7 May 2001
[10 pm]
SHHHH! NO TALKING IN THE LIBRARY. That's what they always told us. But tomorrow they've asked us to talk in the Library. Go figure. On Friday, we're be talking again, this time at Razorfish. More in World Tour. :::
 
[5 am]
Spankin' new at Textism, the appropriately named 20 Faces examines "some of the better type families designed for extended reading." Worth any designer's time.

Oops! We launched the Happy Cog redesign last night without checking it in thousands-of-colors mode. As you might expect, our background colors did not match. The error has now been fixed, but the shame still haunts us. :::
 
6 May 2001
[4:30 pm]
Some see the Blogger Template contest as a chance to win fame and prizes. You might also view it as an opportunity to promote clean, elegant, standards-compliant design. Create an intuitive, smart-looking interface that validates, and 100,000 homepages could look swell and promote interoperability on the web. Hat tip: Stuart Robertson.

Weekend Update: As New Threads spring up in the improved ALA Coders Forum, you'll now find them listed on the right-side nav bar. Improvement courtesy of Webchick, who's been productive in more ways than one. New Threads include: "Targeting IFRAMES," "Design Theory," and "Position: Fixed. Opera or Mozilla?" :::
 
[3 am]
Look, Ma, no sub-pages. We've flattened Happy Cog, our business site, to one thin page. No "corporate philosophy," no client portfolio, no contact page, no bios.
        If the link loads a second copy of the page you're now reading, your browser does not support web standards. No, we don't expect you to upgrade your browser. Yes, we'll miss out on some jobs this way. No, we don't mind. :::
 
4 May 2001
[3 pm]
My Glamorous Life No. 46: It's the Heat. :::
 
[midnight]
In Issue 108 of A List Apart, for people who make websites:
        CIRCLE JERKS—Sellouts. Talentless hacks. Back-scratching elitist link whores. These accusations have always been part of the web design and content scene, but last week they went into hyperdrive. Zeldman explores where they come from and why they will always be with us. Plus:
        ALA WRITER'S GUIDELINES—Updated! Everything you wanted to know about writing for ALA but were afraid to ask. Plus:
        Style sheets got you stumped? Design got you down? Talk about it in the NEW IMPROVED CODERS FORUM, now expanded and categorized for your pleasure. :::