Archive for June, 2008
Polling for Speakers
As you can see from the sidebar, we already have a speaker lined up for our July meetup, but we’re looking for volunteers for August, September and October. Yes, I’m looking at you. If there’s a website design/development related subject you feel strong enough to present on, please leave a comment below. If public speaking [...]
The Employable Web Designer
This was an excellent article by Andy Rutledge about the skills necessary to be employable as a designer. I think the biggest thing in here is a focus on designing interaction between people and a product rather than focusing on a tool. Just because I can use a hammer doesn’t mean I can build a [...]
Inaugural Meetup: It’s a Wrap
The inaugural Refresh Columbia meeting was a success. Thanks to all who came out. Here’s a quick summary of what we discussed: Who should we encourage to get involved? Pretty much anyone who works on the website development assembly line or has to communicate with those people. We also talked about how it’d be great [...]
The 10 Commandments of Web Design
When I saw the title of this article on Business Week, I was a bit put off by the tongue-in-cheek title. “Oh boy,” I thought, “Business Week is about to throw down some stone tablets”. As I scanned through the list of guidelines though, I couldn’t help but nod my head. All 10 are very [...]
Inaugural Meetup
It’s time to get this Refresh thing up in the air here in Columbia, and what better way to do that than a trip to the Flying Saucer (directions) on Thursday, June 26th. This inaugural meeting will serve two purposes. First, it’s an opportunity for us all to get to know each other. Some of [...]
