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Some updates to the site

James Broad — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:50:45 +0000

In case you have not already noticed, there has been some tweaks to Carbon Silk over the last couple of weeks (that last bit rhymes).

It was about time that Carbon Silk demanded some development attention, that has otherwise been snatched from other pressing commitments including; travel, moneyio and work. Without further ado, this is what has changed:

New header graphic, kind of an experiment to balance the header and break the grid.
New publications section. Hopefully this will expand elegantly with time.
You will get a list of related article links when viewing an article (in the sidebar), replacing the categories section.
A shiny new archives page has arrived with new means to discover content across the site.
A new favicon.
RSS has been handed off to Feedburner to gain better metric insights. The old one will still work, though.

I have posted a snapshot of an article from this point in time to make this post relevant for later readers.

Fellow Yahoo! Developer Blogs

James Broad — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:15:46 +0000

Here is a compiled list of blogs of web developers at Yahoo! that I work with or at least close to. A real treasure chest of knowledge amongst these fine blogs.

A few notable ex-Yahoo! developer blogs include:

10 Personal Blogs Worth Subscribing To

James Broad — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:32:33 +0000

People often ask me, “Who do you follow?”. By follow I would interpret that as RSS/Twitter, both of which you can often find on their personal blog. In answer to this question, I have compiled a top 10. In no particular order:

Hicks Design – Great site, great designer and good read on his journal
Naz Hamid – Naz produces some great designs and regularly updates his blog with inspirational material and updates on his work.
Jason Santa Maria – His blog is usually very comprehensive and full of interesting facts.
Random Mel – Very funny, down to earth nonsense
Shaun Inman – A ‘pioneer’ on the web, worth being kept in the loop on the next big ideas.
Khoi Vinh – Very opinionated designer who could be considered a web grid master
Mark Boulton – Mark, another designer mainly focuses on his experiences with owning his own design agency/business.
Jeffrey Zeldman – Jeffrey presents the web world according to him, very funny relevant read.
Joshua Davis – Experimental digital artist, publishing his latest, greatest works. Highly inspirational design work.
Dan Cederholm – I think I mainly subscribe to this site for my love for the site design.

I am often curious as to who other people find interesting enough to subscribe to their blog/site/life, so please let me know your list.