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
Making a Christmas list
After picking her up from school, Celia decided to start writing her Christmas list. The first items added, according to her, were a pogo stick and two snowmen. Continue reading Making a Christmas list
Happy Halloween
A very happy Halloween to you from all of us! Continue reading Happy Halloween
Road trip: Norwalk, CT
A week and a half ago our little family traveled north to Norwalk, Connecticut. It was a dual-purpose trip serving as both an anniversary getaway to celebrate six years of marriage, and as a meetup location for my wife. She writes for a blog called Daily Mom and this gave her a chance to meet some … Continue reading Road trip: Norwalk, CT
Plugin released: Tweet Prompt Box
After realizing my previous plugin idea had already been taken, I decided to stay in the same vein of Twitter sharing for the next idea. I wrote a plugin called Tweet Prompt Box that adds a small call to action box at the bottom of a reader’s browser. It appears as they scroll asking them to … Continue reading Plugin released: Tweet Prompt Box
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
Pumpkin patch
Polka at Oktoberfest
Berks County, Pennsylvania, where I live, has a very big population of Germanic descent. This makes the first weekend of October fun because Oktoberfest is a big deal at the local German clubhouse. (It’s also a lot of fun going to the viewing party when the Germans win the World Cup final) Continue reading Polka at Oktoberfest
Stacked logs
Writing a plugin
This week I decided to start writing my first WordPress plugin. It’s a pretty simple functionality, but it’s been a lot of fun so far. When a reader of your site highlights text on an article, a small tooltip pops up asking if they want to post to Twitter. If the reader clicks it, a … Continue reading Writing a plugin
Dan Hauk 