http://www.abookapart.com/blogs/press.atom A Book Apart - Press 2012-01-24T13:22:27-05:00 A Book Apart articles-5313962 2012-01-24T13:22:27-05:00 2012-01-27T12:40:40-05:00 We’re hiring! Mandy Brown

We have immediate need for several part-time freelance positions. These gigs are remote — you can be anywhere in the world, and work any time of day, provided you are available for regular Skype calls with our core team in New York. Read on to learn more.

]]> articles-5210902 2012-01-16T11:12:44-05:00 2012-01-16T11:12:44-05:00 A Book Apart tees Mandy Brown

We’ve teamed up with United Pixelworkers to release dashing A Book Apart tees, featuring our laurel on a Tri-Coffee American Apparel tri-blend tee. Orders are limited, so get yours now!

]]> articles-4748182 2011-11-30T13:26:07-05:00 2011-11-30T13:26:07-05:00 Why Emotional Design Works on the Web in Forbes Magazine Mandy Brown

Forbes’ magazine looks at why some companies’ websites are more memorable than others, with a shoutout to Aarron Walter’s Designing for Emotion from A Book Apart. “Walter’s approach is direct, rigorous, at times scientific and filled with practical insight and humor.” (Anthony Wing Kosner) ]]>

articles-4748142 2011-11-30T13:19:56-05:00 2011-11-30T13:20:50-05:00 Interview with A Book Apart co-founder Mandy Brown on The Great Discontent Mandy Brown

Our editor and co-founder, Mandy Brown, sat down with The Great Discontent for an interview on design, editing, being creative with words, and more. In addition to her work on A Book Apart, Mandy serves as a contributing editor for A List Apart and Communications Director for Typekit. She also writes about the reading experience on A Working Library.

]]> articles-4612252 2011-11-17T10:10:48-05:00 2011-11-17T10:12:40-05:00 Jeffrey Zeldman to be inducted to SXSW Hall of Fame Mandy Brown SXSW 2012

Our publisher and web design pioneer, Jeffrey Zeldman, will be the first inductee to the SXSW Interactive Hall of Fame in 2012. In addition to co-founding A Book Apart, Zeldman is publisher of A List Apart, founder and executive creative director of Happy Cog, and author of the foundational web standards text, Designing With Web Standards. Congratulations, Jeffrey!

]]> articles-4584792 2011-11-14T21:35:32-05:00 2011-11-14T21:38:05-05:00 Responsive Design in the Financial Times Mandy Brown Financial Times

The Financial Times discusses how a major hotel chain designed its way out of the “desktop vs. mobile” mentality by incorporating responsive design, “an approach that proposes that the design of a website should respond to the user’s behaviour and environment, based on screen size, platform and orientation,” as the paper puts it. Ethan Marcotte, author of the best-selling book, helps the business reader understand how responsive design works.

]]> articles-4584782 2011-11-14T15:53:26-05:00 2011-11-14T15:54:10-05:00 A Book Apart scores big in .net Top 25 Web Design Books listing Mandy Brown .net Magazine

A Book Apart has published six books since its founding in 2010; four of them have found their way into .net Magazine’s Top 25 Books for Web Designers and Developers feature. The winning books were Responsive Web Design by Ethan Marcotte (ranked #2 out of 25), CSS3 for Web Designers by Dan Cederholm, Mobile First by Luke Wroblewski, and The Elements of Content Strategy by Erin Kissane. The list was compiled by consulting with leading designers, developers, and creative directors. Congratulations, Erin, Luke, Dan, and Ethan!

]]> articles-4357802 2011-10-18T10:44:19-04:00 2011-10-18T10:48:02-04:00 Excerpts from <em>Designing for Emotion</em> and <em>Mobile First</em> Mandy Brown Designing for Emotion and Mobile First

Aarron Walter’s Designing for Emotion and Luke Wroblewski’s Mobile First are now on sale and better together. Read excerpts in issue No. 337 of A List Apart or buy both and save.

]]> articles-4099742 2011-09-19T16:03:45-04:00 2011-09-19T16:59:19-04:00 Boston Globe’s Responsive Redesign Mandy Brown Boston Globe’s Responsive Redesign

“Now you can enjoy our high-quality journalism on any digital device with a browser — always in a clean, reader friendly format.” So proclaims the responsively redesigned Boston Globe. Not only was the venerable paper’s digital reworking inspired by Ethan Marcotte’s book of the same name, but Ethan himself had a hand in the redesign! Responsive design: it’s not just for blogs any more.

]]> articles-3875682 2011-08-24T12:18:10-04:00 2011-09-19T17:00:31-04:00 10K Apart: The Responsive Edition Mandy Brown 10K Apart: The Responsive Edition

Last year, in partnership with An Event Apart, Mix Online debuted the 10K Apart contest. The challenge was simple: build the best application you can with no more than 10K of code. The contest was a smash hit, reaping 367 entries in less than a month and 11K (sorry) tweets in less than a year. This year’s contest ups the ante with more than a nod to Ethan Marcotte’s Responsive Web Design. Without further ado, say hello to 10K Apart: The Responsive Edition.

]]> articles-3350802 2011-06-07T08:46:45-04:00 2011-09-19T17:01:09-04:00 Excerpt from <em>Responsive Web Design</em> in Issue No. 328 of <em>A List Apart</em> Mandy Brown

Ethan Marcotte’s much-anticipated Responsive Web Design is finally here; read an excerpt from Chapter 3 in issue No. 328 of A List Apart for people who make websites.

]]> articles-3350772 2011-06-07T08:45:21-04:00 2011-09-19T17:01:43-04:00 Old-School Publishing for the New World Mandy Brown MailChimp Customer Story

Our friends at MailChimp invited us to talk about A Book Apart—how we got started, what we’re trying to do, and why it matters. Co-founders Jeffrey Zeldman, Jason Santa Maria, and Mandy Brown join author Erin Kissane in this brief video story.

]]> articles-3350762 2011-06-07T08:43:59-04:00 2011-09-19T17:02:26-04:00 Erin Kissane on The Daily Edition with Dan Benjamin Mandy Brown The Daily Edition, with Dan Benjamin

Listen in as Erin Kissane talks content strategy with host Dan Benjamin on the Daily Edition.

]]> articles-3350742 2011-06-07T08:42:43-04:00 2011-09-19T17:02:59-04:00 Sneak peek at <em>The Elements of Content Strategy</em> in Issue No. 325 of <em>A List Apart</em> Mandy Brown Erin Kissane

Learn about the basic principles of content strategy in this excerpt from Chapter 1 of The Elements of Content Strategy in issue No. 325 of A List Apart for people who make websites.

]]> articles-2347662 2010-11-29T14:32:41-05:00 2011-09-19T17:03:46-04:00 A Book Apart Supports Blue Beanie Day Mandy Brown Blue Beanie

Enter the Blue Beanie Day Haiku Contest for your chance to win copies of Jeremy Keith's HTML5 For Web Designers and Dan Cederholm's CSS3 For Web Designers.

]]> articles-2280892 2010-11-16T06:19:05-05:00 2011-09-19T17:04:27-04:00 Preview <em>CSS3 for Web Designers</em> in Issue No. 318 of <em>A List Apart</em> Mandy Brown Dan Cederholm

Learn about CSS3 transitions while enjoying an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Dan Cederholm’s CSS3 for Web Designers in Issue No. 318 of A List Apart for people who make websites.

]]> articles-2190272 2010-11-03T16:04:02-04:00 2011-09-19T17:05:12-04:00 Jeremy Keith on the Big Web Show Mandy Brown The Big Web Show

In this lively video podcast, Jeremy discusses his book’s goals and what HTML5 means for both web creators and consumers, covering topics that range from structure to accessibility and implementation.

]]> articles-1730832 2010-07-05T17:07:09-04:00 2011-09-19T17:05:52-04:00 Find <em>HTML5 for Web Designers</em> on Gowalla Mandy Brown Find HTML5 for Web Designers on Gowalla

Now when you use Gowalla on your smartphone or iPad, you just might win a copy of HTML5 For Web Designers! Update: Ten lucky winners were announced on May 27th and the contest is now closed. Thanks to all who participated.

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