http://pixelsurfers.net Geek Girls ~ Love Standards Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:17:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been meaning to revive this blog for some time. At one point I found it essential for tracking the progress I was making in web design, the problems I was having with coding, content management systems, hosting and other related things. I don't have a "readership" and I really ... http://pixelsurfers.net/learning-from-the-student/ The Sci Fi channel has redesigned their name and logo. As someone who actually watches this channel, I have to say that this is a fail of epic proportions. Who are they trying to appeal to, the "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" crowd? [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Redesign Epic Fail!"][/caption] http://pixelsurfers.net/epic-re-design-fail/ I haven't been paying much attention to my own sites over the last year or so. Which is why it just so happened that all of my sites on one server were hacked! I think I had an insecure password, and they made a mess of everything by inserting Javascript ... http://pixelsurfers.net/woo-hoo-im-back-up-again/ I don't have any experience teaching, but I have been learning the ins and outs of web design over the last seven years or so. So far, I have had the experience of learning both in online classes and, more recently, through online communities. These online communities are comprised of ... http://pixelsurfers.net/how-blogs-invigorate-learning-and-extend-the-conversation/ My sister, who is studying graphic design in the Yukon, just sent me this list of URL choices that should have been vetted a little more thoroughly before being decided upon by the marketing team. Now, I like URLs without underscores and dashes because they are harder to remember, but ... http://pixelsurfers.net/url-faux-pas/ When I saw this TED video of a Seadragon demonstration (below), I was reminded of this future/fantasy video on "Googlezon" that was circulating a few years back. I thought I would post them both a kind of proof that truth is stranger than fiction. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKWK3xfvs-k So what do you ... http://pixelsurfers.net/past-and-future-web/ Article: Find the Perfect Colors for Your Website This is an excellent resource that deserves to be in every web designer's del.cio.us. The links are organized under articles and tools, and one of my favorite never-before-discovered tools is the 100 Random Colors tool. The Palette Generator is pretty cool too. See ... http://pixelsurfers.net/monster-using-color-in-web-design-list/ All I can say is...wow. Trully incredible. Why didn't they secure this when the iphone went into development? Here is the original blog post from domain tools on digg: I can confirm Apple has bought IPhone.com from Michael Kovatch. Michael would not disclose the sale prices but he ... http://pixelsurfers.net/iphonecom-has-been-acquired-by-apple/ I haven't been paying much attention to WordPress lately, (or really much of anything online, it's all been about "Wow! A new vacuum cleaner!" and "Why won't that cat stop peeing on the carpet?") but this just caught my eye and it looks like a really cool competition. ... http://pixelsurfers.net/sandbox-theme-competition/ I think this is one of the best visual explanations for the Web 2.0 revolution that I've seen. The video editing is very smart and concise. I agree with all of it, except the last part about rethinking love and family. I think that the best instructions ... http://pixelsurfers.net/wow-this-is-really-cool/