Why you can’t build another Apple with VC bucks. The post Don’t bring venture capital to a knife fight appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
Even when it’s ugly—especially when it’s ugly—journalists owe readers the truth. The post Both Sides, No appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
Stroll with us down memory lane as we celebrate the pearl anniversary of pixel art creation’s primary progenitor, and some of the many artists and design languages it inspired. The post For love of pixels appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
The bots who shit in your sandbox are bigger, brassier, and better than ever! The post Akismet means never having to say you’re sorry appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
The ancient amphitheatre was our destination; we had been walking toward it excitedly, with greater and greater speed. The post My Glamorous Life: Roman Holiday appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
I’m designing for the web. The infinitely flexible web. The post The More Things Change… (or: What’s in a Job Title?) appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
A business world with deeply misguided priorities—exemplified by horror stories from the worlds of tech, gaming, and entertainment—accounts for much worker unhappiness and customer frustration. The post Our Lady of Perpetual Profit appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction … | Continue reading
I have this friend. A mountain of unexpected medical debt buried his family at the start of last year. At the same time, the closing of his business stuck him with six figures of personal debt. Liquidating a retirement account and maxing out credit cards bought him short-term bre … | Continue reading
Pieces of the web that make differing and complementary sense of the threat and promise of AI. The post AI Roundup: The Bad, the Ugly, and the Pretty Cool appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
The W3C explains how CAPTCHA excludes disabled users, and suggests alternatives that may be kinder and more reliable. The post CAPTCHA excludes disabled web users appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
Leadership, hindered by a lack of diversity, has steered away from a tool for public good and one that is instead subject to capitalist forces resulting in monopolisation. Governance, which should correct for this, has failed to do so. The post Heal an ailing web appeared first o … | Continue reading
How a tragic real-life event scuttled the reception of a 1997 Samuel L. Jackson thriller. The post Death of a father appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
“Our online experience doesn’t have to depend on billionaires unilaterally making decisions over what we see.” The post Open-source moderation appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
Happy heavenly birthday to my dear, deceased, devil brother Pete Zeldman. Today, 5 March 2024, to celebrate Pete’s life… Lost in Sound Records is releasing an album of solo drums, Enigma, which will keep rhythmic enthusiasts and scholars busy for…well, forever. And ALSO 2.5D, his … | Continue reading
Fortunately, on that day, I allowed a strong, simple idea to penetrate my big, beautiful wall of assumptions. The post “Where the people are” appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
It’s a year and one day since you died. At times, I feel your presence. I listen to your music every day. I miss you. The post R.I.Pete appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
Quick, before everyone else thinks of it. Set the word “SUCCESSION” in Engravers Gothic and export it to a transparent PNG. Download photos of confederate general Mitch McConnell and Republican Johns Thune (R-S.D.), Cornyn (R-Texas), and Barrasso (R-Wyo.). Grab and burn Nicholas … | Continue reading
“Led” is the past tense of “lead.” L.E.D. Not L.E.A.D. Example: “Fran, who leads the group, led the meeting.” When professional publications get the small stuff wrong, it makes us less trusting about the big stuff. Trust in media is already at an all-time low. Don’t alienate libe … | Continue reading
Ever since an infantile fascist billionaire (hereafter, the IFB) decided to turn Twitter over to the racially hostile anti-science set, folks who previously used that network daily to discuss and amplify topics they cared about have either given up on the very premise of a shared … | Continue reading
When you were a kid, what was a meal you always looked forward to? The post Boys! Ragu! appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
When you were a kid, what was a meal you always looked forward to? The post Boys! Ragu! appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
At age 38, Janikka Perry died of a heart attack at work, on her bakery shift at Walmart in North Little Rock, Arkansas, but you will not find her … A Death at Walmart The post A Death at Walmart appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
At age 38, Janikka Perry died of a heart attack at work, on her bakery shift at Walmart in North Little Rock, Arkansas, but you will not find her … A Death at Walmart The post A Death at Walmart appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
Knowledge management (KM) is the process of organizing, creating, using, and sharing collective knowledge within an organization. Unlock and unblock For companies, institutions, and projects struggling to become more efficient and productive—and who these days is not?—solid know … | Continue reading
Knowledge management (KM) is the process of organizing, creating, using, and sharing collective knowledge within an organization. Unlock and unblock For companies, institutions, and projects struggling to become more efficient and productive—and who these days is not?—solid know … | Continue reading
The cruel and evil cannot be shamed. The post satyricon appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
The cruel and evil cannot be shamed. The post satyricon appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
Good morning! Here’s some light reading from our friends at Wikipedia: United States war crimes: Gosh, where to begin? Widespread rape by U.S. servicemen of Japanese, German, and French women; human experiments on non-white U.S. enlisted men “to see how non-white races would reac … | Continue reading
Evil is rarely a solo project. Horrors and atrocities of the past may provide context for the horrors and atrocities happening right now in Gaza and the Congo. United States war crimes: Gosh, where to begin? Widespread rape by U.S. servicemen of Japanese, German, and French women … | Continue reading
Designers can either become drivers of business within their organizations, or they can create the businesses they want to drive. We’re entering an era of design entrepreneurship, in which some designers are realizing that they’re not just a designer employed by a business; they’ … | Continue reading
Designers can either become drivers of business within their organizations, or they can create the businesses they want to drive. We’re entering an era of design entrepreneurship, in which some designers are realizing that they’re not just a designer employed by a business; they’ … | Continue reading
Examining last week’s Verge-vs-Sullivan “Google ruined the web” debate, author Elizabeth Tai writes: I don’t know any class of user more abused by SEO and Google search than the writer. Whether they’re working for their bread [and] butter or are just writing for fun, writers have … | Continue reading
Examining last week’s Verge-vs-Sullivan “Google ruined the web” debate, author Elizabeth Tai writes: I don’t know any class of user more abused by SEO and Google search than the writer. Whether they’re working for their bread [and] butter or are just writing for fun, writers have … | Continue reading
Today marks 15 full months that I’ve been working on a side project called Crafd. It’s a community for people who make things by hand: In that time … Resistance makes side projects hard The post Resistance makes side projects hard appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction … | Continue reading
Today marks 15 full months that I’ve been working on a side project called Crafd. It’s a community for people who make things by hand: In that time … Resistance makes side projects hard The post Resistance makes side projects hard appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction … | Continue reading
For more than two decades, patients of an OB/GYN named Robert Hadden warned Columbia University that he was sexually inappropriate and abusive. One … How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years The post How Columbia Ignored W … | Continue reading
For more than two decades, patients of an OB/GYN named Robert Hadden warned Columbia University that he was sexually inappropriate and abusive. One … How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years The post How Columbia Ignored W … | Continue reading
“The user is never wrong” means, when a user snags on a part of your UX that doesn’t work for her, she’s not making a mistake, she’s doing you a favor. To benefit from this favor, you must pay vigilant attention, prioritize the discovery, dig deeply enough to understand the probl … | Continue reading
“The user is never wrong” means, when a user snags on a part of your UX that doesn’t work for her, she’s not making a mistake, she’s doing you a favor. To benefit from this favor, you must pay vigilant attention, prioritize the discovery, dig deeply enough to understand the probl … | Continue reading
My daughter Ava has written a new essay about autism, trauma, and the mysteries of socialization. The post Through Your Tears & Sorrow appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
My daughter Ava has written a new essay about autism, trauma, and the mysteries of socialization. The post Through Your Tears & Sorrow appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
I used to tell a joke I made up. An American goes to the Vatican on Easter Sunday, joining a huge crowd of worshippers who gaze up in awe at a raised platform. On the platform stands the Pope. Beside him is Liz Danzico. The American turns to a nearby man and asks, “Excuse me. Who … | Continue reading
I used to tell a joke I made up. An American goes to the Vatican on Easter Sunday, joining a huge crowd of worshippers who gaze up in awe at a raised platform. On the platform stands the Pope. Beside him is Liz Danzico. The American turns to a nearby man and asks, “Excuse me. Who … | Continue reading
Who will design the next generation of readable, writerly web layouts? Layouts for sites that are mostly writing. Designed by people who love writing. Where text can be engaging even if it isn’t offset by art or photography. Where text is the point. With well considered flexible … | Continue reading
Who will design the next generation of readable, writerly web layouts? Layouts for sites that are mostly writing. Designed by people who love writing. Where text can be engaging even if it isn’t offset by art or photography. Where text is the point. With well considered flexible … | Continue reading
When I joined a tech company after working for myself for 20 years, the corporate world seemed to have changed. My old jobs had existed in environments so laddish and rowdy that even I felt uncomfortable in them. So I got out. For 20 years, I ran my own businesses differently, pr … | Continue reading
When I joined a tech company after working for myself for 20 years, the corporate world had changed in many ways. One, in particular, struck me. My old jobs had existed in environments so laddish and rowdy that even I, as a man, had felt uncomfortable in them. So I’d gotten out. … | Continue reading
When he was eight years old, my dad taught himself to take apart watches and put them back together. He supported his mother by doing watch repairs at that age out of her little jewelry stand, and a few years later by delivering clothes for a Chinese laundry. As a laundry deliver … | Continue reading