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Experiment results
Week 27 (2011) Results: Experiments for Week 27
Lots of successful experiments during week 27. My focus was across the board: productivity, coding, mental fitness, etc. Here are the results:
- Announce new missions and experiments [Success]
This was pretty easy. Start the week posting what I plan to work on, work on it, then post results. Starting the second week now and it feels like something that might stick. - Start my day with a coffee + meditation + brainstorming session [Success]
Major success, actually. Thrilled with the benefits of starting my day by getting everything out, thinking through things I want to change, and drinking a little Java. My mind is clearer and I feel more relaxed and together. - Play with typography of math formulas with CSS [Success]
Created some pretty compelling solutions for displaying math in HTML without using images, but not sure yet if these solutions are as elegant as they could be.
Demo: Displaying Math/Equations with HTML and CSS. - Print my lists: next actions and projects [Success]
This worked out great. For some reason, paper lists seemed to want to be taken more seriously than digital. Perhaps because printing makes tasks tangible? - Sharper button edges [Failure]
I’m still getting fuzzy edges in Photoshop and what I want is perfection. Will turn to Illustrator next. - “Prototyping for Website Design” [Unknown]
I wasn’t able to work on this and my interest is now elsewhere.
In addition to these, I spent some time experimenting with using jQuery and CSS for inline measurement unit switching/recalculating and duplicating the look and functions of the iTunes smart playlist form.
I’ll be posting my planned experiments for Week 28 in a little while, but your suggestions and ideas are always welcome!