 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>TJ Kelly - Web design, development, SEO, Social Media, Wordpress &#187; Design</title> <atom:link href="http://www.tjkelly.com/category/design/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.tjkelly.com</link> <description>Portfolio of web designer/developer TJ Kelly. I build beautiful, standards-based websites &#38; focus on SEO/social media marketing</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:54:26 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>Web Design &#8220;Strategy&#8221;</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/web-design-strategy/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/web-design-strategy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:13:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kristina Halvorson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kyle Fiedler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lorem Ipsum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Strategy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkelly.com/?p=1002</guid> <description><![CDATA[Design by itself is meaningless. It's content that matters. People don't visit your website because it looks nice. They visit because you have something they want. Your job is to give it to them. Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it's decoration.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/resume/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Web Design Résumé'>Web Design Résumé</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/new-website/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Website'>New Website</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/portfolio/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: CSS Web Design Portfolio'>CSS Web Design Portfolio</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/web-design-strategy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Google&#039;s Interface Changes</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/googles-interface-changes/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/googles-interface-changes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:59:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Accessibility]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Usability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[W3C Standards]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/?p=598</guid> <description><![CDATA[I'm not really a fan of Google's latest design changes. Increasing the size of the text-input seems fine, but the new buttons are atrocious. The biggest difference is the font-size on the buttons. But, with Firefox 3.5 on Mac OS X, the default crystal-themed buttons can only get so big.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/evolution-of-umass-amherst-website/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Evolution of UMass Amherst Website'>Evolution of UMass Amherst Website</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/googles-interface-changes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On WordPress</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-wordpress/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-wordpress/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:02:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Code]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/?p=39</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, I finally made the jump. This site is now running completely off of wordpress. It&#8217;s hard for me to relinquish control of my HTML/CSS to any platform. I&#8217;ve always been a fan of hard-coding everything but my content. And, as I&#8217;ve written about in the past, I take great pride in clean source code. [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/wordpress-theme-from-scratch/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A WordPress Theme from Scratch'>A WordPress Theme from Scratch</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/fulltime-freelance/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Fulltime Freelance'>Fulltime Freelance</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-wordpress/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On &quot;Harsh Truths&quot; and Excellent Advice</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-harsh-truths-and-excellent-advice/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-harsh-truths-and-excellent-advice/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:40:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corporate Websites]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Zeldman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Smashing Magazine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Usability]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/2009/02/on-shocking-truths-and-excellent-advice/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sometimes other people can put your thoughts into words better than you can. Jeffrey Zeldman and Smashing Magazine have absolutely nailed this one. Smashing&#8217;s latest article, 10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Websites is spot-on and near-flawless. Read it. Learn from it. Heed its advice. Now if we could just get the corporate world to listen [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/on-bad-designers-aka-managers/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On Bad Designers (aka Managers)'>On Bad Designers (aka Managers)</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/on-googling-flash/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On Googling Flash'>On Googling Flash</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/the-paradox-of-content/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Paradox of Content'>The Paradox of Content</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-harsh-truths-and-excellent-advice/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On Designing with a Purpose</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-designing-with-a-purpose/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-designing-with-a-purpose/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:21:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/2009/02/on-designing-with-a-purpose/</guid> <description><![CDATA[All websites have a purpose, even it&#8217;s just to appease the ego of the author. Most websites&#8217; purpose is either to sell something, or to provide some relevant information. In both cases, authors and designers need to take a practical approach to their creations, ensuring that their work assists the website accomplish its task and [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/on-creativity/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On Creativity'>On Creativity</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/designing-spring-break/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Designing Spring Break'>Designing Spring Break</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/on-css-tables/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On CSS Tables'>On CSS Tables</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-designing-with-a-purpose/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On Bad Designers (aka Managers)</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-bad-designers-aka-managers/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-bad-designers-aka-managers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:38:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/2009/01/on-bad-designers-aka-managers/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sales people, operations staff, project managers, supervisors, and CEO&#8217;s could all stand to learn one simple lesson: YOU ARE NOT A DESIGNER! I&#8217;m pretty sure they didn&#8217;t offer information architecture classes or graphic art seminars in your MBA program. And I&#8217;m 100% certain they didn&#8217;t analyze web usability case studies in your undergrad School of [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/on-designing-with-a-purpose/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On Designing with a Purpose'>On Designing with a Purpose</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/on-harsh-truths-and-excellent-advice/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On &quot;Harsh Truths&quot; and Excellent Advice'>On &quot;Harsh Truths&quot; and Excellent Advice</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-bad-designers-aka-managers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On Creativity</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-creativity/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-creativity/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:43:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photoshop]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/2008/08/on-creativity/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always considered myself a creative person. I used to draw a lot when I was a kid. I&#8217;ve written stories, songs, and poems. I&#8217;ve even tried my hand at screenwriting. But for as long as I can remember, I&#8217;ve had difficulty connecting each step of the creative process and I&#8217;ve never really been able [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/on-css-tables/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On CSS Tables'>On CSS Tables</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-creativity/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On the Latest Redesign</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-the-latest-redesign/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-the-latest-redesign/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:30:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Flickr]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jQuery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Redesigns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/2008/06/on-the-latest-redesign/</guid> <description><![CDATA[It seems a redesign comes once a year or so. The last few redesigns applied to this site were products of necessity. I was trying to get a new job.. I wanted to ditch tables, etc. But this one, coming about 13 months after its predecessor, is based on nothing but boredom. I was tired [...]No related posts.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-the-latest-redesign/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On Web 2.0-ness</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-web-20-ness/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-web-20-ness/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:22:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Redesigns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web 2.0]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Trends]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/2008/03/on-web-20-ness/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s springtime again. And you know what that means&#8230; a new design for this site. This one was inspired by a few big factors. One, it&#8217;s time to evolve beyond the tiny 800&#215;600-compatible layout. Another key influence was the &#34;web 2.0&#34; craze out there. Let me explain that&#8230; As a designer, I do believe [...]No related posts.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-web-20-ness/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On Back-End Beauty</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-back-end-beauty/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-back-end-beauty/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Code]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Usability]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkwebdesign.com/2007/12/on-back-end-beauty/</guid> <description><![CDATA[In a &#8220;web 2.0&#8243; age, anyone who knows what to look for in a well-functioning website will give a subject site the ol&#8217; once-over, and just as quickly, hit a few familiar keystrokes and peruse the site&#8217;s source code. Of course, with Ajax-based web apps gaining in popularity, &#8220;source scoping&#8221; is becoming a futile effort. [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/the-catch-22-of-relevance/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Catch-22 of Relevance'>The Catch-22 of Relevance</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/on-designing-with-a-purpose/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On Designing with a Purpose'>On Designing with a Purpose</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/on-wordpress/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On WordPress'>On WordPress</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/on-back-end-beauty/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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