Back in the day (puff) a friend of mine* started an online project called 5 Things New York, based on the original 5 Things in Washington, D.C. Now it seems everyone has a 5 Things list of some kind. So, naturally, I have to jump on the bandwagon.
Here is what I am currently absorbing on the world wide web:
- Richard McCoy is a freelance designer in the UK who wrote a rather brilliant post how The 10 Commandments apply to design. I like how Richard blends advice with a healthy dose of affirmation in this post, and I would love to see it as a poster.
- Ian Stewart is a graphic artist that is presenting a 12-day/post course How To Create a WordPress Theme. I’m willing to overlook his grammar and syntax for what, so far, has been an incredible resource. I only wish Ian published this series well before I created my WordPress theme (after many hours of swearing and wanting to throw my computer across a room) (I didn’t).
- Building an Animated Cartoon Robot with jQuery by Anthony Calzadilla doesn’t have me asking Why? rather How soon can I implement similar technique on a client project? Of course, I already know the answer. Also? I love my clients if only because they let me take chances with their websites.
- When I write absorb, I also mean obsess. And my free time has been spent working on 5 font designs in FontStruct. I liked the progression of Quagmire until I realized I’ve seen similar designs in Verve™ and Greenbriar AEF, both by Brian Sooy. Well done, Brian.
- I should tag this last one with “guilty pleasure” and “no shame”: Vinnie doesn’t walk as quickly as he used to, so when we’re rounding corners at 5 m.p.h. I like to pass the time reading Michael K at Dlisted. Michael’s writing and point of view entertain me to no end. I don’t always know the celebrities he references in his posts, but I don’t feel nearly as disconnected to pop culture anymore.
What are some of your current reads? What am I missing on the web? Tell me.
* Said friend still owes me a signed photograph. Ahem.