September, 2010

Links for September 30th

Revelation and the Violent “Prize Fighting” Jesus » Blog » Greg Boyd (Christus Victor Ministries)

Greg Boyd takes on the literal interpretations of the imagery of Revelation that have done so much damage, both to understanding of the nonviolent message of Jesus and to a wise way of seeing the Bible as consisting of different types of literature. Being unable to see this and take it seriously is a deep problem, and this kind of post shows a way past that.

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bible

jesus

peace

new-testament

revelation

greg-boyd

Links for September 24th

Gridulator: Make pixel grids, lickety-split

Lovely tool for web designers to make pixel grids based on the needs of the site being built. Plus, it's free.

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tools

design

css

Links for September 22nd

Bye-Bye, ‘My’ / Cameron Moll / Designer, Speaker, Author

Why to use 'Your' instead of 'My' in web content. I've wondered about this for a long time, so it's really great to see a definitive, well thought answer.

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content-strategy

writing

design

Links for September 21st

A List Apart: Articles: Forward Thinking Form Validation

Taking advantage of HTML5 and CSS3 for the best client-side form validation. Really good stuff.

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forms

html5

html

css3

css

design

Links for September 17th

Standing Up for Justice | onehandclapping

"Our flesh is the same as their flesh. Our children are the same as their children. But our children go to school, eat three meals a day, have toys to play with, are vaccinated against disease, and enjoy the luxury of the innocence of childhood which their children can only dream of. Their daughters are ravished, their lands have been stolen by corporations, their children trafficked or tricked into slavery under the economic system that helps us remain rich and in power."

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poverty

activism

julie-clawson

old-testament

bible

Links for September 15th

Self-Inventory on Biblical Hermenuetics | onehandclapping

This is an important resource on both a short and long term scale, in that we bring the answers to these questions with us whenever we approach the Bible, and furthermore they can (and do, I think) change. A keeper.

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theology

bible

Experimental Theology: Sexuality and the Christian Body: Part 2, Grace & Election

There's a series of posts here reviewing a book on sexuality and the Christian body; this one is a fantastic one that dialogues with an essay by Rowan Williams, and with the deep grace exemplified in marriage. Beautiful.

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sex

marriage

theology

Lost World's Fairs

With the launch of IE9 (in beta) today, this project done to showcase the new support that IE has for proper WOFF embedding has gone live. It is lovely.

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inspiration

design

typography

css3

css

Links for September 14th

Why the Worst of Times for Politics and Media Has Been the Best of Times for Jon Stewart and 'The Daily Show' — New York Magazine

There's a great profile of Jon Stewart and the Daily Show. Brilliant quote from Stewart near the end: "But I know the difference between real social change and what we do. You know what we are? Soil enrichers. Maybe we can add a little fertilizer to the soil so that real people can come along and grow things."

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tv

politics

news

media

journalism

jon-stewart

Combining meta viewport and media queries – QuirksBlog

"If you want to make your websites ready form mobile, it’s best to combine <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"> with width media queries. That will give your site the optimal width (as determined by the device vendor, who really ought to know), and your site will look the better for it."

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layout

css

design

mobile

Ballydowse and 9/11

September 11th, 2010

Since I started this blog in 2007, I haven't written a specific 9/11-oriented post on one of the anniversaries that have passed since then.

Links for September 4th

How To Properly Apply for a Design Position | Mike Industries

"We’ve gotten so many poor applications for this position that it really makes me wonder if designers today are aware of how art directors actually hire people. If you’re a designer and you’ll ever be looking for a new job in your life, you should read this."

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business

design