I liked 2 Jeff Gotthelf tweets on design: Q: How do we integrate design into #agile ? A: Company must recognize that design is part of "how we work." w/o that,design de-prioritized — Jeff Gothelf (@jboogie) May 15, 2017 There are tactics that help visualize the design work, but if the org doesn't perceive the… Continue reading 2 tweets to keep on integrating design in agile
Background articles on image optimization
For future reference: Image optimization How to perform an image optimization audit Aside: I read this Canva article on web images. 12 Common Image Formatting Mistakes To Avoid On Your Website: https://t.co/zdqJUrxm0Z pic.twitter.com/QX4DzFtuvI — Canva (@canva) August 29, 2017
Naturmärt in Riehen
I visited the Naturmärt in Riehen last Saturday. I bought some plants: Borretsch Mint Rosemary There were many different booths and activities. Three services that caught my eye were: Sharely Skillharbour ZeroWasteSwitzerland
For future reference:
(…) the one who is best qualified to make a time estimate (the engineer) isn’t the one who needs it most
Source: The Software Engineer’s Essential Time Estimation Guide
Scrum and Design
I found this Medium article discussing Scrum and its effect on the design process. https://t.co/Udl2R48nRW scrum interrupts flow — Panchenga (@nchenga) February 10, 2017
For future reference:
Creating Collaboration in a Room Full of Opinions
I just passed four joggers on my daily bicycle ride home from work. Just as i passed, one of the joggers answered her smartphone while continuing to jog:
“Hello! I’m jogging.”
Best chiperoni.ch snapshot of 2016?
Another year has passed. And it’s time to look at my photos and select a snapshot per month. My photo selection skills are influenced by memories, rather than the photo’s quality alone. The method: I quickly scan through my photos on a per month basis and select a photo based on number of views, personal… Continue reading Best chiperoni.ch snapshot of 2016?
Scrum and UX design
I saw this article on Scrum and UX design at t3n.de (in German only).
How to call your cat indoors on a rainy autumn evening in Basel:
“Büseli, Büseli“
Büsi is Swiss-German for cat.
Learning to use Hugo to build websites
I’m learning how to use Hugo to build websites. I signed up for a Udemy course by Dan Hersham. I followed the tip to use Homebrew. And 2 to 3 commands later I had generated a skeleton of a site. Hugo is well-documented and it looks like an exciting alternative to explore. It supports TOML,… Continue reading Learning to use Hugo to build websites
via Su Franke on Flickr:
"Firmen wollen auf den Mond fliegen, haben aber nur klapprige Fahrräder rumstehen" Zitat von Jürg Stuker https://t.co/PKlFCO22Q9
— Panchenga (@nchenga) September 17, 2016
The fast track to DIY images
For all my creative photography friends, here’s an article by Moz on how images boost conversion. And a list of tools. Visage https://visage.co/ Recordit http://recordit.co/ GIFboom (no link cos the sample photos look like they are intended for a dating site) Placeit https://placeit.net/ Studio http://www.madewithstudio.com/ SnapChat (errr… really?) The sample images displayed in the Moz… Continue reading The fast track to DIY images
Need a place to work in CPH for a couple of hours or 1 day? I can recommend the cafe of http://republikken.net/. Good coffee. Work atmosphere with other people working around you.
Copenhagen snaps
Recommended article: Great content isn’t the same as long-form content
Here’s a Moz article on the current trend to write long-form articles. Great Content ≠Long-Form Content Long-form articles need to be well-researched. Just going for length is not going to work. “Create content that helps people.” It’s fun… writing about long-form articles in very short blog posts.
3 Copywriting tips supported by research
Tip 1: Use simple vocabulary Tip 2: Use short sentences Tip 3: Help readers navigate your writing See: Three online copywriting tips supported by research
Using Google Analytics in web apps
For future reference Learning to Use Google Analytics More Effectively at CodePen
Barcamp Bodensee 2016
Last Saturday I attended Barcamp Bodensee in Konstanz. Here are some brief notes and thoughts on sessions that I attended: Ask a digital teen Barcamp attendees asked a 15 year old what apps and web services he uses. Youtube, Gaming, TeamSpeak, Discord app, some Whatsapp, Google Calendar. No TV. No Facebook. His school doesn’t allow… Continue reading Barcamp Bodensee 2016
Snapshots
Some photos from my Flickr stream: I’ve got this theory that fresh green colour soothes the eyes and helps to relax. I saw 2 cats. Both look somewhat unamused. And ready to pounce on any intruders. Saturday was sunny and warm. I like this snapshot, taken with my Moto 3 G:
Useful check list for your new WordPress site
I found this list of useful tips on launching a WordPress site: Don’t Launch a WordPress Site Before You Go Through This Checklist https://t.co/1jYcZV1yVH too late, already launched — Panchenga (@nchenga) March 27, 2016 Things to watch out for are: fast hosting search-engine optimized theme WordPress is working on a new codebase: The new WordPress.com… Continue reading Useful check list for your new WordPress site
On my daily bicycle commute, I kept noticing art posters, labelled Le nouvel Unterlinden. Today, I saw a Designboom article, shared by someone in my community, discussing the newly renovated museum in Colmar.
herzog & de meuron renovates and extends colmar's musée unterlinden https://t.co/qXcTozsuOY pic.twitter.com/sepN4lgU19
— designboom (@designboom) February 7, 2016
Connection made.
Advertising works. Both print and online.
I listened to the latest episode of The Big Web Show this weekend. The topic was interaction architecture. Here’s a tweet pointing to the show:
Is Information Architecture a dead art, or does it matter more than ever?@abby_the_ia @zeldman
Big Web Show â„– 142https://t.co/ft9EQIw8n4— The Big Web Show (@thebigwebshow) January 22, 2016
On Sunday evening, I saw this tweet, which describes exactly what happened to our content/our attention.
Remember when we all moved out of the houses we owned into the big free hotel, and years later management changed the wallpaper to ads?
— Paul Ford (@ftrain) February 6, 2016
Maybe a good candidate for my Twitter Poetry collection?
Recommended movie: An by Naomi Kawase
I saw this film: An by Naomi Kawase. I liked it. It’s about freedom. It has a poetic feel. It’s slow and feels real. You get attached to the main characters.