- The Principles of Great Design
Nice rundown of layout techniques that help your design “click”. I like the focus on content and user experience, not decoration.
- Let’s Take This Offline
Joel Spolsky on why he’s giving up blogging, Twitter, public speaking, etc. Liked this bit about business blogs: “To really work, (Kathy) Sierra observed, an entrepreneur’s blog has to be about something bigger than his or her company and his or her product…when you’re using a blog to promote a business, that blog can’t be about you, Sierra said. It has to be about your readers, who will, it’s hoped, become your customers…If you’re opening a restaurant, don’t blog about your menu. Blog about great food. You’ll attract foodies who don’t care about your restaurant yet.”