New Look for Manic Mouse

Written by Ben. Posted on December 8, 2009. Grab the Short Link. Filed under General. Tagged , , . No comments.
Manic Mouse on Neutica+
A quick overview of the design changes recently made to Manic Mouse, including the change to Neutica+ from Allan Cole. Also, a quick explanation of the minor modifications I've made to Neutica+.

Drop Caps for Your Blog

Written by Ben. Posted on December 7, 2009. Grab the Short Link. Filed under Inspiration. Tagged , , . No comments.
"V" Drop Cap by Jessica Hische
Fantastic drop caps from Jessica Hische. Check out her new site and beautiful work.

Dayton-Web Guys Round-Up

Written by Ben. Posted on December 3, 2009. Grab the Short Link. Filed under General. Tagged , , , . 4 Comments.
Dayton Web Guys
A quick review of this months "Dayton Web Guys" meeting. We had a brief, but interesting conversation about a lot of web technologies. Check out all the links for what you missed!

Losing a Client, Gracefully

Written by Ben. Posted on November 30, 2009. Grab the Short Link. Filed under General. Tagged , , . 1 Comment.
The Amiga 4000 Baby
A reflection on ex-clients and the situations that lead to their leaving. How to prevent it and how to gracefully move through the process.

Apple’s Influence in the Beauty World

Written by Ben. Posted on November 23, 2009. Grab the Short Link. Filed under Observations. Tagged , , , . 2 Comments.
iPhone Makeup Kit
Apple's product design has influence far and wide. Here are a few observations and a little advice for successful branding efforts through difficult financial times.

Stuff I’m Reading – Nov 21, 2009

Written by Ben. Posted on November 21, 2009. Grab the Short Link. Filed under General. Tagged , , . No comments.
Stuff I'm Reading
A quick round-up of some of the articles and blog entries I've been reading over the past few days. Excellent material to process and make us better at what we do.

Professional Compromise with the Target Attribute

Written by Ben. Posted on November 15, 2009. Grab the Short Link. Filed under Usability. Tagged , , , . 1 Comment.
WordPress allows you to "open a link in a new window".
A confession from a believer in web-standards on the proper use of the target attribute of the anchor tag.

Why FORGE is Offering Free Work

Written by Ben. Posted on November 11, 2009. Grab the Short Link. Filed under General. Tagged , . No comments.
FORGE Your Dot Org, 2010
An introduction to FORGE Your Dot Org and answering the question, "Why is FORGE giving away an entire year of creative services?".

First Ever “Dayton Web Guys” Meeting

Written by Ben. Posted on November 9, 2009. Grab the Short Link. Filed under General. Tagged , , . 3 Comments.
A quick overview of the first ever "Dayton Web Guys" meeting, including a list of topics we touched on and little info on how you can get connected.

Image-Free Apple Style Pagination with CSS3

Written by Ben. Posted on November 8, 2009. Grab the Short Link. Filed under Code. Tagged , , , , . 2 Comments.
Beautiful Pagination
A step-by-step explanation on how to create "Apple Style" pagination using only semantic mark-up and CSS3.
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