Nature, sentimentalized Nature, sentimentalized and considered as the antithesis of cities, is apparently assumed to consist of grass, fresh air and little else, and this ludicrous disrespect results in the devastation of nature even formally and publicly preserved in the form of a pet. Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities respectnature
Think better of it This is, of course, the best way to salvage any kind of sorted-out project, up to the time it is actually built: Think better of it. Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities respect
The assumption of equality Classic writing, with its assumption of equality between writer and reader, makes the reader feel like a genius. Bad writing makes the reader feel like a dunce. Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style Long, unwieldy sentences respect
A Conference Without Slides An Article by Vitaly Friedman www.smashingmagazine.com What if there was a web conference without slides? At SmashingConf Toronto we will do exactly that. All talks will be live coding and design sessions on stage, showing how our speakers design und build stuff — including pattern libraries setup, design workflows and shortcuts, debugging, naming conventions, and everything in between. The Cognitive Style of PowerPointBan PowerPoints