Anatomy of a Responsive Design: The Python Front-end Framework
Python.org Redesign Update 2: Evolving Best PracticesI started with Project Evolution in February with a strong front-end background in best practices concerning HTML structure, the growing HTML5...
View ArticleWhat we mean when we say “The Future of Work”
Project Evolution (PE) has been talking a lot about the nature of work and how we see technology shaping its future. While the conversations have been great, many people ask how and why a tightly-knit...
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PE Volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club
On December 22nd, 2012, the PE team volunteered at the Providence Boys and Girls club for their annual holiday craft event. We assisted in the creation of many crafts and gained some great...
View ArticleProject Evolution and our Not So Secret Sauce
Recently I had the pleasure of accepting an award with my business partner, and PE’s founder, Seth Burke. The award was the 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and...
View ArticleWelcome to the Jungle
We are very excited to be part of the Python.org redesign effort. Next week, from March 13 through the 18th, Project Evolution and Revolution Systems (RevSys) will share a booth at Pycon 2013 in Santa...
View ArticlePython.org Redesign Update 3: Post-Pycon Edition
US Pycon 2013 was a blast and we had a lot of fun. Seeing old friends and making new ones is what these events are all about. At our booth we previewed the new Python.org, which still needs a lot of...
View ArticleGiven the opportunity, jump head first
When you get offered a chance to join a crew like Project Evolution, its an easy decision. Maybe more so if you have had the privilege of working with them before — albeit in a different capacity —...
View ArticleHow do you solve a problem like Blockquote?
I am obsessed with semantic markup and object-oriented CSS. We don't always follow those guidelines to a "T", but our team always tries to get close. The perfect set of markup and CSS — and therefore...
View ArticleThe Marriage that Leads to Marvels
Design and function, peanut butter and jelly, or whiskey and sweet vermouth — things that go well together. Sometimes, even if you don’t like peanut butter. As I talked about in my first blurg post,...
View ArticleFamily and a Flexible Work Environment
It's been almost a year since "father" was added to my list of titles, and although it's not all that difficult to acquire said title, the transition into parenthood has been the biggest challenge...
View ArticleDrinking our own Champagne
Its a cliche that a cobbler’s son has no shoes, but talk to most crafts folk and you’ll find that the work they do for their clients is oftentimes very different than what they do for themselves —...
View ArticleMinding the Generational Technology Gap
Social, mobile, big data, small data and BYOD— it’s finally catching on that technology has ushered in a new era of work. Before we all go buzzword crazy, let’s take a step back and talk about what’s...
View ArticleDesign Trends come and Go, but Usability never goes out of Style
If you are a designer, or just someone who follows the state of web design, you might have heard buzz about Apple’s new operating system (iOS) going flatter and having a more “Metro” look-and-feel, ala...
View ArticleProperly Admin’ing User Profile Models
If you are like many developers, at some point you’ve been handed a bug and thought, “No way, they’ve got it wrong. I have been handling this the same way for years and have never hit a bug like that....
View ArticleThe Right Tool for the Job: Django, Drupal and PE
At Project Evolution our framework of choice is Django. We frequently get questions from clients regarding this choice, as many have heard of other popular open source CMS tools, such as WordPress,...
View ArticleWeb Design: More Than Just a Pretty Face
When I was in the fifth grade, if I wasn't riding my bike around the neighborhood or climbing trees, I was probably wearing down the tip of a #2 pencil. Using graph paper as my canvas, I drew concept...
View ArticleThe End All Media Query Mixin (for now)
Web design workflow changes as often as there are new tools and methods, which is to say, practically every day. It's tough to keep up. I have been helped out a great deal by other teams that share...
View ArticleMore Power to the Users
Designers — myself included — tend to love, love, love controlling the user experience. We call it “design”, but it is really a form of control. We anticipate how a user will interact with a website or...
View ArticleCatching our breath & looking over our shoulder
We’ve been quiet for a time, I know. Heads down, working hard… not making time for ourselves and for self-promotion. Sometimes, when the projects are large and the problems are difficult to solve, it’s...
View ArticleUse SASS/SCSS and BEM to create Markup that Makes Sense
Part of the challenge when crafting new markup is coming up with semantic class names that are descriptive but not restrictive. This article can’t help you come up with a base name, but it can help...
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