05/2009 Article Archive

  • May 29, 2009 in Friday Blog Clips

    5 for Friday | The Week's Best Blogs (5/29/09 Edition)

    It's been another great week in the world of web design. I found the articles in the web design blogosphere especially thoughtful this week. PSD Tuts + posted a great article on typography basics and A List Apart produced its usual A-list material. Special thanks to Jonathan Snook for participating in the interview series this week. Here are this week's 5 for Friday.

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  • May 27, 2009 in Web Design Culture

    Mirificam Press Interview Series: Jonathan Snook

    Jonathan Snook is a self-proclaimed "creator of striking designs, impeccable markup and code, and forward-thinking idesa and applications." I'm inclined to agree. Snook is a frequent guest at web design conferences and the author of Snook.ca a top level blog about web design. He has also co-authored two books— Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries, and The Art and Science of CSS—which have met with success and critical acclaim.

  • May 22, 2009 in Friday Blog Clips

    5 for Friday | The Week's Best Blogs (5/22/09 Edition)

    I'll start by saying thanks again to Brooke Condolora for participating in the Mirificam Press Interview series. I still have four or five more interviews to go so look for those in the coming weeks. Also, I really enjoyed the Devlounge article about the talent myth. I couldn't agree more with his conclusions. It's the first link on the list so make sure you at least check that one out. Now, here's this week's 5 for Friday.

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  • May 20, 2009 in Web Design Culture

    Mirificam Press Interview Series: Brooke Condolora

    Brooke Condolora is the the third designer to be featured in the Mirificam Press interview series. She and her husband, David, are partners in the California based creative agency The Bloc Creative. She earned her bachelor's degree in Electronic Media Production from Harding University. And, although she has a wide range of creative talents, Brooke has specialized in graphic design and web design. In her short time as a professional designer, Brooke has built an impressive list of clients and projects and I'm sure we will hear more from The Bloc Creative as they build their business. It's my privilege to introduce Brooke Condolora to the Mirificam Press audience and I'd like to thank her for taking the time to answer these questions.

  • May 15, 2009 in Friday Blog Clips

    5 for Friday | The Week's Best Blogs (5/15/09 Edition)

    The Mirificam Press interview series continued this week with Seattle designer Jeff Croft. I've also been please with the response I've received from other Mirificam Press readers. I may have to extend the series a little accommodate all the responses. Also, I'm continuing to work on a five-part video series that I have to release some time after the interviews are finished. It's definitely a new world dealing with motion graphics. Now, here's this week's 5 for Friday.

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  • May 13, 2009 in Web Design Culture

    Mirificam Press Interview Series: Jeff Croft

    Jeff is a designer for Blue Flavor, a standards conscious design agency in Seattle, Washington. He recently co-authored two web design books, Pro CSS Techniques, and Web Standards Creativity published in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Jeff is also a frequent speaking guest at conferences and blogs on jeffcroft.com whenever he gets a chance. Jeff has been designing web sites since 1994, and after working for two universities as well as The Lawrence Journal-World newspaper in Lawrence, Kansas, he found a place at Blue Flavor. Currently Jeff holds the official title of "designer" but wears many hats at Blue Flavor. On his site, jeffcroft.com, he says, "Blue Flavor feels like something of a 'destination job,' and it's hard to imagine myself anywhere else anytime soon." Jeff is the second designer featured in the Mirificam Press interview series and I'd like to thank him for taking the time to answer these questions.

  • May 8, 2009 in Friday Blog Clips

    5 for Friday | The Week's Best Blogs (5/08/09 Edition)

    The Mirificam Press interview series is officially underway as I posted my first interview this week featuring Belgian designer Veerle Pieters. Thank you to all the designers who have taken the time to participate. It's been great fun reading all of your answers. Also, this week DesignM.ag ran a group interview of its own that's worth checking out. You'll find the link below in this week's 5 for Friday.

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  • May 6, 2009 in Web Design Culture

    Mirificam Press Interview Series: Veerle Pieters

    It's an honor to have A-list designer and illustrator Veerle Pieters here on Mirificam Press as the first featured designer in this interview series. As a long time reader of Veerle's Blog I was especially excited when she responded to my request for an interview. Veerle is a graphic/web designer living in Belgium. She is the author of the immensely popular Veerle's Blog and founder of the creative agency Duoh! Veerle started her career as a graphic designer in 1992, designing mostly for printed media and has since made the transition to focus on web design and digital media. In recent years she has been working for the Library of Congress on a project called The Learning Page. If you've never been to her site, I recommend browsing through the archives. Her Adobe Illustrator tutorials are legendary.

  • May 1, 2009 in Friday Blog Clips

    5 for Friday | The Week's Best Blogs (5/1/09 Edition)

    I'm excited about unveiling the first in the Mirificam Press interview series next week. I've gotten some great responses from a group of designers with a wide range of skill sets, popularity, and life philosophy. This series is also affording me the opportunity to focus my attention on a potential Mirificam Press video series to be released later this year. I'd like to thank designer and Mirificam Press reader Tanya Nichols for inspiring me to pursue this. More details coming soon. Now, here's this week's 5 for Friday.

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