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https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/03/18/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-112022.html MWC Wrap Up, Samsung Throttling, Light Phone 2, and more… Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/03/08/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-102022.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/03/08/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-102022.html More Foldable iPhone Rumors, Galaxy S22 Reviews, Pixel 7 Renders, and more… Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/03/02/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-092022.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/03/02/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-092022.html Android on Windows, the Future of Foldables, Privacy on Android, and more… Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/02/22/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-082022.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/02/22/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-082022.html Unpacked Recap, Android 13, Material You, and more… Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/02/15/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-072022.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/02/15/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-072022.html Tapback on Android, Mobile QA Tools, 5G Killer App, and more… Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/02/10/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-062022.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/02/10/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-062022.html Galaxy Unpacked '22, Apple Spring Event, Android on Windows, and more… Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/02/03/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-052022.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/02/03/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-052022.html Galaxy Sales, Surface Duo OS, Lessons from BlackBerry, and more… Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/01/28/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-042022.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/01/28/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-042022.html CES 2022, Foldables, Wearables, and more… Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/01/21/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-032022.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2022/01/21/icymi-mobile-and-beyond-032022.html Oppo Foldable, Android 12 Go, Pixel Watch, and more… Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/12/21/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-512021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/12/21/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-512021.html Rollable-Foldables, Future Mobile, Smart Home Standards, and more… Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/12/15/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-502021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/12/15/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-502021.html Spotify Wrapped, App Store Awards, Google Play's Best of, and more… Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/12/07/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-492021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/12/07/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-492021.html Android 12 Review, Galaxy Fold Review, One UI 4, and more… Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/12/02/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-482021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/12/02/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-482021.html App Store Hours, iOS 15.2, Virtual Fitting Rooms, and more… Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/11/16/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-462021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/11/16/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-462021.html Firefox Mobile, Walmart AR, Pinterest TV, and more… Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/11/10/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-452021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/11/10/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-452021.html Material Design 3, Android 12L, Apple Design Resources, and more… Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/11/03/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-442021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/11/03/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-442021.html Unleashed recap, Pixel recap, Unpacked recap, and more… Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/10/26/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-432021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/10/26/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-432021.html Apple Unleashed, Pixel 6 Launch, Galaxy Unpacked Part 2, and more… Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/10/18/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-422021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/10/18/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-422021.html Pixel Event, Facebook Fail, Windows 11 Rollout, and more… Tue, 12 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/10/12/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-412021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/10/12/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-412021.html Amazon Event Recap, Apple Maps 3D, NASA AR, and more… Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/10/04/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-402021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/10/04/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-402021.html Microsoft Event Recap, iOS 15 Release, Android Updates, and more… Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/09/28/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-392021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/09/28/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-392021.html Apple Event Recap, iPadOS 15, App Annie, and more… Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/09/21/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-382021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/09/21/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-382021.html Apple Event, Microsoft Event, Android 12, and more… Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/09/13/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-372021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/09/13/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-372021.html Apple Watch Series 7, iPhone 13, Windows 11, and more… Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/09/08/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-362021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/09/08/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-362021.html WhatsApp tablet, Android Auto, Snapchat visual search, and more… Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/09/02/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-352021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/09/02/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-352021.html Galaxy Watch4, Android 12 beta, mobile wallet, and more… Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/08/28/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-342021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/08/28/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-342021.html Unpacked recapped, foldable iPhone, Twitter redesign, and more… Fri, 20 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/08/20/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-332021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/08/20/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-332021.html Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Z, Galaxy Buds, and more… Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/08/12/icymi-samsung-unpacked-august-2021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/08/12/icymi-samsung-unpacked-august-2021.html Galaxy Unpacked, Safari redesign, Pixel 6, and more… Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/08/10/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-322021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/08/10/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-322021.html QR codes, social maps, super apps, and more… Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/08/04/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-312021.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/08/04/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-312021.html Samsung Unpacked, Alexa Live recap, Toyota voice assistant, and more… Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/07/27/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0130.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/07/27/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0130.html Samsung leaks, Android 12 public beta, AR/VR poll, and more… Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/07/19/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0129.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/07/19/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0129.html Lego scanner, creative mobile campaigns, Safari iOS 15 beta, and more… Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/07/12/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0128.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/07/12/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0128.html One UI Watch, Shopify for mobile apps, Tripadvisor redesign, and more… Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/07/08/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0127.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/07/08/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0127.html Updated UI, adaptable design, Android apps, and more… Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/07/02/icymi-microsoft-event-windows-11.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/07/02/icymi-microsoft-event-windows-11.html Visa's tap-to-phone, Google's cross-device experience, Windows 11 event, and more… Mon, 28 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/06/28/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0126.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/06/28/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0126.html Alexa Live, Android voice updates, Health app, and more… Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/06/22/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0125.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/06/22/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0125.html WWDC21 Keynote with iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and more… Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/06/18/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0124.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/06/18/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0124.html Android 12 & Material You, another Samsung foldable, and more… Mon, 24 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/05/24/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0121.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/05/24/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0121.html AI advancements, data privacy, Android 12, and more… Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/05/18/icymi-google-io-21-keynote.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/05/18/icymi-google-io-21-keynote.html Google I/O, MWC Barcelona 2021, WhatsApp, and more… Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/05/17/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0120.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/05/17/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0120.html Epic vs Apple, Foldables, Android tablets, and more… Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/05/10/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0119.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/05/10/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-0119.html iOS 14.5, HIG updates, Surface Duo, and more… Mon, 03 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/05/03/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210503.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/05/03/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210503.html Galaxy Book, Galaxy Book Pro, Galaxy Book Pro 360, and more… Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/28/icymi-samsung-unpacked-galaxy-books.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/28/icymi-samsung-unpacked-galaxy-books.html iPad Pro updates, reused Samsung phones, Expedia, and more… Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/26/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210426.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/26/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210426.html AirTags, iMac, iPad Pro, and more… Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/20/icymi-apple-event-spring-loaded.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/20/icymi-apple-event-spring-loaded.html Apple Event, Samsung Unpacked, Spotify's Car Thing, and more… Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/19/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210419.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/19/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210419.html Welcome to the other side… Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/16/icymi-mobile-special-samsung-itest.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/16/icymi-mobile-special-samsung-itest.html Google I/O, ciao LG mobile, third-party Find My, and more… Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/12/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210412.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/12/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210412.html WWDC21, Mobile World Congress, Travel Pass, and more… Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/05/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210405.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/04/05/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210405.html Mobile device loyalty, education apps, Android Ready SE, and more… Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/03/29/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210329.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/03/29/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210329.html Galaxy Unpacked, mobile wallet projections, vaccine maps, and more… Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/03/22/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210322.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/03/22/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210322.html QR codes, an app release app, Disney magic, and more in this week’s issue of… Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/03/15/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210315.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/03/15/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210315.html False alarms, mixed reality, electric vehicles, and more in this week’s issue of… Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/03/08/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210308.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/03/08/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210308.html Android 12, Spotify updates, AR dinosaurs, and more in this week’s issue of… Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/03/01/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210301.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2021/03/01/icymi-mobile-and-emerging-tech-210301.html Something I’ve been concerned with for quite some time is the term ‘user’ versus the term ‘customer.’ In many places I’ve worked at, the term that is frequently used and almost universally favored is customer. And while, as a business, I agree it is important… Tue, 03 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2016/05/03/customer-does-not-equal-user.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2016/05/03/customer-does-not-equal-user.html Over the past three years, I’ve been going through a transition. Much of it was in response to an adverse work environment, but in many ways I’ve always been on this path… Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2015/02/18/the-year-of-ux.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2015/02/18/the-year-of-ux.html Human beings are complicated creatures. We have wants and needs that guide us in everything we do. We have an amazing capacity for emotional connection with not only other human beings, but the entire world around us. Tue, 03 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2015/02/03/love-and-branding.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2015/02/03/love-and-branding.html Lately, I’ve been mulling over the idea of transactional relationships and what they mean to the experiences we design. But transactional as opposed to what? I’ll explore the answer to that and what it means to the brand and user experience over all. Fri, 02 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2015/01/02/transcending-the-transactional.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2015/01/02/transcending-the-transactional.html There has been a standing debate in the Web community for the last few years: Should Designers Code? Rather than pose an argument and throw gasoline on the fire, I want to share my perspective... Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2014/02/06/code-is-design.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2014/02/06/code-is-design.html Encapsulation in CSS is a concept that I’ve been mulling over for the past few months now. It is not an extremely difficult idea to grasp, yet more difficult to put into words. What makes it so difficult? Because there are several interrelated concepts that are part of describing the object-oriented approach to design... Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/06/27/encapsulation-in-css.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/06/27/encapsulation-in-css.html This is just a short note on the future of this blog (which is not a blog) and the plans I have cooking. / Esta es una pequeña nota sobre el futuro de este blog (el cual no es un blog) y los planes que tengo. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/04/24/future-futuro.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/04/24/future-futuro.html When building a web site, one of the places I like to start is with the typography of the site. I use no more than six font-sizes. I would argue that even six is too many, but… Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/03/15/modular-typography.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/03/15/modular-typography.html This is the second part of Creating Modules. As previously mentioned, I have been abiding by the principles of SMACSS and OOCSS for a little over a year now. I wanted to share my process for creating a CSS module so that the learning curve might be shallower for any newcomers. In Part I, we covered a lot of theory. In Part 2, we’ll go through the process with a mockup and write a module based off our analysis. Let’s get started! Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/03/12/creating-modules-part-ii.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/03/12/creating-modules-part-ii.html As a grid-based designer, modularity is a familiar concept to me. There are a variety of applications of modular design in the physical world, from furniture to architecture. Naturally, when I encountered the ideas of OOCSS and SMACSS, a light turned on for me. I’ve been abiding by these principles for a little over a year and I wanted to share my process for creating a CSS module. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/02/13/creating-modules-part-i.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/02/13/creating-modules-part-i.html I recently had a brief twittersation with @thedutchcoder and @csswizardry in regards to using the icon module in mark-up. The discussion, at least at the point where I joined in, specifically revolved around the use of <span> versus the use of <i>. Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/01/25/why-the-i.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2013/01/25/why-the-i.html Working in web design today, there is an ever-growing list of skills and technologies that comprise the discipline. You could probably ramble off a few of the new and shiny, but have you ever stopped and written down everything you have to know? Well, I did. And I thought I'd share it here. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/11/16/web-design-toolkit.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/11/16/web-design-toolkit.html This is a fun little item that I found over the weekend. I work in SMACSS/OOCSS-style and have been racking my brains trying to figure out a way to separate base classes from extender classes from related-but-independent classes in CSS. Many are making the move towards BEM-style class naming and Harry Roberts offers a very justified argument as to why he uses it. I think it works, but I wanted to see if we could improve it a bit. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/11/05/character-escaping.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/11/05/character-escaping.html This article is a review of Jonathan Snook's book “SMACSS: Scalable and Modular Architecture for CSS” with additional notes based on my experience with the approach. I will go over a brief refresher of its integral talking points and expand on it where I can... Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/10/03/smacss-notes-on-usage.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/10/03/smacss-notes-on-usage.html In my previous article on SMACSS: Notes On Usage, a lot of research went into making it possible. I knew that a more modular approach to writing CSS was something that needed to be pursued, but it took a bit of effort to make that change. In fact, if you poke around in the source code of this site, you can see where it begins to transition from old conventions to the modular approach. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/10/03/resources-for-modularizing-your-css.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/10/03/resources-for-modularizing-your-css.html Two topics caused a decent amount of activity last week on the twitters, the release of the iPhone 5 and skeu.it, which lists visual examples of skeuomorphism in UI design. Despite what you may be reading in the comments below the images, we once loved this approach to design. What the hell happened? Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/09/16/skeuomorphism.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/09/16/skeuomorphism.html I wish it was as simple as saying, “Go buy this book!”. Done and done. If you are a web designer and you care about your work, shouldn't you be reading every book you find about your field? Yes! Well… Sort of. If you have learned anything at all from working with the web, you know that there is a wealth of information at your fingertips. An overabundance even. And it is this overabundance that I will try to overcome in order to tell you why this book, out of the sea of many, belongs on your shelf. Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/08/30/the-strategic-web-designer-review.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/08/30/the-strategic-web-designer-review.html I know that many of us wait an entire lifetime to make it to the Antique Toy Museum in Branson, MO. Over the weekend, I had the pleasure to fulfill this dream. I know wait you're thinking... “That lucky devil!”. But before you draw and quarter my effigy out of envy, I have returned with photo-documentation of my journey. A sheer feast in vintage graphic design. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/06/18/antique-graphics.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/06/18/antique-graphics.html Talking about graphic design and my influences and mentors, I can easily rattle off several names that make my eyes light up at their mention—Herbert Bayer, Saul Bass, Paul Rand, El Lissitsky, Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, Theo van Doesburg, Jan Tschichold, I could go on, Eric Spiekermann, Massimo Vignelli, seriously. With the exceptions of Mr. Spiekermann and Mr. Vignelli, you could say that, yes, all my heroes are dead. But when we shift that conversation to web design, thankfully that is not the case. Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/05/23/web-directory.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/05/23/web-directory.html I recently had a struggle with setting up a color section for a style guide that I am collaborating on. It was a bit of an issue because I could not seem to get the Pantone colors to agree between Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Having enough experience working in print and using computers, I knew not to invest too much stock in how the colors were being read on the screen, but when I sent the files to print, the colors were STILL not matching. And I still had CMYK and HEX conversions to do. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/03/16/color-chemistry.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/03/16/color-chemistry.html This is an exciting time to be working in web design. HTML5 and CSS3 have gained momentum and the benefits they bring have opened doors for us that were not available even five years ago. For those of us who have transitioned over from print, the wide support of web fonts has been long awaited. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/02/20/on-web-type-and-font-rendering.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/02/20/on-web-type-and-font-rendering.html Once upon a time, I was a cook. I worked at a casual fine dining restaurant on the Plaza, a well-known commercial district of Kansas City, MO. I did this in between graduating from design school and finding my first full time gig as a professional designer. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/02/01/everything-i-know.html https://alchemyindesign.com/notes/2012/02/01/everything-i-know.html