You guys, I read the comments. How many Hail Lorem Ipsums do I have to say to undo the damage? — Virginia Roberts (@askvirginia) May 14, 2014 @askvirginia Our Ipsum, who art in Lorem… — Matt Dewey (@mattfromseattle) May 14, 2014 @mattfromseattle hallowed be white space — Virginia Roberts (@askvirginia) May 14, 2014 @mattfromseattle thy… Continue reading Internet’s Prayer
Author: Virginia
Design getting in the way of content
I’ve had a recent epiphany about website design. I’m blown away by how much I’ve fought usability in order to shoehorn in certain design quirks or trends or ideas that were utterly out of sync with the goal of delivering a useful and easy to navigate website. I’m hanging my head in CSS shame here.… Continue reading Design getting in the way of content
Sometimes puns are irresistible.
My husband’s pal Ian started a fun game on Twitter. I joined in. Hilarity ensued, at least as far as the three of us were concerned. I thought you might also find it amusing. Excited to announce my new project, remixing classic hip-hop and trance music. We’re called RUN*DMT — Ian Adams (@IanWAdams) January 7,… Continue reading Sometimes puns are irresistible.
My second piece for Medium
Wow, I haven’t written anything here since my last Medium post. I sense a new trend! Not really. I almost wrote a thing about One Star App Review Gate (kill me for saying that; I mean the stupid -gate suffix ironically, in case it wasn’t clear). But then I didn’t. So here’s my latest Medium… Continue reading My second piece for Medium
My first piece for Medium
Check it out; I finally wrote my first piece for Medium! It’s about how I hate default text and crappy auto-tweets and generally bad non-human-like behavior on social media. What should the next one be?
Epic spam comment template (?)
I just got this as a single spam comment on one of my less-used sites. My jaw kinda dropped. I thought someone out there might find it as interesting, disturbing, amusing, and/or useful – perhaps if you develop anti-spam products, you’ve just been handed a useful template to add to your filtering system. Anyway, enjoy!… Continue reading Epic spam comment template (?)
Design lessons from narwhals
This is a whale tale. It’s a father-daughter story. It’s also a lesson about a design job gone wrong. It was inspired by a recent blog post from Seth Godin, soliciting a narwhal logo for the Krypton College project he started. (You can see the logo they ended up with here.) When I was in… Continue reading Design lessons from narwhals
Virginia vs. Minimally Minimal
A blogger I love, Andrew Kim, recently reviewed a couple mobile phones. Andrew is a very different person than I am. I’m design-picky, for sure, but I’m far more obsessed with pragmatism, ergonomics, and comfort than with aesthetics, minimalism, and polish. We have different careers and backstories that inform our different values, and I’m WAY… Continue reading Virginia vs. Minimally Minimal
iPhone 5s and accessories
I got my iPhone 5s, and I LOVE it. (Space Gray, 32 GB, ordered via AT&T because the Apple Store hated me at preorder o’clock.) 1AT&T did a good job with all this; surprisingly, much better than Apple. 2 I was debating getting a larger hard drive, because I love having a massive music library… Continue reading iPhone 5s and accessories
My Apple announcement annoyances
Last week was the Apple announcement about iPhones, as we all know. I lazily covered the coverage with a couple Internet pals here and here, in case you feel like watching a lot of awkward banter and dead air. :) One week after the Apple shebang, here’s where I’m at: –I don’t give a crap… Continue reading My Apple announcement annoyances