Author Archives: Matt

The Erudite 2.5 Released

The Erudite 2.5 has been released, with a couple of really nice new features. I had a request to include epigraphs in the theme, which perfectly matches The Erudite’s emphasis on typography and content. Have a look at the image or check the demo site:

I also learned this month from WP core team member Andrew […]

On the iPad and Web Design

As usual, Apple’s newest creation has produced opinions. The rhetoric of those for and against it is predictably strong and, occasionally, ridiculous. I don’t care to add my voice to the din. My attention is more fixated on the fact that if the iPad is successful, we’ll have to say goodbye to a whole host […]

Quix Bookmarklet

Here’s something pretty cool - a meta-bookmarklet called Quix.app by Joost de Valk. It gives you access to dozens of functions and bookmarklets in one container. Invoke the bookmarklet and type, for instance, “gs where do babies come from” to run a Google search on the current site you’re viewing.
There are oodles of goodies in […]

Subsetted Fallback Fonts

I recently launched thatwasnotok.com, a humourous take on how to handle social un-graces. One of the fun parts of designing and building the site was the freedom to work with a font like Chunk without resorting to embedding it in images or using sIFR or Cufon. I showed it to Tim Brown from Nice Web […]

That Was Not OK

The Idea
Have you ever found yourself in a social setting where someone’s inadequate social skills cause consternation to everyone around them? Of course you have. Have you ever wished there was a way to discreetly tell them that their behaviour is not OK?
Now you can. That Was Not OK is here to help. Print the […]