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A Designer's Guide To Accessibility and 508 Compliance

July 6, 2009 - The words "accessibility" and "508 compliance" are thrown around frequently these days, but as a designer it can be unclear how the practice directly pertains to your role in visual design. Sorting through all the hubbub, I would like to take the opportunity to clarify…
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Inbox (1): Why Newsletters Matter

July 20, 2020 - Plain ol’ email has seen a resurgence in recent years as an effective relationship-building tool for brands, companies, and individuals. Here's why I think newsletters are innovative and meaningful editorial products in the current media landscape.
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Viget's Pro-Bono Initiative

February 11, 2021 - We set out to provide 2,000 hours of pro bono services to Black-led nonprofit organizations working to combat structural racism in the United States. Here are some of the lessons we learned along the way.
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Making the Most of Your Internship

August 15, 2014 - As the 2014 summer internship program at Viget winds down, and we get close to saying our sad goodbyes, I’ve been focusing on how the past 10 weeks have gone. I am so grateful for how much I’ve learned and been able to do here. For some of my classmates, a…
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IA Summit 2009

April 21, 2009 - It can be an odd experience attending a conference in a recession, and my trip to the 10th Anniversary IA Summit in Memphis, TN, didn’t disappoint in that regard. The event was smaller, tinged with uncertainty, and chock full of people trying to figure out what the future…
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Liveblogging: BarCamp DC

August 11, 2007 - I'm here at BarCamp DC enjoying the first session on Voicemail to Twitter. The Viget team is well represented and we're expecting a great day. I'll try to update this post throughout day when I can, and Brian will be helping out as well. You can also keep an eye on the Twitter…
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How to Build a Better Internship

August 9, 2019 - I believe questioning how we set up our worlds can lead to better, more intentional and productive spaces. I also believe this applies to structured internship programs.
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MozCon 2015 Recap – Disruption At Its Finest

July 16, 2015 - Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of attending MozCon in Seattle, an impressive digital marketing conference that brought together over a thousand talented professionals for three days of thoughtful discussion. Geared towards marketers from brands, agencies, and freelancers,…
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Composable SQL Queries in Rails Using Arel

June 2, 2015 - If you've spent any time working with Rails, you've been using Arel. Arel is a SQL abstraction that ActiveRecord uses to build SQL queries. Arel wraps each component of the SQL query language with Ruby objects and provides an expressive DSL for composing SQL queries. When using…
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Going Off-the-Shelf: WordPress vs. Craft vs. Drupal vs. Shopify

March 10, 2016 - An assessment and comparison of the popular content management systems WordPress, Craft, Drupal, and Shopify.