KevAdamson.com : "Talking of Design" http://www.kevadamson.com Latest blog articles from Kev Adamson en-gb kev@kevadamson.com kev@kevadamson.com PHP RSS Feed Generator 11-04-2013 - It started with a table http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talking-of-design/~3/3jcuUfRo7Pk/it-started-with-a-table Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:57:00 +0000 http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/it-started-with-a-table

Some sniffing around web.archive.org has made me aware that it will soon be 10 years since I put up my first freelance portfolio website. August 2003. I was so wet behind the ears I'm surprised said ears didn't drown.

After finding out about the 123reg 'My 1st Website Competition', I thought this would be an excellent opportunity for some blog-based reminiscence and forward looking.

]]> http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/it-started-with-a-table 23-03-2013 - Breathe life back into designing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talking-of-design/~3/6b3Xc4DbGV8/breathe-life-back-into-designing Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/breathe-life-back-into-designing A post about how life drawing might be a helpful activity for the tired designer, and also how the problems of life drawing are similar to the problems faced by designers - web, print or other.

Oh and deodorant. I also mention deodorant a few times. For some reason.

]]> http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/breathe-life-back-into-designing 01-02-2013 - Media Queries and Internet Explorer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talking-of-design/~3/RcQBokMWOMw/media-queries-and-internet-explorer Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/media-queries-and-internet-explorer A post about how to deal with IE8 and under when it comes to responsive web design and media queries. Topics covered include:

  • Polyfills
  • Conditional comments
  • box-sizing
  • CSS segmentation
  • Inspecting for values
]]> http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/media-queries-and-internet-explorer 27-01-2013 - And his black and white email newsletter design service http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talking-of-design/~3/ttuh6keheeE/and-his-black-and-white-email-newsletter-design-and-development-service Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/and-his-black-and-white-email-newsletter-design-and-development-service

"Early in the morning, just as day is dawning, Kev feels he can offer a high quality e-mail newsletter design, development and send-out service."

]]> http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/and-his-black-and-white-email-newsletter-design-and-development-service 15-01-2013 - I coded the enews today, oh boy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talking-of-design/~3/LLcBVCyR1R0/i-coded-the-enews-today-oh-boy Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:49:00 +0000 http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/i-coded-the-enews-today-oh-boy A post on how I go about coding e-newsletter templates. The post includes some help tips and tricks and the like. Read it and weep. Well actually just read it. Thanks.

]]> http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/i-coded-the-enews-today-oh-boy 04-01-2013 - A real search engine optimisation service http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talking-of-design/~3/kw6BpYzMxMU/search-engine-optimisation-seo-service Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:08:00 +0000 http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/search-engine-optimisation-seo-service From 2013 I will be offering a Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) service to existing clients, and as a post-launch offering to new clients and new projects. This article outlines the reasons for, and the details of, this new service.

]]> http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/search-engine-optimisation-seo-service 19-08-2012 - It's a'me! Kevio! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talking-of-design/~3/UTu_BlDx-zs/its-a-me-kevio Sun, 19 Aug 2012 08:30:00 +0000 http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/its-a-me-kevio I read on that there Twitter that Opera man Patrick H Lauke has created a Super Mario World Font Set. Being a chap of a certain age that grew up playing said game on my SNES, I want to use this font badly.

So this blog post isn't to put across any thoughts, ideas, news or other. Nope. It's purely just for me to use the font on my site for the sake of it.

And so. Drum-roll ...

]]> http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/its-a-me-kevio 07-03-2012 - How I'm skinning my responsive cat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talking-of-design/~3/1He0DtbIvuM/how-i-am-skinning-my-responsive-cat Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/how-i-am-skinning-my-responsive-cat More of an essay than an article. Here I discuss the following Responsive Web Design mind-thoughts:

  • You say adaptive, I say responsive. What's the difference?
  • The Photoshop comp is dead? Long live the Photoshop comp? Why I will still use "out of browser" design tools
  • Fixed on liquid-only? I argue the case for using fixed widths
  • I like my phone more than you. Mobile or content first?

Your eyes are like mouths, but with less teeth. Feed on my word-food. Nom ...

]]> http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/how-i-am-skinning-my-responsive-cat 11-01-2012 - Can I get a RWD? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talking-of-design/~3/CsggTfDKNcI/can-i-get-a-rwd Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/can-i-get-a-rwd "Responsive Web Design". It's been around as a real thing for a couple of years or so now, and this year it's a hot topic of conversation in the web development community like never before. Everyone is going on about it. Everyone is doing it. It's sexy. If it was sex, it'd be sex in different positions, with the positions dependent on if you're in a stationery cupboard or not. Or something.

It's something I've been using for a while, and I've now gone and RWD'd this very here site.

I shall explain more about it all, and what it is I have done. Read. Your brain is hungry for my words. It told me.

]]> http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/can-i-get-a-rwd 01-08-2011 - Patternicity, False Positives and Potatoes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talking-of-design/~3/OsPOFHXlJTk/patternicity-false-positives-and-potatoes Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.kevadamson.com/talking-of-design/article/patternicity-false-positives-and-potatoes A post about how content from one of my favourite talks from Ted.com can be applied to how we approach and analyse design. Right at the end I mention potatoes.

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