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I have been asked many times what the icons below each post are. I guess that means many of you don’t use social networks. In case you do and don’t know what they are I’ll explain it. If you have a Facebook profile for example and you really like a post I make, you can [...]

Here is my page 123 post from The Non-Designer’s Web Book.
Spend a few minutes to put into words what the page looks like and how it affects you. When viewing a messy page, think about how it might look if things were aligned. On the next 10 pages you see, consciously note how the principle [...]

This video has certainly made its rounds. I have received it numerous times via email or my Facebook profile. I know it is not objective. It is funny though. Something to think about when going into election season. I’m sure it was edited to make it even funnier but I’m sure there are grains of [...]

Tecktonik is a dance craze that has been spreading across France rapidly. It hasn’t gone outside of France as much but Tecktonik is starting to spread. Tecktonik videos now coming from Morocco. Watch these Tecktonik videos.

One thing I miss about my old Blogger format was the widget that displayed a different Einstein quote each day. There were so many things I learned about him just by reading the quotes. If they were provocative then I’d do a little research and learn some more. For example:
I am not only a pacifist [...]

Carcassonne is a pristine medieval town located about 45 minutes south of Toulouse. Traveling to Carcassonne is a very easy day trip if you are coming from the Toulouse area. You can take the train or you can drive to Carcassonne. It is best to avoid traveling to Carcassonne during the summer months as it [...]