Lazy Night
Last night I had some ‘me’ time after a long day with a big headache – which meant a stimulating game of Civilization IV. I know, I know – you’re probably jealous, but please try to contain it.
Actually, I think it was 50% needing to get away from a concept I’ve been working on (the usability of ‘tabs’ and how we can design in a tab-centric world), to help things get a little clearer. Other projects I have on my “To Do” list:
- Jersey Birding t-shirt design – just a concept I had that is coming out pretty nicely. I hope to have an example or two up on CafePress tonight
- Design research/presentations:
- Designing in a Tab-Centric World
- Form Usability Guidelines
- Usability/Accessibility Guidelines (for work)
- Personal development projects:
- Homepage redesign
- Turning my lifelist page into a PHP sortable page (or even better, an XML-based Flex App; but I’d have to learn both of those first)
- Finishing the redesign and fixes on this blog
- Some graphic design stuff for my parent’s beach house
- Various t-shirt designs that are half-done (and, you know, actually selling something)
- Get ready for our trip to Texas in 3 weeks (God, I can’t wait)
- Reply to a couple dozen emails I’ve festered on replying to (’cause I suck)
I’m fairly sure there’s a lot more on my ‘To Do’ list but that’s all I can remember right now.
Links Without a Witty Title
- America’s Honeybees are disappearing – the start of an epidemic?
- Dawn Chorus bird song imitation – pretty cool. Make sure to listen to the real recording (normal speed).
- The Crocodile Hunter Meets Ross the Intern – courtesy of FuriousBall
- BumpTop – a pretty cool desktop document-management interface.
- Get your business cards Flickr-ized – courtesy of Monarch
Wow, that’s quite a list. I really like tabs. It’s what makes me love Firefox and Gaim. Of course, now IE has tabs, but you know what? It’s still IE.
At least you’ve got a vacation on the horizon … Texas weather sounds really nice right now …
I like tabs, too, although sometimes they are overused and can become confusing.
I know PHP fairly well, so let me know if you have any questions about that. In return, I might shoot some IA/Visio questions your way at some point. What say you?
Where are you going in Texas? I used to live in Austin, and still miss it sometimes.