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“okay…Todd and I have got the code in…it works to check all, but I still can’t uncheck the Checker and have all the checkees uncheck…”
IM between Aaron Barker and I as we try to figure out a JQuery checkbox solution…

posted by rick on Friday, Jun 29, 2007

The List

Looking for inspiration? Craving instruction? Bored and need something to read? Look no further; here is the Official NorthTemple Uber List of Inspirational Instructional Books, Conferences, and other stuff. Enjoy!

Conferences/Workshops
Edward Tufte
An Event Apart

Design, Usability, and Software Development Books
The Design of Everyday Things
Author: Don Norman

The Inmates are Running the Asylum
Author: Alan Cooper

Designing with Web Standards
Author: Jeffrey Zeldman

Getting Real
Author: 37Signals

Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices
Author: Dan Saffer

Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design
Author: Jenifer Tidwell

Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design
Author: Robert Hoekman Jr.

Defensive Design for the Web
Author: 37signals, Matthew Linderman, Jason Fried

Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design
Author: Andy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag

Bulletproof Web Design
Author: Dan Cederholm

CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions
Author: Andy Budd, Simon Collison, Cameron Moll

Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
Author: Steve Krug

The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web
Author: Jesse James Garrett

Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design
Author: William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler

The Elements of Typographic Style
Author: Robert Bringhurst

Business
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box
Author: The Arbinger Institute

Small Is The New Big
Author: Seth Godin

Religion
The Standard Works
Conference Talks

To Draw Closer to God
Author: Henry B. Eyring

The Lord’s Way
Author: Dallin H. Oaks

Temple And Cosmos
Author: Hugh Nibley

Literature
Les Miserables
The Lord of the Rings
Ender’s Series

Blogs and Magazines
Authentic Boredom
456 Berea Street
Subtraction
A List Apart
Speak Up
Brand New
Design Observer
Boxes and Arrows
UX Magazine
UX Matters
Vitamin
Core77
Get Results Blog
Signal vs. Noise
Trizle

Reference
The Elements of Typographic Style applied to the Web
John Maeda’s Laws of Simplicity
UI Garden

Professional Organizations
Interaction Design Association
AIGA

posted by rick on Monday, Jun 25, 2007

iPhoney is not an iPhone simulator but instead is designed for web developers who want to create 320 by 480 (or 480 by 320) websites for use with iPhone. It gives you a canvas on which to test the visual quality of your designs.

posted by rick on Friday, Jun 22, 2007

As we prepare to move into our new digs, the ideas our team is presenting for personalization of this space are all very creative. However, considering all the options presented thus far, I don’t think there are any designs that are quite as “personal” as these. A tad expensive, but very cool.

posted by rick on Friday, Jun 15, 2007