Archive for the ‘design’ Category

Feb 8

DC Design Talks Nearly Sold Out!

DC Design Talks, which I didn't tell you about yet, are almost full. That's awesome, and it's scary. See some of the decisions we made to keep it affordable while still awesome. Read More...

Dec 21

Introducing The Humble Gourmand

Three days ago, we launched the first issue of The Humble Gourmand, which is a monthly (though it may become bi-weekly) online food magazine for the younger, urban demographic -- complete with features, recipes, reviews, a wine column, and a blog. Read More...

Aug 15

Facebook’s iPhone Site: Not a Grand Slam, but a Home Run

A look at the great work done on Facebook's to-be-released iPhone site, along with a few criticisms that may be a dealbreaker for me. Read More...

Mar 27

DC Metro Map Redesign: Fortes and Flaws

The DC Metro has revised their map to reflect a few changes to the system-- and made it harder to read at the same time. Read More...

Mar 9

Sito Ergo Sum

A quick post on the new site, what it is built on and with, my design thoughts and techniques, things left to do, how I was motivated (twitter? seriously? twitter?), and thanks to those who helped. Read More...

About Jackson

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M. Jackson Wilkinson is a technologist, designer, and communicator living in Washington, DC. He works as a strategist with the team at Viget Labs, helping existing businesses and startups perform their best online. He likes to sing, too. More...

Recent Posts

Sep 3

Boagworld. Party Time. Excellent.

I had the great pleasure to talk with Paul Boag a few weeks ago about agile design and development, and how designers can fit into an agile process effectively. Read More...

Sep 2

What Google Chrome Already Means to the Web

I wrote a post over on Viget's UX/strategery blog about how Chrome has already affected how web practitioners think about their work. I won't repeat it over here, but it's worth checking out over there. Read More...

Aug 20

If Inspiration Comes from Anywhere, So Does Knowledge

If you're getting your web design insight from the same people as you were a year ago, you might be getting caught in homogeneity. Get unstuck. Read More...

Jul 1

iPhone 3G Upgrade Policy Makes Sense

John Gruber doesn't get it, but it's simple: now that the iPhone 3G is subsidized, AT&T is treating it like every other phone they carry. Read More...

May 23

Email Introduction Etiquette

How the heck do you make a good email introduction? I didn't know, so I'm asking. Can you answer? Read More...

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