Archive for the Design Category

Are You a Web Designer?

by Joshua Lane (April 24, 2008) | 4 Comments

I’ve come across a number of people over the years who consider themselves “Web Designers”. However, they’re really just graphic designers who design websites. What’s the distinction? They don’t really know their medium (HTML/CSS).
If you don’t know and understand the presentation layer… how can you effectively design for it?
This post somewhat inspired […]

Heavenly Treats

by Joshua Lane (March 31, 2008) | 3 Comments

As seen by the iphone.

Off to Austin for SXSW

by Joshua Lane (March 4, 2008) | 2 Comments

If you see me at the conference, say hello and whatnot. We can chat about politics and religion… you know, casual conversation. Or web stuff - that works, too. And if you’re interested, come to my “Core Conversation”:
Examining the Different Ways We Can Work
Tuesday March 11th (11:30 am - 12:30 pm in Ballroom […]

Speaking Gigs

by Joshua Lane (February 21, 2008) | No Comments

Over the next couple weeks I get to speak at not one, but TWO conferences. How much fun is THAT?! Here are the details, in case you feel inclined to stop by and listen to my rambling…
TransitCamp (Feb 23rd-24th)

When: Saturday February 23rd (2:00pm in Room 2)
Where: Palo Alto, CA
What: “New Rider Stories” Panel […]

UrbanOutfitters.com: The Grid

by Joshua Lane (January 29, 2008) | 3 Comments

The new UrbanOutfitters.com launched this morning. Even though I no longer work there, I was responsible for the new IA, Design (though it’s been modified a bit), and front-end HTML & CSS. The javascript code and back-end implementation was handled by an outside company - I did not write the mess you see […]

SXSW Panel Proposal

by Joshua Lane (August 28, 2007) | No Comments

Pretty Please?

IA vs IxD vs UX

by Joshua Lane (August 22, 2007) | 6 Comments

Abbreviations are our friends

Loving IA

by Joshua Lane (May 24, 2007) | 1 Comment

Platonic Love, Of Course

BlissfullyAware Rebooted!

by Joshua Lane (April 29, 2007) | 13 Comments

Version 2

Blog Upgrade In Progress

by Joshua Lane (April 15, 2007) | 1 Comment

So Close…

SXSW 2007 - A Recap

by Joshua Lane (March 19, 2007) | No Comments

Wonderfully Awesome!

TryJuly Business Card

by Joshua Lane (March 15, 2007) | No Comments

Want One?

SXSW 2007 Itinerary

by Joshua Lane (March 5, 2007) | 1 Comment

Say “Hello” if You See Me

Austin

by Joshua Lane (February 28, 2007) | No Comments

Getting Close

Backfilling Old Content

by Joshua Lane (February 26, 2007) | 1 Comment

Archive Explosion

Wordpress Theme Coming Soon

by Joshua Lane (February 13, 2007) | 4 Comments

I Hope

At An Impasse

by Joshua Lane (January 8, 2007) | 4 Comments

Oh, Bother

Urban Outfitters: A Recap

by Joshua Lane (December 4, 2006) | 1 Comment

First Impressions

A Gamble

by Joshua Lane (November 20, 2006) | No Comments

Will It Work?

Dang

by Joshua Lane (November 14, 2006) | 2 Comments

Better Luck Next Time

Freelance: The End

by Joshua Lane (November 3, 2006) | 6 Comments

For Now…

Final Project

by Joshua Lane (November 2, 2006) | 3 Comments

at Electronic Ink

Freelance: Day 1

by Joshua Lane (November 1, 2006) | 1 Comment

It Begins

Doing Business As

by Joshua Lane (October 30, 2006) | 3 Comments

Insert Name Here

Speaking at Refresh DC

by Joshua Lane (October 17, 2006) | 1 Comment

Thursday, Oct 19th

Freelance: Things To Do

by Joshua Lane (October 15, 2006) | 6 Comments

Oh No…

Farewell Cruel Corporate World

by Joshua Lane (October 10, 2006) | 4 Comments

Taking A Chance

Fighting Design Theft

by Joshua Lane (October 2, 2006) | 7 Comments

In Public

Philly Health Info

by Joshua Lane (September 11, 2006) | 4 Comments

It’s Live!

SXSW Panel Idea

by Joshua Lane (August 14, 2006) | No Comments

Your vote counts!

Pixelworthy’s End

by Joshua Lane (August 9, 2006) | 5 Comments

*sniff*

Screengrab Confab

by Joshua Lane (July 13, 2006) | 1 Comment

Volume 6

Secondarily Dugg

by Joshua Lane (July 11, 2006) | No Comments

My Ego Run Amuck

Art Print Buying Spree

by Joshua Lane (July 5, 2006) | 1 Comment

I can stop anytime I want!

Monetizing Your Traffic

by Joshua Lane (June 5, 2006) | 4 Comments

What You Can Expect

Some Web Design Tips

by Joshua Lane (May 18, 2006) | 6 Comments

Helpful?

A New Blog Format Emerges

by Joshua Lane (May 2, 2006) | 4 Comments

Goodbye 2 Columns, Hello 3 Rows

Photoblog Appreciation

by Joshua Lane (April 25, 2006) | 2 Comments

Some Favorites

A Wordpress Theme

by Joshua Lane (April 17, 2006) | 5 Comments

Reusing Old Work

Pudding Wrestling

by Joshua Lane (April 11, 2006) | 6 Comments

And Other Great Search Phrases

Where Was I?

by Joshua Lane (April 9, 2006) | 2 Comments

Looking Back

Choosing A Color Scheme

by Joshua Lane (March 29, 2006) | 3 Comments

Inspiration is All Around You

SXSW 2006 - Day 4

by Joshua Lane (March 15, 2006) | 5 Comments

A Recap

SXSW 2006 - Day 3

by Joshua Lane (March 14, 2006) | 2 Comments

A Recap

SXSW 2006 - Day 2

by Joshua Lane (March 13, 2006) | 3 Comments

A Recap

SXSW 2006 - Day 1

by Joshua Lane (March 12, 2006) | No Comments

A Recap

SXSW Here I Come

by Joshua Lane (March 8, 2006) | 1 Comment

My Itinerary

The Format of This Site

by Joshua Lane (March 6, 2006) | 6 Comments

Why Things Are The Way They Are

Inappropriate Places for Ads

by Joshua Lane (March 2, 2006) | 4 Comments

Why is it that people do these things?

Welcome to BlissfullyAware!

by Joshua Lane (February 27, 2006) | 8 Comments

You’re as excited as I am… right?

Why No Product Images in a Shopping Cart?

by Joshua Lane (January 17, 2006) | No Comments

Just Curious

Google’s Blog Search

by Joshua Lane (September 16, 2005) | No Comments

Blog?

Uptime, Downtime, Gap Time - Part II

by Joshua Lane (August 30, 2005) | No Comments

The Saga Continues

What I Did In San Francisco

by Joshua Lane (August 28, 2005) | 1 Comment

Day 1 (Tuesday):
My flight departed from Philadelphia at 6:30pm and arrived in San Francisco at 9:30pm (3hr time difference factored in). Then, I took a cab over to my friend’s apartment. We visited for a couple hours, then crashed. Exciting, huh?
Day 2 (Wednesday):
The Blog Business Summit didn’t begin until 1pm, so I slept in this […]

Blog Business Summit - Day 3

by Joshua Lane (August 19, 2005) | No Comments

It’s About Listening

Blog Business Summit

by Joshua Lane (August 18, 2005) | 1 Comment

Right now I’m in San Francisco at the Blog Business Summit. So far it’s been great and currently the “Building a Blog Network” seminar is in full swing.
One of the things I’ve been thinking about lately is either creating my own blog/content network or joining one of the existing ones. Ideally, it would be great […]

Collaboration

by Joshua Lane (August 5, 2005) | No Comments

Perhaps

My New Camera

by Joshua Lane (July 31, 2005) | 2 Comments

I ordered a new camera a couple days ago and am REALLY looking forward to receiving it this week. Thanks for the recommendation Mr. Stanley!
I was going to take some photos of the new camera when it arrived. However, that’s sort of impossible now because my friend Megan snagged my old camera when she came […]

The Big Picture

by Joshua Lane (June 28, 2005) | No Comments

Ginormous

Buzz Words and Phrases

by Joshua Lane (June 17, 2005) | No Comments

Strategery

Why Does Content Take The Back Seat?

by Joshua Lane (June 13, 2005) | No Comments

Way Back

File Structures And CSS

by Joshua Lane (June 4, 2005) | No Comments

How Do You Do It?

My Work History

by Joshua Lane (June 3, 2005) | No Comments

Yesterday (June 2nd), I bid farewell (for good) to my old job at Clym Environmental in Frederick, MD. As I was cleaning out all my old belongings, I came across my box of business cards. I grabbed a stack to keep as a sort of memento of my time there. But tucked in the back […]

Google, Personalized

by Joshua Lane (May 25, 2005) | No Comments

ig?

Help Me Choose a Journal

by Joshua Lane (May 14, 2005) | 9 Comments

As I settle into my new job at Pixelworthy, I find myself thinking more and more about my “design process” and ways that I can improve upon it. One of the things that I’ve been focusing on is all the little ideas and absurdities that pop into my head during any given day. You know, […]

Office - New vs Old

by Joshua Lane (May 13, 2005) | 6 Comments

Here are some shots of the new office at Pixelworthy…

And here as some shots of the old office at Clym Environmental…

I think we can all agree it’s a major improvement.

Local Search

by Joshua Lane (May 6, 2005) | No Comments

Shazam

May 1st / CSS Reboot

by Joshua Lane (May 1, 2005) | 1 Comment

To put it simply, the May 1st Reboot event is a day where web designers/developers/etc (such as myself) all launch redesigns of their sites. It’s a way to motivate designers to stay creative and keep things fresh.
This year, an offshoot of that event took place called the CSS Reboot. It’s basically the same thing, but […]

The Umbrella Gets An Upgrade

by Joshua Lane (April 27, 2005) | No Comments

Fancy

NewInPhilly.com Design Featured

by Joshua Lane (April 24, 2005) | 2 Comments

A few CSS gallery sites are featuring NewInPhilly.com’s design and I just wanted to say a big “THANK YOU!” to those places. I was really happy with how the layout came together and it’s nice to see others appreciate it too. Here are the links for those curious…

CSSDrive.com
CSSBeauty.com
Screenspire.com
CSSImport.com

CSSDrive even went on to say the following…
A […]

Working in Philly

by Joshua Lane (April 20, 2005) | 6 Comments

I’ve already talked a bit about my moving to Philly, now I’d like to share a little about where I’m working in Philly.
On Monday, April 4th, I started a job as a Web Designer/Strategist for Pixelworthy.

Pixelworthy exists to design and market user-centered, highly accessible and engaging web sites on tight budgets.
Althought I’ve only been at […]

NewInPhilly.com - A Blog

by Joshua Lane (March 5, 2005) | 5 Comments

I’ve mentioned it a couple times before, but just to reiterate, I’m moving to Philadelphia soon. I haven’t found an apartment yet, but hopefully that will happen in the near future. The thing is, I’ve never lived in a “big city”, so the whole experience is quite exciting and intimidating at the same time. Not […]


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