November 2010
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Clean up your form elements with Formalize CSS →
A nice lightweight CSS package that makes all of your HTML form elements look cleaner and more consistent across all major browsers.
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Gamification vs. Pointsification →
Games give their players meaningful choices that meaningfully impact on the world of the game. Deciding to run two miles today rather than one, or drink two liters of Coke instead of four are just choices of quantity.
Great thoughts here. Points are not very interesting on their own, and websites which use them indiscriminately to encourage loyalty are not as interesting as those which create...
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Pearl Jam, the perils of fame, and the trouble... →
A thoughtful, but ultimately overcomplicated look at why Pearl Jam’s career arc peaked so early but has lasted so long. The simpler truth is that a lot of rock music — particularly grunge — arises not just from youthful adversity but because of it. When the hunger and adversity are gone (because you’re successful and popular), the inspiration and even ability to write...
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Tileabl.es →
I can’t remember the last time I used a textured, tiled background, but I’m bookmarking this in case that changes. (via cameron)
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Mockup-Based User Testing with VerifyApp →
Haven’t tried this yet, but it looks both easy and useful. Apparently you can do things like heat-map and memory testing using just a mockup. No HTML necessary. Seems helpful for a lot of situations.
See also: Optimizely
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Close Pixelate
David Desandro’s cool method of turning photos into Chuck Close-esque mosaics, rendered in pure HTML5. I’m still not entirely sold on the benefits of rendering images as HTML in general, but this strikes me as a potentially interesting (and scalable) way to take a favorite photo and turn it into a wall-size poster. (via simplebits)