<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Chris Basham</title><description>I design and develop for the web in southern Indiana. I believe every word, byte, and pixel can improve how we care for each other and the earth.</description><link>https://bash.am/</link><item><title>Defining design</title><link>https://bash.am/2015-03-30/design/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2015-03-30/design/</guid><description>Renderable, insightful intentionality.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Storytellers</title><link>https://bash.am/2015-04-06/storytellers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2015-04-06/storytellers/</guid><description>Envision the stories users tell.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heartbeats</title><link>https://bash.am/2015-04-13/heartbeats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2015-04-13/heartbeats/</guid><description>The cost of design.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Facilitating a hackathon</title><link>https://bash.am/2016-04-04/hackathon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2016-04-04/hackathon/</guid><description>Agile practices at small scale.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>An Event Apart takeaways</title><link>https://bash.am/2019-08-14/aea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2019-08-14/aea/</guid><description>Sketchnotes and insights from a web design conference.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Organizing design work</title><link>https://bash.am/2023-10-24/organizing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2023-10-24/organizing/</guid><description>The design of our work process can facilitate the design of better solutions for users of our work.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Warning signs of front-end complexity</title><link>https://bash.am/2022-08-30/complexity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2022-08-30/complexity/</guid><description>Three warning signs of front-end complexity, their effect on the user or developer experience, and alternative techniques.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build the right thing with impact maps</title><link>https://bash.am/2023-10-31/impact/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2023-10-31/impact/</guid><description>Impact maps are a powerful and flexible collaborative tool for exploring how solutions can make an impact toward its goal.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Overcome assumptions with impact maps</title><link>https://bash.am/2023-11-07/assumptions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2023-11-07/assumptions/</guid><description>As problem solvers, we need some way to define unexamined assumptions, test unproved assumptions, and communicate unshared assumptions.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Practice with impact maps</title><link>https://bash.am/2023-11-14/practice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2023-11-14/practice/</guid><description>With some structure and prompts, individuals or teams can explore a world of possibilities.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Links and buttons and JavaScript, oh my!</title><link>https://bash.am/2023-12-12/links-buttons-javascript/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2023-12-12/links-buttons-javascript/</guid><description>How you use links or buttons primarily depends on the need for user input and the intended default browser behavior.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Writing should be useful</title><link>https://bash.am/2024-09-24/useful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2024-09-24/useful/</guid><description>Identify, research, and write for your audience.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Writing should be usable</title><link>https://bash.am/2024-10-01/usable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2024-10-01/usable/</guid><description>Usable writing is accessible, navigable, clear, and concise.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Writing should be kind</title><link>https://bash.am/2024-10-08/kind/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2024-10-08/kind/</guid><description>Kind writing is helpful, inclusive, and conversational.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build resilience through journaling</title><link>https://bash.am/2025-06-24/journaling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bash.am/2025-06-24/journaling/</guid><description>Adapt your tools in support of your daily self-care.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>