Interview with Lauren Beukes about Shining Girls
Lauren talks about The Shining Girls and the tools she uses to write with.
Tags: uk
Designing for different devices | Government Digital Service
A behind-the-scenes look at how Gov.uk is handling mobile devices. Spoiler: it’s responsive.
I found this particularly interesting:
When considering the extra requirements users of different devices have we found a lot in common with work already done on accessibility.
LukeW | An Event Apart: All Our Yesterdays
Luke’s notes from my talk about long-term thinking and online preservation at An Event Apart in Boston.
DOY100 | The Duke Of York’s 100 Project
A nice website for Brighton’s own Duke of York’s cinema, which will celebrate its 100th year of continuous operation.
What's your bag? | Bagcheck
Luke unveils his new service: a way for people to share their collections of things.
LukeW | 10 Things I Learned In Web School
A nice manifestlet.
But, Sir…
A collection of the worst petitions sent to the prime minister.
Complex inferiority: user experience in the UK
A thoughtful piece by Cennydd on the state of UX in the UK.
neologasm: antfucker
I'm being credited with hauling this wonderful phrase over from the original Dutch.
Open Tech 2008 - 5th July in London.
I missed this last year but it looks like a good event. I must remember to leave some room in my calendar for this "informal, low cost one-day conference on technology, society and low-carbon living."
Top 10 dotcoms to watch | Technology | Guardian Unlimited
Bobbie draws up a list of UK startups to keep an eye on. Moo is here of course but so is Dopplr.
Morethanseven » UK Meetup Finder
Gareth has mashed up Google Maps with meatspace geek gatherings in the UK.
Transcript: Where the rubber meets the road — Web Accessibility and Pragmatism / Geek in the Park 2006 / Bruce Lawson and Patrick H. Lauke / splintered - freelance creativity and design / the portfolio and experimental playground of patrick h. lauke aka
This transcript of Pat'n'Bruce's talk at the Geek in the Park makes for a great, thought-provoking read.
jeremy keith sudoku
A fantastic mashup using the Flickr API to play sudoku. Warning: highly addictive.
Web Standards Group - Ten Questions for Patrick Lauke
Patrick Lauke, master of photography and accessibility.
Google Maps UK
Google Maps for the UK. They still need to work on Ireland: my home town is an empty expanse.