awful trouble with getting our colors to export correctly, and now it all makes sense.
- Selling My Macbook
- I'm selling my old Macbook. If you're interested, check it out.
- Looking for XHTML+CSS help
- Lately i've had a lot more on my plate than I can handle. I need someone (or maybe more than one) I can come to with designs and have them turned into XHTML and CSS quickly and properly.
March
- Silicon Florist Job Board
- Silicon Florist's new job board for local jobs here in Portland.
- Expression Engine 2.0 Sneak Peek
- The official sneak peek of Expression Engine 2.0 is really neat. I am not a huge fan of the new theme they are using, but I love the new functionality!
- Pixelmatrix is now an official sponsor of Startupalooza
- Proud to announce that Pixelmatrix Design is sponsoring Startupalooza. If you're in the Portland area you won't want to miss this event! RSVP here
- Wordpress redesign by Happy Cog
- This is looking a little better. Now they just need a better default theme.
- IE 8 Beta 1 Released!
- The first beta of Microsoft IE 8 is available now.
February
- Interface Blues
- Very interesting note on the use of blue in icons.
- iPhone SDK March 6th
- I'm really hoping they don't say it's been delayed.
- Commuter Feed on Webware
- I'm glad to see that it's getting so much publicity! Check it out
- Commuter Feed wins Mashup of the Day
- I'm very happy to announce that Commuter Feed has won the Mashup of the Day award from Mashup Awards. Thanks guys!
- Startupalooza
- Getting more excited about this by the day!
- CommuterFeed Now Live!
- Commuter Feed (from my portfolio) is finally up and running! Check it out!
- FancyZoom
- Cabel Sasser's long-anticipated "lightbox-esque" signature image zooming script is finally released for the general public. Commercial licenses are only $39. Bring on the awesome!
- An SSD is NOT all you get for $1300
- Thanks to Darren Beckett for pointing this out! The $1300 price difference in the Macbook Air w/SSD includes a faster processor, not just an SSD. Still pricey.
- Save Flash Videos From Safari
- Steven Frank points out how to save Flash videos from Safari.
- Animal Planet: From Bad to Worse
- Their logo was originally just "ok" but now it's really bad.
January
- xScope 2
- This is a great demo of the new xScope (available here). The accent in the video is kinda funny though.
- First Full Headline Screenshot
- Have a look at a full screenshot of Headline. The first one to be released so far.
- Trimet on your iPhone
- Matt King (a Portland local) has done it again with his new Trimet Tracker iPhone app. For those of us in Portland, this is very handy. Our Trimet system is so cool that it has it's own API!
- Photos from Macworld
- Wondering what i'm up to? I've been posting the photos I take every day to Flickr. Check it out!
- Apple’s New Font?
- It seems that Apple is at least experimenting with a new font. It appears to be a variant of Myriad Thin. Very interesting.
- Macworld Checklist
- Going to try to spot them all!
- Doseido Schwag
- If you're lucky, you just might get one of these at Macworld!
- More Headshots
- My friend Boone (from Gabriel Boone Photography) took some great professional headshots for me a few weeks ago and posted one of my favorites on his Flickr page.
- Portland ♥’s Twitter
- Rick Turoczy from Silicon Florist discusses Twitter, and it's apparent popularity in Portland. I'm featured as one of his "Portland-favorites." Awesome!
2007
December
- IE8 Passes Acid2 test
- All I can say is: "it's about time!"
- Ignite Portland 2.0
- It is coming…
November
- IE6 and 7 without Parallels
- A buddy of mine pointed this gem out to me today. It allows you to run pretty much any version of IE on OSX without parallels or BootCamp!
- Headline UI Previews
- You can see the first of the Headline UI Previews online now, featuring my work.
- Local Talent
- Looks like there's some local talent in today's LayerTennis competition...
- London 2012 Olympics Logo
- This is one of the ugliest logos ever seen. I bet it is also the most expensive ugly logo ever!
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