“If someone asks you about your project, can you explain its awesomeness…” Andy Luster
Nice article found at NorthTemple. Andy also explains that “there is no shame in self-promotion.”
NP
Nathan Philpot.
Design is honest.
Hello. I am Nathan Philpot. I am an interaction designer and instructor.
I believe design is honest. In other words, good design never lies. I design readable websites and usable interfaces. I don’t decorate, I simplicate.
I am currently employed by TCS FS as an interaction/usability designer. For a more complete professional history, please visit my 
LinkedIn profile.
When I am not designing for the masses I spend time with my family (wife, son, and a daughter on the way) and friends. I also try to offset the hours of designing digital interactions with physical interactions with real live people (mostly playing sports). I currently live in Northern Utah.
This is site is best veiwed in 
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XHTML & CSS, Section 508, WAVE
©2009 Nathan Philpot
How to announce an event, or, awesome is not always self-evident
June 24th, 2009
More HTML 5
June 4th, 2009
“…the switch back to HTML 4 for
DOCTYPEs andpxforfont-size…” Cameron Moll
Universal Internet Explorer 6 CSS
May 22nd, 2009
I think this is the best idea I have read yet, from Andy Clarke, on how to design for IE 6. I think I am going to use this one.
The Line Length Misconception
May 14th, 2009
An article about characters per line and how it might be different from traditional print design.
“Reading speed was highest at 95cpl, and lowest at 35cpl on screen. M. Jackson Wilkinson
Design/Layout Ratios on the Web
May 5th, 2009
An article by Jason Santa Maria. Also found this video on the same in his article.
“The rule of thirds and ratios such as the golden section are fantastic methods for achieving designs that feel cohesive. The problem is these principles don’t really apply to web design. Jason Santa Maria
HTML5 and 4 vs. XHTML
April 23rd, 2009
After reading a Mezzoblue article on HTML5/4 vs. XHTML, I thought maybe I should switch too. Here are some HTML5 and Class naming references.
Anybody up for a game of Settlers?
April 14th, 2009
Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre
I have been playing this game for a few years now, thanks to these guys while living in Washington DC. I have always liked board games as a social pass time. Board games are kind of well designed interfaces, they encourage interactivity, but between people.
The end of the free lunch—again
March 30th, 2009
The end of the free lunch—again
I use the web a lot, I mean a lot. I would probably stop using 90% of the sites I frequent if I had to pay for them. Especially the ‘social networking’ sites.
Google’s User Experience
March 30th, 2009
Cult of the Done Manifesto
March 30th, 2009
The Cult of Done Manifesto
Basically, you are never done, so don’t try and be done.
Client List
Work Samples
Morgan Philpot for Utah Republican Vice-Chair
Logo design & website design & development. Graphic design, HTML, CSS, PHP.
NeighborSmarts
Site design and logo design.
‘Hyperlocal’ Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers
An article from The New York Times on sites like NeighborSmarts.
Jessica Hische Design & Illustration
This site isn’t so much about the interactivity & standards, but about the typography. I couldn’t resist.
Edenspiekermann | Amsterdam Berlin
This site is wonderful. I wish I was on this design team. I like also how they have on each case study the team member recognition.
Tim Van Damme’s blog and what he calls a Business Card Website are both well designed. And, I will be creating my BCW soon.
Old Parliament House
A government website designed well. This is a rarity, at least in the US.
EightHourDay
Although this is a nice site, it was chosen mainly for this icon.
Fell Swoop
Nice clean-design, and only two colors.
Wikirank
The design is cool and the information served.
Pattern Stuffs
Components, Patterns, and Frameworks! Oh My!, Flex UX, Pattern tap, UI Patterns, Search Patterns, Design Patterns, from colleague Suman Paul
How do you answer the Internet Explorer 6 question? Universal Internet Explorer 6 CSS on Google code.
From For A Beautiful Web.
“I want to share an additional set of principles and patterns I have been using for RIA design. By Theresa Neil
Mobile Design & Development Workshop Assets
A bunch of resources for mobile design & development.
Litmus
The advanced testing tool for web professionals.
Basically, it will show you screenshots of your site in different browsers.
HTML5 and Class naming references.
Fluid Images for a fluid layout, and works in IE. With the help of AlphaImageLoader and some Javascript. Unstoppable Robot Ninja
The League of Moveable Type, free fonts and @font-face help.
Fullsize is an attempt to get a new <IMG> attribute called fullsize into the next version of HTML. As for now, javascript can make this happen, Fullsize jQuery plugin.