Quick tip
The shortcut keys for refresh / hard (force) refresh on a Mac for Safari and Firefox:
Firefox
Refresh: Command+R
Hard refresh: Command+Shift+R
Safari
Refresh: Command+R
Clear the cache: Command + Option + E
*Command = Apple key
What are the hard refresh shortcuts for a Mac using Safari and Firefox?
Principles of print design for the web
SVA Dot Dot Dot Lectures: Jason Santa Maria from MFA Interaction Design on Vimeo.
A great little video from Jason Santa Maria on designing for the web.
What’s the difference between RDFa vs Microformats?
I think it’s great the idea of including semantic markup in XHTML pages is gaining traction due to that fact that Google has announced support for Microformats and RDFa.
What is semantic markup?
Semantic markup means developers use html elements to give content meaning, or context to computers. For example if we use the word “Paris” in our content we can tell the computer (through markup) that we mean “Paris” is a place in France or “Paris” is referring to Paris Hilton the person.
Perfect design for the Queenstown home
…all I need to do is change my gas fire place into a wood fired one.
Float bed by Design Mobel
If I had a private beach, I’d want a bed like that to be on it.
UI Design Patterns
Great article by Smashing Magazine on User Interface Design Patters. Store this one for reference.
ComplexCity Mappings
“Picking up on the inherent similarity between transportation systems in cities and the morphology of leaves and trees, is Lee Jang Sub’s ComplexCity series of works. These elaborate mappings of roads and highways mimic the venation patterns in leaves and the rhizomatic configurations of tree branches, creating delicate organic filigree structures in a range of different mediums, including light.”
From: dataisnature
The Idea Virus
Claimed to be the most downloaded eBooks of all time, Unleashing the Idea Virus discusses the transition in today’s economy from farms, factories to idea merchants and explains the factors needed to get your idea out there.
“An idea that just sits there is worthless. But an idea that moves and grows and infects everyone it touches… that’s an ideavirus.” Seth Godin, Unleashing the Idea Virus.
Seth discusses concepts which have been common to modern marketing for some time, but by putting his own slant on things and introducing terms such as “hive, sneezers, virus, and vaccum”, he asks some poignant questions:
The Sinking Ship
With the recent news about General Motors filing for bankruptcy, Good Magazine along with Always with Honor have come up with an infographic providing an overview of the largest bankruptcies in US history.
