If you have paid any attention to the world of web design lately, you’ve likely heard of something called responsive web design.

It’s the new Big Thing, and as such it’s seen its fair share of hype as well as backlash. What designers need to understand about responsive web design is that it’s essentially a screen-size solution, not necessarily a full mobile solution.

Some take-aways from my first DrupalCon experience in Denver. What a week!

Bryan and I recently attended DrupalCon Denver for nearly a week of immersion in all things Drupal. The conference is divided into eight tracks: Business & Strategy, Coding & Development, Commerce, Core Conversations, Design & UX, Drupal Community, Mobile, Government and Education and Site Building. Most of the sessions I attended fell into either the Business & Strategy or Design & UX tracks and here’s what I learned. Links to session videos are provided where possible.

Here's what we learned after nearly a week of immersion in all things Drupal.

DrupalCon is divided into tracks for site builders, themers, module developers, Drupal core developers and business professionals in the Drupal community. I spent most of my time in the module developer and site builders sessions. Here’s what I learned. Links to session videos are provided where possible.

If you’re out at a local watering hole and see folks taking pictures of their beer, there’s a chance they are using Untappd, a location-based social app that helps craft beer enthusiasts connect over their favorite brews.

Joy, Kris, Peter and I went to Acre Restaurant this past week for their Three Floyds tap takeover. It was the first real chance I had to use the less-than-24-hour-old Untappd app on my iPhone. Since I had no friends in this app, which is built around the idea of connecting with others over a common interest in beer, I immediately forced my cohorts to download and connect. Here’s what we learned with our maiden Untappd voyage.

New law would place the tenets of socially responsible business at the heart of Illinois companies that want to make a difference.

Last week the Illinois Senate passed legislation that would make our fine state the eighth in the nation to enact legislation that makes the Benefit Corporation (B Corp) a legally recognized entity. If the bill also passes in the House—which is scheduled to vote in May—this could be great news for Illinois companies that want to build business while still maintaining a commitment to being socially responsible.