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This is a pretty neat browser for tablets. Lots of customization features and more intuitive than Safari. It's definitely worth a download. They have a free version and a "Pro" $0.99 version. I've used the free version. The pay version has a few extra features that are really not necessary to use a browser; they're really "bloatware" features.

An interesting read.

It's got some classics like Morville's User Experience Honeycomb as well as some others I wasn't familiar with.

An interesting article on brainstorming. READ WITH A GRAIN OF SALT because it is an opinion piece. Brainstorming DOES work - I have personal experience with it doing so when I worked with a multiple CLIO winning advertising team. The way that the New Yorker writer defines brainstorming is very limited; but the article does have some insight into the creative process using measurable results.

It's a half humorous, half serious look at what design will be in the year 2033. Very insightful if you can read between the lines.

This is a Chrome extension that will resize your browser window to the break points in the code of the current site you are viewing. Those sites without breakpoints show a blank window in the extension. Responsive Inspector is helpful to see all of the breakpoints a particular site uses. Some have several breakpoints, other sites have just a few. It's a good learning tool. It's a wee bit buggy sometimes, but it's being updated regularly. If this link does not work, just search for "Responsive Inspector" in the Chrome browser Extensions.

Very interesting read, especially for those of you that link devices.

Putting something important in a graphic can backfire. Wonder if this applies to that Ask a Librarian Survey graphic that Joe asked for?

It's definitely a valid point to bring up banner blindness (as in the "article" linked). Banner blindness can easily be addressed by size, position and weight (just some of the principles of graphic design that will help a graphic be effective). The environment in which the graphic is placed is very key, of course, and must be addressed when determining whether or not a graphic will be used. Thanks for posting, Jade!

"Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world" - there are some really great speakers here on a variety of topics.

don't agree with all of it ('specially the elearning part)... but some good ideas.

A good example from OSU of Research by Subject pages where the user chooses subject and type(s) of info needed. Results are clear and consistent.

A list of "Next Generation" OPACs and resources

This library allows drilling down by genre for music and movies. Useful.

The 5 things that go into a good embedded site search: Search algorithm, Content, Index, User input, Results display.