Our brilliant brains I studied neuroscience in school because I was curious about how people work, and I still am. I learned about a lot of really amazing things our brains can do. For example, we are super good at understanding language. In fcat, I can wtrie a sentnece wtih all the lrettes in wdros scebramld up, and you wluod siltl be albe to urtnnesadd it pltefecry. You can understand someone who has a strong accent, slurs their speech, and… Continue Reading
Contributors / Jeff Escalante
Jeff is plagued by an almost unhealthy desire to get computers to bend to his will and to make them easier to use for everyone. With a strong background in neuroscience, user experience, graphic design, and programming, he works as a development intern at Carrot. Jeff also brings with him the skills of a professional DJ and a love for guinea pigs and other fluffy animals.
May 7, 2012
February 14, 2012
CSS Patterns, Evolved
Disclaimer: This is a technical post on html and css, intended for those who are very familiar with the languages. The value of clean semantics There are a lot of web activists that promote semantic markup, and very early in my journey into front end dev I got swept up in this. There’s something really beautiful about writing really clean html, with no extra elements or “utility classes” (classes that you put on your elements in order to recycle a… Continue Reading
December 7, 2011
Facebook is Watching You
Facebook’s ubiquitous like button has worked it’s way onto almost every blog and news outlet, and many other sites that encourage their readers to share content via social media. It’s iconic ‘thumbs up’ graphic and the simplicity and ease of use have made the like button a huge success. A study by Bright Edge research shows that 25% of the top 1000 websites include a plugin from Facebook (the most popular being the like button), and that there have been… Continue Reading
August 31, 2011
Fluffy Animals + Love = Dream Job
Jeff joins Carrot as a Development Intern turned newest Developer. Wish him luck with a sweet tweet: @jescalan I never would have thought that I would owe getting my dream job to a guinea pig. Just a few months ago, I was a senior at Hamilton College, trying to balance a full course load with my senior thesis (evaluating interfaces using electroencephalography), an on-campus job, and the search for a real job. I stumbled across Carrot Creative while browsing Forrst, a community for… Continue Reading
