Howdy folks. Yep, I’ve been gone from here for awhile. All for good reason. The wifer and I took a nice long trip to the East Coast to unwind a bit. We enjoyed a lovely time in Long Island hanging with my dad, his wife and their (honestly too adorable for his own good) puppy. We saw some great sites, relaxed with the family, and I enjoyed amazing wine and beer while in Empire State.
As if vacationing wasn’t enough, we took a vacation from the vacation and headed over to Boston for six days. There we got to do some nice touristy things while chilling in a bed and breakfast on Beacon Hill. Anna was amazing, hoofing it all over town while over five months pregnant. While in Boston, we had a splendid evening with some of my Boston bretheren, Misters Cedarholm, Marcotte, Sims, and Smith. (In doing so I got lots of dirt on Ethan, so if he starts defaming me, just remember I have pictures.) All joking aside, Boston’s a great town. It was all very charming, …
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About a year ago Kevin Potts contacted me about a book he was writing for Friends of Ed about web design for businesses, asking if I’d be the technical reviewer. Many months and edits later, the book is now out, on the shelves. Woo! The complete title is Web Design and Marketing Solutions for Business Websites.
This book isn’t just about web design. It’s also not just about marketing or technology or usability. It’s pretty much the complete package. I recommend this book to anybody wanting a thorough (400 pages!) introduction to corporate web design. I may not hand this to someone looking for books with nice concise titles. Yikes. But alas, I was just the technical editor, and they didn’t consult me on the title anyway.
Seriously though, there’s a ton of good stuff here. After reading this you will definitely be the resident expert on corporate web design. If you’re already a web design ninja, I’d still recommend scanning the chapter headings to see if there’s some stuff there that you need to get a handle on or need …
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Be Good Not Bad is all about really good web design, based on the utmost respect for web standards, accessibility and respect for the user. Based in Denver, Colorado, Be Good Not Bad is run by Brian Warren, freelance designer, blogger, homebrewer and coffee nut.