Some notes and photos from Saturday’s UX camp in Zürich: Adrian Sameli took us thru the process of building infographics. His tip on tools to use: Excel and Adobe Illustrator. He tried one or two infographic tools but didn’t like them much. In the discussion we looked at d3js.org. Next, I attended a session on… Continue reading Notes and photos from #UXcampch
Looking for *the button* to reboot the universe?
I found it. It’s at a pedestrian light near Basel SBB. A fun street art sticker I saw this past week.
New theme chez Chiperoni
Lingonberry. I like
I’m trying a new WordPress theme
It’s called Radcliffe by Anders Noren.
Dashboard
An orange vespa crossed my path this week.
Snapshot of the day
Wrong way round
Yesterday morning a cyclist decided to cycle thru one of the roundabouts the wrong way round. During early morning traffic to work. If you’re thinking probably a bicycle courier: This cyclist was a woman in her 30s or 40s. Nothing happened. No accident followed. But it still had me shaking my head. Road traffic rules… Continue reading Wrong way round
Bicycle transport
I went photo-walking today
I hope you like some of the snaps I took today:
Moz on overall SEO strategy
For future reference: Questions to consider before you delve into the details "What does our organization create that helps solve searchers' questions or problems? " http://t.co/tPTJq5Z6FB — âœ___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) February 4, 2015
Herbie
At the dentist on Friday: A Herbert Grönemeyer song played on the radio and my dentist started whistling along while I was on the dentist’s chair. Too funny.
WordPress alternatives
I briefly started talking about WordPress alternative with @persillie the other evening. Downsides of WordPress: It’s slow It’s not easy enough to use for non-techies Adding a shop could be a lot easier She mentioned Squarespace: I like the user interaction of #squarespace – but you need to be a US, Canadian, Irish or british… Continue reading WordPress alternatives
Secure Email
I’ve signed up for Protonmail.ch: Security https://t.co/ashHNTGLfU at @ProtonMail — âœ___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) January 25, 2015 And I noticed another company called Tutanota: next secure email app @Tutanota_de https://t.co/HVa7Foggis //cc @mllea — âœ___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) January 29, 2015 I think this is a great development. Instead of trying to get people to use PGP… maybe this will… Continue reading Secure Email
Michiru
The outline of Michiru mountain in Blantyre. The Wikipedia page for Michiru mountain needs some more info. What is the altitude in meters? 1470m? Lonely Planet reference Malawi Travel Guide
Winter cycling
Apparently 80% of all Copenhageners cycle in winter. There’s a Tumblr site called Viking Biking which shows photos of people cycling in snow. No snow in Basel. I don’t cycle in icy road conditions. But apart from that, I also cycle in winter.
Best snapshot of 2014?
It’s December 2014 and I’m still taking snapshots. Last year I selected 1 photo for each month. I will try the same for 2014. Here we go. January 2014 February 2014 March 2014 April 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 August 2014 September 2014 October 2014 November 2014 December 2014 Most productive month was… Continue reading Best snapshot of 2014?
I went photo-walking
More snapshots on Flickr.
Jog log: Early bird
Achievement of the week. I managed to go running twice this week – in the morning before work. It’s cold and dark. Getting outside and getting started is the challenge. Running is fun. And overcoming my inner pig dog (only Germans have this) is even better.
Autumn storm
The first autumn storm has made it to Basel. Strong wind. Cold air. Rain. A great opportunity to post old Flickr photos related to autumn.
Card sorting
For future reference. I just quickly wanted to post a useful background link on card sorting that I found today on Smashing Magazine. Improving Your Information Architecture With Card Sorting: A Beginner’s Guide
Handheld snapshot of Wettstein Bridge
I quite like this snapshot of Wettstein Bridge.
Four Flickr faves for a Chiperoni.ch snapshot
I took this snapshot on Friday evening on my way home from work: Since then it’s received four Flickr faves. Hope you like it.
UX and Scrum
For future reference: UX Oxford: Roman Pichler on “UX and Scrum: How do UX and Scrum fit together?” from Oxford Computer Consultants on Vimeo. Via UX and Scrum. It’s good to see some discussion of this topic. It’s a challenging topic. Especially if you have a distributed team with team members in different geographic areas… Continue reading UX and Scrum
HTML5 link re-surfaces
It’s fun when a fave re-surfaces an old tweet of yours about an HTML5 template. "HTML5 template" http://t.co/9PBAnooJUH — âœ___CollectThisTweet (@nchenga) July 27, 2013 HTML5 projects: I’m currently working on building a small website based on a template by HTML5 Up. Progress is somewhat slow. Before I tried Aerial. And Parallelism. HTML5Bones looks useful.
On creating networking opportunities
Here’s a useful link if you’re a shy introvert. Click-bait heading. With a heading like that, it’s bound to get some clicks. I’ve tried some of the tips mentioned in the article. Sometimes they’ve backfired. Especially, if the other person is shy, or answers all of your conversation openers with a monosyllable. Related links: Networking… Continue reading On creating networking opportunities