"UX Professional" may be a bullshit job title, but they're still needed.

by Mikey McCorry on 5 September, 2010 — 2 Comments

Desk workspace with man working with sticky notes.

The web industry is still only a baby. New job titles are being invented all the time. Some stick, some, thankfully, do not. Some people have to take on many roles, while others specialise in one or two areas. So what should we call ourselves? How much importance are we putting on our job titles?

When email marketing meets online user testing

by Mikey McCorry on 2 July, 2010 — No Comments

A marketing email from Loop11, the maker of online usability testing software, did the rounds among local government IT managers, marketing teams and mailing groups last week claiming in its subject that "City Of Melbourne website ranks 2nd in Australia."

Bounce your way to goodwill

by Mikey McCorry on 25 June, 2010 — 1 Comment

Those zany boffins at ZURB have just unleashed their latest creation: something they call Bounce. Their website claims Bounce is a "fun and easy way to share ideas on a website" and after a quick play, I'd have to agree.

Javascript NES emulator

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19 May, 2010 — 1 Comment

This javascript NES emulator (ported from vNES) is pretty amazing. It runs full speed in Chrome on a modern PC. Try it out, but make sure you have nothing else important to do this afternoon. :)

SHazAM! or "The Secret" to a happy life?

by Mikey McCorry on 26 March, 2010 — No Comments

Random meandering thoughts on self-help books that promise magical results.

Curtis CSS Typeface

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19 March, 2010 — No Comments

Mad web scientist, David Desandro (who you may remember as the creator of the fantastic jQuery plugin, Masonry and the Opera logo in CSS among other wonderful things), has done it again, this time crafting an entire typeface out of CSS3.

Dubbed "Curtis" the typeface is entirely rendered in the browser, comprised of spans, background colour, borders, border radius and absolute positioning.

All we need now is a jQuery plugin to apply this typeface to our own elements. :)

Social media roadblocks.

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23 November, 2009 — No Comments

Just read this over on ReadWriteWeb and found it particularly poignant.

One of the reasons social media can be so challenging is that it often challenges hierarchies... and people at the top of those hierarchies have grown comfortable there.

Some see the potential advantages of an engaging, open online presence, but others feel threatened and vulnerable. They have a wide range of hostile responses at their disposal: from the passive-aggressive to the outright belligerent."

Workshop: From Photoshop to the Browser

by Mikey McCorry on 8 October, 2009 — No Comments

In this, the second workshop I attended at WDS09, respected web designer Elliot Jay Stocks gave us a look into his design process, from go-to-whoa, sharing a bunch of helpful techniques along the way.