I learned the word “curator” as a kid in elementary school while reading a fictional story about an art heist at a museum. The museum’s curator wasn’t happy about that. The word “curate” has since been used in many – too many – other ways. I thought it was an overdone example of storytelling...
“I used to be uncomfortable using commercial themes for my web clients,” I heard a speaker say at a developer conference a few years ago, “because I feel like I’m cheating.” There were several faint nods of agreement and guilty averted eyes throughout the room. Do some developers think it’s cheating because they’re not...
This month my project team launched the new website for the Monterey County Association of Realtors, or MCAR, a trade group in Northern California. The new association website is a balance of design, branding, ease of use and a tool for curating large amounts of content for a large audience of site visitors. “Curating”...
There are few feelings more gratifying than that moment when after weeks, months or even years of studying something, it just somehow clicks. Like a old friend, or a book you read several dozen times, it seems that it was always there and always will be. One of the most powerful and confusing parts...
If I remember to look at my web stack next year too, then this will be the start of my annual tradition to look at the web frameworks and languages I used this year, and think about how and whether I will apply them next year as well. All of these things are free to download...