Randa Clay Design » Asides

The 960 Grid Explained

Randa Clay — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:44:10 +0000

Great screencast on the 960 grid system.

IE6 bugs that can drive a designer crazy

Randa Clay — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:18:28 +0000

This article explains the CSS bugs that make IE6 a pain in the butt, and gives solutions to get around them- very helpful!

Blogger’s Guide to Unhappiness

Randa Clay — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:26:11 +0000

Blogger’s Guide to Unhappiness – the title says it all. Check out my tongue in cheek post at the Blog Herald.

What is graphic design?

Randa Clay — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:05:58 +0000

What is Graphic Design? Check out the entries in Veerle’s poster contest. Here’s my favorite.

What sets you apart?

Randa Clay — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:45:54 +0000

What Sets You Apart? – what is going to cause you to stand out in the sea of millions of bloggers?

Online Treasure Hunt

Randa Clay — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:41:28 +0000

Performancing is celebrating their 2 year anniversary with an online treasure hunt! There are some great prizes to be had:

1 hour free consultation with Chris Garrett (value $150)
Free custom logo from Randa Clay (value $350)
1-year free Professional MegaEdition subscription to PMetrics (value $99)
Professional linkbait service – 1 linkbait plus promotion (value $2,000)
Blog Reboot – a step-by-step report on how to improve your blog (value $500)
SEO Reboot – free keyword research report + SERPS analysis (value $350)
Custom tweak / install of Brian Gardner’s Revolution theme (value $500)

Stop over and read the rules- the contest begins November 8th! Good luck!

I need this

Randa Clay — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:44:57 +0000

Coolest Workspace Contest: The Treadputer – Lifehacker

It’s hard to imaging typing and walking at the same time- a little like patting your head and rubbing your stomach. It’s a great idea though. Sometimes it seems impossible to get everything done and exercise is the first thing to go, unfortunately.

The best new words

Randa Clay — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:57:06 +0000

2006 was, according to some, the year that the number of words in the English language reached 1 million. No wonder it’s the most difficult language to learn next to Chinese. Below are some of my favorite new words or phrases. I’m sure they’re not all in the dictionary yet, but it won’t be long in coming.

Zomblog: Slang for zombie blog, a site that should be buried with dignity, but stumbles around the web, half-dead and ghoulish. (from Nick Denton)

Bluetooth fairy: a person who walks around with the blinking glow of a Bluetooth headset permanently in one ear. (from the nytimes)

Mouse Potato: a person who spends a great deal of time using a computer (in the pictorial dictionary, my picture is next to this definition) (from Merriam-Webster online)

Ohnosecond: That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you’ve just made a BIG mistake. (from Dangerous Logic)

What are your favorite “new” words?

Giveaway of the Day

Randa Clay — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:24:25 +0000

Have you found Giveaway of the Day yet? There are a few sites I visit every day and this is one of them. Each day they have one regular piece of software and one game offered free of charge. If you miss it, too bad. It only lasts 24 hours and then they post a new one. Most of the programs are system utilities and sound and image utilities, and you can read reviews of them before downloading if you like. Check it out.