The Why's, What's, and How's of Brainstorming

Google "web design tutorials" and you'll mostly find Photoshop tricks and tips, CSS 101 articles, and how to make graphics straight out of the '90s. What's often overlooked (yet equally important), however, is what happens before all of that-the brainstorming.

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http://worthworkingfor.com Been playing around with a design and have started posting.

Been playing around with a design and have started posting.

http://www.youtube.com/experiencewii Best YouTube ad ever? I think yes.

Best YouTube ad ever? I think yes.

http://bit.ly/4DLr7u I have to say, Microsoft's doing a good job with the new ad campaign.

I have to say, Microsoft's doing a good job with the new ad campaign.

http://tinyurl.com/47ptfy NYT reporting a new Microsoft ad campaign is on the way: "I'm a PC, and I've been made into a stereotype."

NYT reporting a new Microsoft ad campaign is on the way: "I'm a PC, and I've been made into a stereotype."

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Thoughts & Criticisms on Browsers of Past and Present: Drop IE6?

In case you haven't been paying attention, lately there's been a lot of talk

http://reciprocity.be/wpdev-tm/ Loving this WordPress theme bundle for TextMate.

Loving this WordPress theme bundle for TextMate.

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Introducing the Lifestream

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http://friendfeed.com/elliothere Yes, I just created a FriendFeed account for the first time. I can be a little slow sometimes, okay?

Yes, I just created a FriendFeed account for the first time. I can be a little slow sometimes, okay?

http://mashable.com/2008/08/25/tweetremote/ TweetRemote just got its own Mashable write-up.

TweetRemote just got its own Mashable write-up.

Yes, TweetRemote Finally Launched

I've mentioned TweetRemote a few times both here and on Twitter a few times, and I keep saying I'll publicly release it as soon as I can get a site up. Well, tonight I did that and TweetRemote is officially available for download.

Many of you have noticed that I've …

I hereby predict the next big iPhone app to run a subscription-based music service (read: Rhapsody or Napster).

I hereby predict the next big iPhone app to run a subscription-based music service (read: Rhapsody or Napster).

Music Is Math

Cool animation by Glenn Marshall done with Processing.

Is it bad when you start looking through your domains and realize you have more abandoned yet sweet ideas than you have live sites?

Is it bad when you start looking through your domains and realize you have more abandoned yet sweet ideas than you have live sites?

User Profiling for the Everyday Designer

Designing doesn't start when you fire up Photoshop. This may be where the design starts to materialize into a visual form, but just as important as that is what you do before Photoshop-the planning. I'm not talking about sketching out a rough design in your Moleskine …

iPhone 3G owners: 8 or 16 gig?

iPhone 3G owners: 8 or 16 gig?

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So who's running a 802.11n router? Got any recommendations?

So who's running a 802.11n router? Got any recommendations?

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In case anybody's interested, I'm officially accepting more work and looking to book a few gigs.

In case anybody's interested, I'm officially accepting more work and looking to book a few gigs.

http://www.blueflavor.com/ Absolutely loving the new Blue Flavor look.

Absolutely loving the new Blue Flavor look.

Why Short Attention Spans on the Internet Are a Good Thing

A lot of people nowadays love to blame the internet for what they perceive as an ever-growing epidemic of short attention spans. Apparently this causes a horrible lack of focus that will ruin your life or something similar.

Granted, people tend to jump around a lot, …