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Links for November 3rd

Is the Fate of the World Being Decided Today in the Indian Ocean? | Dissident Voice
A fascinating look at the Indian Ocean region as the world's strategic center of gravity, and how that could possibly lead to the end of U.S. hegemony. I'm one who would see this as a good thing.
tags:
culture
politics

Links for November 2nd

A List Apart: Articles: Art Direction and Design
These are wise and timely words for us as web designers. While I think the specific tactics are fairly basic to a design education of any kind, it's increasingly easy to forget the theory behind them when creating things for the web, and his words make this clear.
tags:
design

Links for October 18th

adaptive path » blog » Kim Cullen » “Um…hello? Is this thing on?” Personal Voice in UX Design.
Perceptive thoughts on how UX-focused visual designers can view personal style.
tags:
design
user-experience

Links for October 17th

John Sculley On Steve Jobs, The Full Interview Transcript | Cult of Mac
Amazing interview with John Sculley, former CEO of Apple, on Steve Jobs. Great insights into how Jobs views design, user experience, and the perfection that he's always expected. There's a great sense of just how important design is to Apple, and how it affects everything.
tags:
inspiration
apple
user-experience
design

Links for October 15th

Reclaiming the Mission » The Kinds of Pastors We Need and The Future of Evangelicalism in N America
A quick look at what may be the future of evangelicalism in North America, and what that future means for pastors and the ways we train those pastors.
tags:
ministry
church

Links for October 14th

What makes a good UX Designer? – 52 Weeks of UX
"For me, the practical answer is that a good UX designer is responsible for the user experience of those using their software. They don’t just design it, they follow up and make sure that it works. They both create and then confirm that the interface is providing a positive user experience."
tags:
design
user-experience

Links for October 9th

Majora Carter Group
"No one should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one, and this notion's environmental and economic implications span the globe."
tags:
cities
environmental-activism
environment
activism
Shifting Evangelicalism | Jesus Creed
"What we also are witnessing is the end of generous evangelicalism, what I often call Big Tent Evangelicalism that has been noted by a coalition of gospel-oriented people."
tags:
culture
church
Is It Time to Rethink the T-Shaped Designer? – Core77
"The T-shaped designer is still an illuminating model. Yet as the example of social design and design thinking shows, serious designers should think twice about playing up their horizontal skills, and instead get down to the tougher but ultimately more rewarding work of consciously defining and building the new verticals for emergent design disciplines."
tags:
business
design
Brew For A Better World – Make a Difference in the World with Project 7's Coffee Subscription
Have yourself a subscription of fair trade, organic coffee that provides funding for specific activities that make a difference in the world.
tags:
activism
business
fair-trade
coffee
Get Mental Notes
" In the midst of a busy project it's all too easy to forget the nuances that distinguish great products. Mental Notes brings together 50 insights from psychology into an easy reference and brainstorming tool. Each card describes one insight into human behavior and suggests ways to apply this to the design of Web sites, Web apps, and software applications."
tags:
tools
user-experience
psychology
design

Links for October 4th

The Church Needs a Prophetic Voice | onehandclapping
"Instead of gathering the people of God together to work against injustice like Jesus commanded us to do; those with interests in allowing injustices (especially economic injustice) to continue are attempting to convince the church to shun the very idea of justice itself. The easiest way for the evil of injustice to flourish in this world is for the church to believe we should be doing nothing about it."
tags:
church
activism
julie-clawson

Links for October 3rd

Post-Colonial Theology: Going All-In? | Ethnic Space Blog
"Post-colonial theology. It’s new. It sounds progressive. It probably goes well with gluten free, soy milk and fair trade coffee. But is the American church really ready to embrace it? Because one thing is for certain. If we really take the idea of post-colonialism and apply it to our theology we’re going to learn things about ourselves and our history that we won’t like."
tags:
culture
theology
post-colonialism

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.
tags:
bible
jesus
peace
new-testament
revelation
greg-boyd

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