Stephen Caver http://stephencaver.com/ en stephencaver@gmail.com Copyright 2009 2009-08-07T15:06:17-08:00 Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi, Revised Edition http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/coca-cola_vs_pepsi_revised_edition.php http://stephencaver.com/link/view/revised_cola/#When:15:06:17Z Someone start a grassroots campaign to get Pepsi to switch back to the 1973 logo.

]]> 2009-08-07T15:06:17-08:00 A List Apart: Redesigning Your Own Site http://www.alistapart.com/articles/redesigning-your-own-site/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/a_list_apart_redesigning_your_own_site/#When:15:22:45Z Lea Alcantara writes about how she approached the redesign of her personal site and business front, Lealea Designs. Her approach works for her because her site is business centric but there are a bunch of great take aways for those of us working on something more close to the vest.

]]> 2009-08-05T15:22:45-08:00 Neutron http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/neutron.php http://stephencaver.com/link/view/neutron/#When:15:20:57Z Brand New reviews the new Tron logo.

]]> 2009-08-05T15:20:57-08:00 Get Gravatar http://pixelmatrixdesign.com/weblog/comments/announcing_get_gravatar/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/get_gravatar/#When:20:47:42Z A jQuery plug-in for fetching gravatars via Ajax.

]]> 2009-08-03T20:47:42-08:00 Happy Cog West and Airbag Industries http://stephencaver.com/text/view/happy_cog_west_and_airbag_industries/ http://stephencaver.com/text/view/happy_cog_west_and_airbag_industries/#When:18:00:44Z In October of 2007 I graduated from the Art Institute of California — Orange County. Graduates are obligated to attend a portfolio show, where displays are set up and industry professionals are invited to view the work of graduating talent. A lot of networking is done and some people even get jobs through the experience.

Before my portfolio show my career advisor asked me if there was anybody in the local industry that I would like to invite to the show. I immediately asked her to contact one person, Mr. Greg Storey.

I had been reading Greg’s blog since I was in High School, and have always big a huge fan of Greg’s work. I wasn’t looking to get hired on at Airbag, but to get advice in person from someone I had admired and respect for as long as I have been doing this. I was thrilled when Greg accepted the invitation.

Meeting Greg for the first time was truly a thrill, and he was kind enough to answer my questions and give advice. I thought that was all, and I was happy with that.

A few months later Greg contacted me looking for someone to do some contract work. Eventually this lead to a job offer at Airbag. I instantly took him up on the offer and within two weeks I was coming into the Airbag office and working with people I had admired and looked to for inspiration. For the past year and seven months I can’t imagine doing anything different. Working with the Airbag team is a privilege and a daily pleasure. I’ve learned a huge amount in the time I’ve spent here.

Last year I attended An Event Apart San Francisco. The thrill in San Francisco and buzz around the event was intense. And for the record, you cannot do any better than An Event Apart. One evening I was invited to a dinner with the Airbag team and some others. Those others include Eric Meyer, Dan Cederholm, and Jeffrey Zeldman. All people I have looked to for guidance but had never met in person. After dinner myself an my co-worker Drew waxed poetic about the thrill of meeting our heros.

At An Event Apart San Francisco as well as the most recent South By Southwest I’ve learned just how awesome everyone at Happy Cog are. Today, everything seems to have come full circle. My heros are now my co-workers. You can read about how this all came about in Greg’s fantastic post. As Ryan said in his post, this just makes sense. Our company culture, our passion for creating beautiful web standards based design and even our senses of humor are all in sync.

Within the next few months I’ll be moving to San Francisco, where the new Happy Cog West office will be. I don’t know what the next year will bring, but I’m sure excited.

]]> 2009-08-03T18:00:44-08:00 Memento http://www.airbagindustries.com/archives/airbag/memento.php http://stephencaver.com/link/view/memento/#When:17:17:53Z Greg tells the story of how Airbag came to be, and how the Happy Cog merger happened.

]]> 2009-08-03T17:17:53-08:00 Happy Cog merges with Airbag Industries http://www.happycog.com/news/2009/08/merger/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/happy_cog_merges_with_airbag_industries/#When:17:15:36Z These are exciting times around the Airbag Happy Cog West office.

]]> 2009-08-03T17:15:36-08:00 Just Like Riding a Bike http://www.tigoe.net/blog/category/physical%20computing/287/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/just_like_riding_a_bike/#When:17:13:19Z Designers need to remember that using an interface is a learned skill, no matter how intuitive.

]]> 2009-08-03T17:13:19-08:00 The Right Proposal for Type on the Web http://astheria.com/design/the-right-proposal-for-type-on-the-web http://stephencaver.com/link/view/the_right_proposal_for_type_on_the_web/#When:20:18:05Z I don’t know if this proposal will ultimately solve the problem, but what we need is eloquently summed up: “No workarounds, no middlemen, no bullshit.” It’s reassuring to see smart people are working on it.

]]> 2009-07-15T20:18:05-08:00 YouTube Dropping IE6 Support “Soon” http://www.flickr.com/photos/jflint/3720727248/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/youtube_dropping_ie6_support_soon/#When:16:32:58Z Because my personal time is a finite resource, this website has never supported any version of Internet Explorer.

]]> 2009-07-14T16:32:58-08:00 Illustrator Alberto Cerriteño http://www.stephencaver.com/images/uploads/yearning-for-freedom.png http://stephencaver.com/photo/view/illustrator_alberto_cerriteno/#When:16:45:19Z

Fantastic body of beautiful work.

]]> 2009-05-08T16:45:19-08:00 Lead Pipe http://forabeautifulweb.com/blog/about/lead_pipe/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/lead_pipe/#When:16:06:57Z Andy Clarke details the problem with CSS font stacks and line-height. This problem has been known to me for sometime and it doesn’t look like we’re going to get a solution anytime soon. This is why the current best practice is to specify fonts in the font stack that are of similar shape and size. 

]]> 2009-05-08T16:06:57-08:00 Zeldman: In Defense of the Low-Fiber Tweet http://www.zeldman.com/2009/05/07/in-defense-of-the-low-fiber-tweet/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/lo_fi_tweet/#When:18:40:04Z Hear hear!

]]> 2009-05-07T18:40:04-08:00 Designing Effective Mobile Interfaces http://events.carsonified.com/fowd/2009/london/mp3s/megan-fisher http://stephencaver.com/link/view/designing_effective_mobile_interfaces/#When:16:04:35Z Audio from Meagan Fisher’s FOWD talk on mobile design. See, Meagan, I told you.

]]> 2009-05-06T16:04:35-08:00 EE Code Tees http://eeinsider.com/blog/EE-Code-T-Shirts/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/ee_code_tees/#When:16:02:01Z Love it. EE nerds rejoice!

]]> 2009-05-06T16:02:01-08:00 A Fighting Logo http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/a_fighting_logo.php http://stephencaver.com/link/view/a_fighting_logo/#When:15:40:02Z I do not envy the task that the designers of this mark had. A very tricky topic to design for and they did a marvelous job.

]]> 2009-05-06T15:40:02-08:00 The Forgotten Web Standard http://stephencaver.com/video/view/graphic_design_forgotten_standard/ http://stephencaver.com/video/view/graphic_design_forgotten_standard/#When:15:29:51Z

A sped up video of Mike Kus designing his slides for his FOWD talk.

]]> 2009-05-06T15:29:51-08:00 Renaud For The Win http://jimrenaud.com/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/renaud_ftw/#When:16:26:56Z Jim launches his new personal website & blog.

]]> 2009-05-01T16:26:56-08:00 Mozilla Creative Collective http://stephencaver.com/images/uploads/moz-cc.png http://stephencaver.com/photo/view/mozilla_creative_collective/#When:03:12:01Z

The Mozilla Creative Collective “will be the online home for Mozilla’s visual design community,” and Airbag Industries is on the case! In the spirit of the Mozilla Foundation’s mission, the design has been posted online to get feedback from the community. More information at Into The Fuzz.

]]> 2009-04-28T03:12:01-08:00 Dear Designer, You Suck http://www.subtraction.com/2009/04/09/dear-designer-you-suck http://stephencaver.com/link/view/dear_designer_you_suck/#When:17:38:55Z I agree that we need an independent body of design critics to remain objective, but I’m doubtful that there every will be any significant movement towards such a body. 

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