Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.

The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.

These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.

So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons.

Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below as well as any related stories of your own…

The happy designer

The good ol’ days

Communicate with the client

Can you relate to these situations? Please share your funny stories and comments below…

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It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air! For all of us here at UMBC, it’s a great day to tell you, our donors, how much we appreciate you and all that you do for UMBC.

When you give to the University, you make it possible for our students to get the highest quality education. You ensure that our faculty and staff have the resources to do amazing things. You invest in a place that strives for greatness. And though that investment means more to us than words can convey, we still want to say thank you. So we asked a few of our faculty and staff to say thank you to a donor who has made a difference to them:

“We’re so appreciative of the support that Ken Pittman ’80, economics, gives to our university. He is generous with his time through his service on our alumni board, and he and his family regularly contribute to several of our scholarship funds. His willingness to give back helps make UMBC a great place.”

~Stanyell Bruce, Director of Alumni Relations, UMBC

“We are so grateful for Next Century’s support of this software engineering course. Their gift helps students learn about the fundamentals of Software Engineering and the software development lifecycle. The students are getting a great opportunity to work with a ‘real-life’ application, developing a student alert system. Next Century personnel are acting as ‘customers’ for this project, which gives students valuable training in working with real customers. The students are also going to present their project in Next Century’s offices and will get an experience of actual office/industry setting.”

~Karuna Joshi, Research Assistant Professor, UMBC

“Through his work as a student caller with UMBC’s Phonathon, Jordan, class of 2014, has done exceptional work on behalf of UMBC and the Meyerhoff program. He has had hundreds of conversations with alumni and parents, helping to secure many gifts for the  LaMont Toliver Alumni Memorial Scholarship. This fall, Jordan himself made a contribution to the LaMont Toliver Alumni Memorial Scholarship. I was really impressed by his leadership as a student and donor. UMBC’s students often give back of their time and talent, but it’s more rare for students to part with their hard-earned paychecks. Jordan’s commitment to helping future generations of UMBC students excel was a really moving act that leaves a lasting legacy in Mr. Toliver’s name.”

~Dayna Carpenter, Director of Annual Giving

Check out UMBC’s Donor Roll, where we say thank you to everyone who has supported us each year.

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we’re sharing some pictures of Retrievers who fell in love at UMBC. After all, Retriever Love is a beautiful thing! Click here to check out our album of individuals who have met and fallen in love at UMBC.

We also want to wish our alums a very happy Valentine’s Day! Thank you for showing UMBC your love as you support us throughout the year.

If you have your own Retriever Love story, we’d love to hear about it! Please email us your story and a few pictures of you and your special UMBC soul mate at retrievernet@umbc.edu.

A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.

Wireless Charging Alliances Teaming Up to Work Toward a Cable-Free World
Progress toward removing the wired charger?
—Colby Wheeler, manager of information technology

In an interview published February 8 in The Wall Street Journal, Manil Suri, mathematics professor and affiliate professor of Asian studies, commented on a recent Indian Supreme Court ruling that reinstates a 19th-century law criminalizing homosexual acts (Section 377), he commented on gay activism in India, and he described his personal experiences growing up in Mumbai, among other topics. Below is an excerpt from the interview in which Suri described how the gay community has changed over the last several years in Mumbai:

When I was growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, there was no community to speak of. Then, through the years, an underground movement slowly started to peek out—the private parties on the roof decks of suburban hotels, the upstairs bar at Gokul’s (in south Mumbai) which was unofficially colonized, the gay disco scene which became increasingly prominent. What’s most heartening to see is that the emphasis on sex is abating in favour of love—people are entering relationships, trying to create a vibrant gay culture.

You can read the full interview in The Wall Street Journal here.

Suri has also been presenting interdisciplinary talks at other campuses across the country. On Wednesday, February 12, he presented the Arcus Lecture at UC Berkley College of Environmental Design. The lecture examined the intersection of urban studies with diversity issues, particularly LGBTQ diversity and how such intersections are explored in his book, “The City of Devi.” More information can be found here.

On Thursday, March 6, Suri will be presenting the Director’s Visiting Scholar Lecture on math and fiction at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences. More information on that event can be found here.