Links — 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 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 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 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 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. 

]]> 2009-04-10T17:38:55-08:00 My Life So Far http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeldman/sets/72157616176245968/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/life_so_far/#When:17:34:18Z A photoset by Jeffrey Zeldman.

]]> 2009-03-31T17:34:18-08:00 Gridmaker http://www.grafikk.co.uk/gridmaker/#/10,78,450,20,16761021,true,10,10,16732743/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/gridmaker/#When:16:29:28Z I kind of want to call it YAGT (Yet Another Grid Tool) — but this one adds intrigue to the plot in that it is also a Photoshop CS4 plug-in. I haven’t had the opportunity to test it out, though, so your milage may vary. 

]]> 2009-03-31T16:29:28-08:00 Reflections on Layer Tennis http://jasonsantamaria.com/articles/reflections-on-layer-tennis/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/reflections_on_layer_tennis/#When:23:07:11Z Excellent write up from Jason Santa Maria regarding his recent Layer Tennis match with Derek Powazek.

]]> 2009-03-30T23:07:11-08:00 MLB.com At Bat for iPhone http://mlb.mlb.com/mobile/iphone/ http://stephencaver.com/link/view/mlb_iphone_app/#When:18:45:18Z The 2009 season cannot get here fast enough.

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