http://evanheisler.com/blog Evan Heisler design Tue, 06 May 2008 13:34:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So it has been awhile since I have posted. Not for lack of ideas, but lack of gusto to sit down and assemble my thoughts. But with the advent of this thing called spring that is finally upon us after what I would consider 6 and a half months of ... http://evanheisler.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/05/out-from-hibernation/ This post is not a tutorial on how to style form elements, but rather to hear how others out there feel about it. Many usability aficionados will say it is not okay to alter the appearance of form fields for the users' sake. A user comes to expect certain ... http://evanheisler.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/25/adding-fuel-to-the-styling-form-elements-fire/ I recently added a few projects. Got any feedback? Take a look and let me know. Infinite MPG is an idea I had for a web application that would encourage people to use alternative means of transportation. Basically the app is a calendar/diary a person can use to calculate their carbon ... http://evanheisler.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/21/some-new-projects-in-the-works/ There has been a lull in my posts, sorry. I just haven't sat down to get my thoughts together here. The following is a quick refresher. Gretchen and I made a trip up to Duluth just for the fun of it. It felt like every time we had been going up ... http://evanheisler.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/17/to-get-up-to-speed/ There has been some interesting debate going on recently about the direction that standards and web development might be going. I think it really says something about the people involved that they are taking such a scrutinizing look at the issues. These are the people that really care about what ... http://evanheisler.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/23/smart-people-debating-about-the-future-of-web-development/ Absolutely hilarious in my opinion. Very well casted, very likeable characters, and an excellent combination of comedy, romance, and drama. This was actually my third attempt to see the movie, it was sold out the previous two times, so obviously people have been enjoying it. I just wish I could remember ... http://evanheisler.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/22/wow-juno-is-a-great-film/ Tonight I caught Xavier Rudd playing at 1st Avenue in downtown Minneapolis, and it was fantastic. This was actually only my second time seeing him, but I have been a fan for some time, so I have a pretty good idea what I am getting into. I think the greatest ... http://evanheisler.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/21/xavier-rudd-comes-through/ I was just recalling how a year ago I was running around like a madman trying to prepare for my solo design show at the Tweed Museum of Art in Duluth. Man, that was a year ago? Actually it was January 16, 2007. It feels a little surreal I guess. http://evanheisler.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/ahh-memories/ Just got done marking up over 2000 lines of HTML for a client site in one sitting. The original stuff was in nasty tables, so it was for the best. Although, it was the kind of stuff that feels a little futile also, because they are archived newsletters, and there ... http://evanheisler.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/16/holy-markup-batman/ Hello readership, I finally added an abbreviated version of our road trip here at Evan Heisler Dot Com! If you got some time to partake in something as unproductive as read this blog, head over to the Road Trip 2007 category and start clicking through (start with the oldest posts). And ... http://evanheisler.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/15/cliff-notes-from-the-road-trip-up/