Ethan Marcotte

My good friend and web design hero Ethan Marcotte has redesigned his personal site for the second time in a little over a year, and it’s a thing of beauty. Every last bit of it is thoughtfully considered without being overworked, from the simple structure, to the inventive grid, to the elegant typography, to the subtle textural motifs. And that joyful splash of watercolor at the top! For the nerds, there are some clever implementations… See more →

rumz.org v3

If Rumsey Taylor is not on your radar, this is an excellent opportunity to rectify that error.

Hindsight 2070: We asked 15 experts, "What do we do now that will be considered unthinkable in 50 years?" Here’s what they told us.

Most of these are more aspirations than likely outcomes, and one is included in a rather transparent attempt at ideological diversity (see if you can guess which one!), but an interesting collection… See more →

Congrats to @beep and @voxmediainc! twitter.com/beep/status/10…

Hello, dear reader!

March is gone, but its links remain.

I gave a brief talk about designing information at the annual Society for News Design conference, and also shared my notes from the other talks I took in.

Always ahead of the trends, I left Facebook at the beginning of the month, a little over two weeks before the news about Cambridge Analytica broke (news which long-time readers may not have found shocking). Since think… See more →

“[T]his trend of corporations-as-activists is […] the result of a government that’s unable (or unwilling) to serve its citizens.” twitter.com/beep/status/96…

What’s Your Ideal Community? The Answer Is Political

It’s conceivable that people who live in cities come to value more active government. Or they’re more receptive to investing in welfare because they pass the homeless every day. Or they appreciate immigration because their cab rides and lunch depend on immigrants. This argument is partly about the people we’re exposed to in cities (the poor, foreigners), and partly about the logistics of living there.

The suburbs… See more →

I’m pretty excited about @beep’s fancy new site and how it will give us all an opportunity to be smarter. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/thread/

So last night was fun. twitter.com/beep/status/74…

Saddened by the end of @GetEditorially, a great product made by great people. Here’s looking forward to more great things ahead of them.

My friends at @GetEditorially have officially opened their doors to the public today! Writers, start your engines: editorially.com

Congrats to my @GetEditorially pals on today’s launch! Writers of all shapes and sizes are going to love this. editorially.com

My thanks to @beep for introducing me to the very, very funny @LouisVsRick: louisvsrick.com

I had only just recently decided to leave the game industry and return to the web when A List Apart published Ethan Marcotte’s pivotal article, “Responsive Web Design”. Since Ethan is a close friend, I assumed and continue to assume that his landmark discovery was specifically timed to validate my decision with firm authority. This was very, very exciting stuff.

This site is my first full-scale attempt at responsive design. It uses one template for… See more →

Best B-boy crew I’ve seen in awhile on the N train after a lovely afternoon with @beep, @drinkerthinker, @essl, and @VictoriaMia.

Whoever you are, you should know that @beep did a helluva job on that there bostonglobe.com.

If you didn’t know, @beep and I are really, really cool. flic.kr/p/8ZELFC

New divine mystery: @beep has never seen the "Homie the Clown" episode of The Simpsons. Don't worry, I'm on it.

Phenomenal night out for @beep's bachelor party. Full-tilt karaoke, dancing, boozing. Every inch of my body will hate me tomorrow. Worth it.

Poll: Two weddings, two cities, one day. Which do I attend? @beep/@drinkerthinker (Boston) or @greghoyboy/@papersatchel (Philadelphia)?

Sitting with @beep and @meyerweb, looking forward to fleeing the Burren's, um, comedy show that started happening while we were here.

Giving @beep and @drinkerthinker their home back, still astonished at their generosity.

Still processing four hours of meetings with potential to bring big changes, followed by a lovely night out with @beep and @drinkerthinker.

The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie version of @simplebits's and @beep's M&SS: The Markup & Style & Behavior Society.

Another busy summer has come and gone, most of the fruits of which are still not quite ripe enough to talk about. I do, however, have a few things going on this month that are worth a mention.

Screens ’N’ Spokes

Throughout the year and across the country, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society hosts the MS Bike Ride, a lengthy cycling excursion whose participants have raised a considerable amount of money to fight the organization’s… See more →