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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>ryanstance</title> <link>http://www.ryanstance.com</link> <description>ruminations, observations, thoughts, and commentary on the world around me.</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 20:12:56 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ryanstance" /><feedburner:info uri="ryanstance" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:browserFriendly></feedburner:browserFriendly><item><title>Review: Decoding HTML5 by Jeffrey Way [ebook]</title><link>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/05/14/review-decoding-html5-by-jeffrey-way-ebook/</link> <comments>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/05/14/review-decoding-html5-by-jeffrey-way-ebook/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:58:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>ryanb</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Books/Magazines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Browsers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book]]></category> <category><![CDATA[design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HTML5]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jeffrey way]]></category> <category><![CDATA[review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rockable press]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ryanstance.com/?p=999</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ryan's  Rating:  [rating=5]I found Decoding HTML5 by Jeffrey Way to be one of, if not the most thorough (e)books on HTML5 that I've read thus far. It is an easy to follow, not overly technical, informal guide to HTML5. So as not to give the wrong impression, I'll include Way's disclaimer at the beginning of the book:]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/05/14/review-decoding-html5-by-jeffrey-way-ebook/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Review: Web Design Confidential by Amanda Hackwith</title><link>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/05/06/review-web-design-confidential-by-amanda-hackwith/</link> <comments>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/05/06/review-web-design-confidential-by-amanda-hackwith/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 01:07:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>ryanb</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Books/Magazines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[amanda hackwith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[careers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[survey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web designer]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ryanstance.com/?p=997</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ryan&#8217;s  Rating: Web Design Confidential by Amanda Hackwith is a snapshot of the web design industry based on a survey of 5,000+ web designers from all over the world and interviews with industry insiders. I&#8217;m always interested in keeping my finger on the &#8220;pulse of the industry&#8221;; I had a vested interest in reviewing it having participated [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/05/06/review-web-design-confidential-by-amanda-hackwith/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Review: HTML5 &amp; CSS3 For the Real World by Alex Goldstein, Louis Lazaris, Estelle Weyl</title><link>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/05/02/review-html5-css3-for-the-real-world-by-alex-goldstein-louis-lazaris-estelle-weyl/</link> <comments>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/05/02/review-html5-css3-for-the-real-world-by-alex-goldstein-louis-lazaris-estelle-weyl/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 00:57:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>ryanb</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Books/Magazines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Browsers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alexis Goldstein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Estelle Weyl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HTML5]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Louis Lazaris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sitepoint]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ryanstance.com/?p=943</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ryan&#8217;s Rating: If you are looking for a good, easy-to-follow introduction to HTML5 and CSS3, this is a great book to get.  At around 325 pages, it covers a hefty amount of material on both HTML5 and CSS3. My only slight is that it doesn&#8217;t provide enough real examples/code snippets. That said, it does a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/05/02/review-html5-css3-for-the-real-world-by-alex-goldstein-louis-lazaris-estelle-weyl/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Review: Design is a Job by Mike Monteiro</title><link>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/04/30/review-design-is-a-job-by-mike-monteiro/</link> <comments>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/04/30/review-design-is-a-job-by-mike-monteiro/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:15:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>ryanb</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Books/Magazines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A Book Apart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A List Apart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mike monteiro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mule design]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ryanstance.com/?p=1006</guid> <description><![CDATA[I'm starting to feel like a broken record, but this is a great book.  In fact, this is the book I wish I had when I first decided to pursue a career in web design. Most, if not all of what I learned in college covered theory and application, not so much the business side of design. I learned how to design and build a web site; not how to write a contract, how to work with clients, and/or how to get paid for my work. Mike Monteiro, co-founder of Mule Design covers these and more in "Design is a Job", the most recent book in the A Book Apart series. One of the most alluring and refreshing aspects (aside from his first-hand experience and personal anecdotes) of this book is the fact that Monteiro doesn't sugar coat things; he tells it like it is. There will be things that you have to do that you find uncomfortable (firing a client, firing an employee, presenting a project, discussing money), there will people that are difficult to work with, you will screw up, there will be days you want to bang your head against a wall. You get my point. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ryanstance.com/2012/04/30/review-design-is-a-job-by-mike-monteiro/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Review: A Book Apart, Designing for Emotion by Aarron Walter</title><link>http://www.ryanstance.com/2011/11/25/review-a-book-apart-designing-for-emotion-by-aarron-walter/</link> <comments>http://www.ryanstance.com/2011/11/25/review-a-book-apart-designing-for-emotion-by-aarron-walter/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:33:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>ryanb</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Books/Magazines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A Book Apart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A List Apart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aarron walter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[emotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ryanstance.com/?p=963</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ryan&#8217;s  Rating: With so much emphasis placed on the technical side of creating web sites, it’s quite easy to forget about the human aspect. Psychology plays a critical role in how people react to a site’s design and should be considered thoughtfully during the design process. In Designing for Emotion, the fifth book in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ryanstance.com/2011/11/25/review-a-book-apart-designing-for-emotion-by-aarron-walter/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

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