Archive : January 2012

Have you ever read Fuck My Life? If you haven’t, you really should stop by at least once a month. It’s a continuous stream of everyday stories in which people share the shitty moments that ruined their day. The stories are often hilarious or eye-watering, sometimes both at the same time. A heavy sense of irony is essential.

It was in this mindset that I opened the site on my mobile phone this morning and saw this ad banner at the top of the page:

This is the grid I use to help me draw sketch wireframes. It may be tatty and covered in splotches, but it helps me draw straight lines quickly.

The grid also helps me sketch pages around advertising. For the last five years the two constants of virtually every project I’ve worked on have been the width of the page and the size of ad banners. Got to fit an MPU above the fold. Can’t go above 980 pixels wide. Better make that column the same width as a skyscraper, just in case…

Imperica magazine recently asked me if I would be interested in taking part in an 'In Conversation With' on their site. 

We're lucky enough to share this space with a really interesting and smart group of people, and Duncan and I thought it would be fun to tell some of their stories. We've kicked off with a chat with  Murray Steele, a Rails developer from Unboxed who works for us so much he is now completely 'one of the family'... He's also one of the brains behind the regular Ruby meet-up LRUG and the annual Ruby Manor conference. Find out more over the turn!