BrainFuel

States I’ve been to (in red):


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Some dude made the old Nintendo game Sonic in Flash MX. Eventually he hopes to make it a complete game platform.

If you’re interested in Digital SLR cameras like I am, you’ll find DigitalSLR.org to be of interest.

I think what’s most interesting is that the site was begun with a secondary goal besides to provide information about digital slrs. The second goal is to make money with Google’s banner ads system. My question is this: will we find more and more topic-specific web sites like this if banner ads start to really pay off like this?

This chart is fascinating. It shows the relationships between the different search engines and helps you understand which results are from where.

Painstakingly updated every weekday, The Daily Standards is dedicated to recognizing sites that have been lovingly crafted with web standards and the future in mind. (from their about page)

Zeldman has a great argument for why you should never design on-spec. Basically, he sums it up in one sentence: Design is only partly decoration. Mainly it is problem solving. Unless the RFP spells out site goals and user needs in phenomenal detail, you can’t create an appropriate design because you don’t yet know what problems need to be solved.

Okay, time for a shameless plug. I wanted to post my new blog for your viewing pleasure. Granted, my blog is quite political, unapologetically biased, and has little to do with design. I couldn’t resist. I do plan to do some interesting things with flash on this blog very soon, and that is pretty relevant so stay tuned. Here it is.

Bust your your frustration with bubble wrap!