Adding Bluesky social icons to headers and footers
Many of our clients are moving to Bluesky and quitting Twitter/X. If they are in the habit of advertising their social outposts on their websites,…
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External link icon shortcode preference
There are a number of WordPress plugins that will allow you to apply external link icons automatically, but that’s not really my preference. I like…
Comics creator Sam Hester: How visual storytelling creates better health care
Sam Hester is a graphic recorder and comics creator in Calgary. This TED talk is a brilliant insight into the power of visual learning. Her…
Well designed scissors
Sometimes things that look simple, just aren’t. It’s fascinating to me that there’s a team of putter togetherers. Learn more about Ernest Wright scissors.
Putting pages into a WordPress RSS feed
Every once in a while I want to put pages into an RSS feed on a self-hosted WordPress site. When I do this, I prefer…
Removing background noise in Audacity
I always forget how to do this! Select some sample noise Select Effect > Noise Reduction Click on Get Noise Profile Select all of the…
Looking for a new feed to post aggregator
For the last couple of years, we’ve been aggregating the dispatches from the people in our network. We do this so we can keep up…
The use of narratives in research and design
These videos by Dr. Stan Ruecker and Dr. Milena Radzikowska are an excellent resource.
Ologies podcast can teach us heaps about interviews and story telling
Ooh, nerds. The best. Also, amazing interviewer. I wonder if she was ever a theatre or improve nerd.
Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard, Beyond the Police State
Robyn Maynard and Desmond Cole share their thoughts in this compelling talk on issues surrounding abolitionism.
The Red Nation Podcast: Canada is Illegal with Karla Tait and Anne Spice
Every episode of The Red Nation podcast looks epic. I’ve only listened to this one with Anne Spice and Dr. Karla Tait so far. I look forward to listening more.
Brand, marketing, and press guidelines in one spot
Mount Allison University is going through a website redesign at the moment so lots of these guidelines are going to get shuffled and rewritten, no doubt. But I love these old pages.
Working with breadcrumbs tied to menus
Creating breadcrumbs from menus in WordPress can be very handy.
Childline – “Nobody is normal”
This is the best. And it’s evergreen.