Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2020 Edition

Lean UXmas 2020 calendar.

Every year I look forward to December when web professionals and business organizations post their online Advent calendars.

Who doesn’t want to learn strategies and tips about the web, technology, and business?

For the ninth year, I’m publishing a collection of online Advent calendars for web professionals. Continue reading Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2020 Edition

Celebrating Web Standards on Blue Beanie Day

Wondering why so many of your web colleagues are sharing photos of themselves in blue caps on their blogs, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook?

And why they’ve added a blue cap to their Twitter profile photo?

Today marks the celebration of Blue Beanie Day!

Web folks around the world—designers, developers, accessibility advocates, programmers, anyone involved with creating content on the web—will spend part of their day focusing, writing, and talking about the importance of web standards.

As I have done in the past, I’m glad to spread the word about this special day. Continue reading Celebrating Web Standards on Blue Beanie Day

Photo of the Week: Fairy Doors at Belle Isle State Park

Brown fairy door labeled Jurassic Park is surrounded by colorful miniature dinosaurs on the wood mulch ground

The fairies landed at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit, Michigan this month.

Created by the Belle Isle Conservancy, the self-guided fairy doors scavenger hunt is a welcome outdoor exhibit at one of my favorite state parks.

I visit Belle Isle several times a month for birding—it’s one of the best birding locations in the state.

But this weekend I spent time exploring the grounds of Belle Isle Aquarium and the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory in search of the 17 fairy doors hidden on the grounds. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Fairy Doors at Belle Isle State Park