On April 2, 2024 I sent out a newsletter asking people to send me questions. I promised to answer a question a week. I started this project for a couple of reasons. First off, I like helping people and I figured I could find out what was bugging people and maybe, just maybe, I'd be able to answer some of their questions and help out a little bit. That was the altruistic reason.The second reason is selfish. By 2024, I hadn't been able to write in years. There were short bursts and f...

For ten years or so I've been putting down my thoughts on design, and technology, and ethics. Essays after essay. Some of those essays get turned into talks, some of them get blown out into books, but the essay has always been the native form for all these. I am, at heart, an essay writer. I love the form. It's long enough to be nuanced, and short enough to get it out immediately. All the essays here have already appeared somewhere. Some might be familiar. But I thought it'd be nice to get...

On ne s'improvise pas designer, il s'agit d'un métier à part entière. Voilà ce que nous démontre dans ce nouvel ouvrage de la collection A Book Apart, le designer Mike Monteiro, qui livre ici une multitude de conseils sur les aspects pratiques du métier de web designer : comment trouver des clients, comment les choisir puis les gérer, comment établir des devis, signer des contrats, vendre son travail, comment se faire payer et travailler en équipe.Un petit livre unique en ...

Le secret de réussite d’un design web réside dans uneimplication égale et un partenariat harmonieux entre l’équipe de design et son client. Pourtant, pour la plupart des gens qui font appel au service d’un web designer, le processus de création reste un mystère.Suite à son premier ouvrage Métier web designer, Mike Monteiro s’adresse cette fois à ses clients et démystifie pour eux le processus de design d’un site web afin de lespréparer à bien jouer leur rôle ; il leur apprend à pos...

Written by a team of international experts, Extremes and Recurrence in Dynamical Systems presents a unique point of view on the mathematical theory of extremes and on its applications in the natural and social sciences. Featuring an interdisciplinary approach to new concepts in pure and applied mathematical research, the book skillfully combines the areas of statistical mechanics, probability theory, measure theory, dynamical systems, statistical inference, geophysics, and softwar...

Covers key advances in breeding, including conventional, marker-assisted and transgenic breeding techniquesSummarises key advances in understanding bacterial, fungal and viral diseases of sugarcaneAssesses best practice in integrated disease, pest and weed management

Wenn es um die Liebe geht, wird auch schon mal geflunkert. Doch was passiert, wenn zwei Lügner aufeinandertreffen? Es wird kompliziert ... Isabelle Als erfolgreiche Maklerin für New Yorks High Society bewege ich mich mühelos durch die Welt der Reichen und Schönen - als wäre ich eine von ihnen. Im Job top - in der Liebe eine Niete. So sieht leider die Realität aus, nachdem mich mein Traummann mit einer anderen betrogen hat. Um mein Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen, flüchte ich in eine ...