If more people valued heart over gold, this world would be a merrier place. – Thorin, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies I saw the conclusion of the Hobbit trilogy over the weekend and this quote stuck in my head. It’s not a new idea, placing people over greed, and there are … Continue reading
Category: Short Shares
Fairytale of New York covered by Walk Off the Earth
It’s just not Christmas to me until I listen to Fairytale of New York by The Pogues. Last year Gianni and Sarah from the band Walk Off the Earth (famous for their “5 people 1 guitar” viral video) released this simple cover. I love the way their voices blend and the simplicity of using just … Continue reading Fairytale of New York covered by Walk Off the Earth
Jared Sinclair writes about why being a designer and “good design” is less about the product and more about the process you take to get there. Focus on the process of designing and explore the many possible solutions, no matter how bad they are. Keeping your mind open and not taking the fastest route to execution will help you … Continue reading
Already done
I worked a little bit on making my first WordPress plugin two weeks ago. As I was re-reading the developer FAQ to make sure everything was in order before mustering up the nerve to submit it, I decided to do another quick search for anything similar. Well, it turns out there’s already a plugin out there, … Continue reading Already done
Improving user experience with animation
“Improve the payment experience with animations” by Michaël Villar This article is a few months old but it’s great at illustrating the importance of subtle animation in web and app design. It outlines some of the animations Stripe Checkout uses to improve user understanding and experience. With the right animations, you can make things clearer, … Continue reading Improving user experience with animation
Old Skateboarding Footage
If you’ve ever wanted to see bad skateboarding and even worse video editing in a low quality video, your wish has come true. This video is almost 8 years old. It was my attempt at creating a skate video with two of my friends (one of which wasn’t much of a skater). Most of the … Continue reading Old Skateboarding Footage
“I stopped caring about my career when I had kids,” he says. “Everything that I do, every decision that I make, is how I can get home to my four-year-old and six-year-old faster.” I love this quote from Scott Hanselman, a program manager at Microsoft, author and avid blogger and speaker. It’s from a talk … Continue reading
It’s a few years, and it’s over
We have a few special years with our children when they’re the ones that want us around. After that you’re going to be running after them for a bit of attention … It’s a few years, and it’s over. I decided to watch the movie Hook last night after realizing it’s been a while since … Continue reading It’s a few years, and it’s over
Today’s shirt
I started a story in the new Selfies app (made by colleagues of mine at Automattic) showing of the shirt I was wearing. After 5 days it was still being updated and added to by other people which is pretty fun. Users have a solid collection of shirts. Continue reading Today’s shirt
“If you weren’t…
“If you weren’t embarrassed by the first version, you launched too late.” – Reid Hoffman, founder LinkedIn Found in Rap Genius Explains Why Worse is Better Continue reading “If you weren’t…
Dan Hauk 