 <?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</title> <atom:link href="http://www.tjkelly.com/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>Designing Spring Break</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/designing-spring-break/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/designing-spring-break/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:46:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[My Work]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Redesigns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[StudentCity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Usability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[User Experience]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkelly.com/?p=1428</guid> <description><![CDATA[I've spent the last 6 months working on a major update and redesign of StudentCity's Spring Break Destinations section. It taught me a lot about design, usability, user experience, and corporate culture.Related posts:<ol><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><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/new-website-umass-drumline/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Website: UMass Drumline'>New Website: UMass Drumline</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/designing-spring-break/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>My Design Won &#8220;Best Website&#8221;</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/best-chapter-website/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/best-chapter-website/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:49:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[My Work]]></category> <category><![CDATA[College]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pi Kappa Phi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Portfolio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Redesigns]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkelly.com/?p=1399</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of my websites was voted "Best Website" by Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. I've never won an award on my designs before and it means a lot to me. I love my fraternity and I'm glad I can still be a part of it. And it's wonderful to get some recognition from the national office on my contribution to my chapter.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/new-website-pi-kappa-phi/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Website: Pi Kappa Phi'>New Website: Pi Kappa Phi</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/new-website-umass-drumline/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Website: UMass Drumline'>New Website: UMass Drumline</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/resume/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Web Design Résumé'>Web Design Résumé</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/best-chapter-website/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>An Event Apart Roundup – Part 2</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/an-event-apart-roundup-2/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/an-event-apart-roundup-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:17:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aarron Walter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eric Meyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jared Spool]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Zeldman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Luke Wroblewski]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[User Experience]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkelly.com/?p=1320</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is Part 2 of my roundup An Event Apart: Boston 2010. Luke W covers the mobile web, Aarron Walter discusses designing for humans, and Jared Spool dissects design decisions.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/an-event-apart-roundup-1/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: An Event Apart Roundup &#8211; Part 1'>An Event Apart Roundup &#8211; Part 1</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/designing-spring-break/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Designing Spring Break'>Designing Spring Break</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/an-event-apart-roundup-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>An Event Apart Roundup &#8211; Part 1</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/an-event-apart-roundup-1/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/an-event-apart-roundup-1/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:32:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[An Event Apart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dan Cederholm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eric Meyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Zeldman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicole Sullivan]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkelly.com/?p=1269</guid> <description><![CDATA[I had the good fortune to attend An Event Apart Boston last week. This is Part 1 of a roundup An Event Apart: Boston 2010, how I plan to use it, and what it means for Joe Everyman.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/an-event-apart-roundup-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: An Event Apart Roundup – Part 2'>An Event Apart Roundup – Part 2</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><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/html-email-sucks/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: HTML Email Sucks'>HTML Email Sucks</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/an-event-apart-roundup-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Build a Custom Twitter Archive with WordPress</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/custom-twitter-archive-wordpress/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/custom-twitter-archive-wordpress/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:42:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Doug Bowman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkelly.com/?p=1244</guid> <description><![CDATA[How to build a custom archive of your Twitter tweets using WordPress &#038; TweetBackup. 3 steps to back up old tweets. 2 steps to archive future ones.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/google-vs-twitter/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google vs. Twitter'>Google vs. Twitter</a></li><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/using-twitter-for-smart-shopping/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Using Twitter for Smart Shopping'>Using Twitter for Smart Shopping</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/custom-twitter-archive-wordpress/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A WordPress Theme from Scratch</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/wordpress-theme-from-scratch/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/wordpress-theme-from-scratch/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:41:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[My Work]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Automattic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS Naked Day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eric Meyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Scratch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theme]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkelly.com/?p=1229</guid> <description><![CDATA[Introducing Scratch, a blank-slate WordPress theme for web developers. The theme has no CSS. It's a foundation, intended to be expanded &#038; built upon.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/scratch-wordpress-theme/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Scratch: A Blank Slate WordPress Theme'>Scratch: A Blank Slate WordPress Theme</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/on-wordpress/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: On WordPress'>On WordPress</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/custom-twitter-archive-wordpress/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Build a Custom Twitter Archive with WordPress'>Build a Custom Twitter Archive with WordPress</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/wordpress-theme-from-scratch/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bad Road Sign Usability</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/bad-road-sign-usability/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/bad-road-sign-usability/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:22:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Usability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[User Experience]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkelly.com/?p=1154</guid> <description><![CDATA[Roads &#038; highways are a great example of where usability really matters. The success of the highway system lies in its consistency. In all 50 states, highway signs are identical. Drivers don't guess or interpret. They just use.No related posts.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/bad-road-sign-usability/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <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>HTML Email Sucks</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/html-email-sucks/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/html-email-sucks/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:36:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Email]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GMail]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Zeldman]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkelly.com/?p=1080</guid> <description><![CDATA[HTML email sucks for 2 reasons: lack of support &#038; it's unnecessary. But hardly anyone knows that it sucks. Sales people think HTML email is great. It's not. It's the opposite of great. It's horrible.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/branding-strategies-tips/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Your Brand Sucks: Branding Strategies &#038; Tips'>Your Brand Sucks: Branding Strategies &#038; Tips</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><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/contact/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Contact'>Contact</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/html-email-sucks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Website: Spartans Drum Corps</title><link>http://www.tjkelly.com/new-website-spartans-drum-corps/</link> <comments>http://www.tjkelly.com/new-website-spartans-drum-corps/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:56:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>TJ Kelly</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[My Work]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Portfolio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Redesigns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjkelly.com/?p=1057</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yesterday I added another website to my portfolio, The Spartans Drum &#038; Bugle Corps. The Wordpress site uses a few plugins like Events Manager, SEO Ultimate, etc. The custom theme was designed just for The Spartans.Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/new-website-umass-drumline/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Website: UMass Drumline'>New Website: UMass Drumline</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/drum-corps-chase-community-giving-pages/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Drum Corps &#8211; Chase Community Giving'>Drum Corps &#8211; Chase Community Giving</a></li><li><a href='http://www.tjkelly.com/new-website/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Website'>New Website</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.tjkelly.com/new-website-spartans-drum-corps/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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