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July 15, 2008
The 10 Commandments of Web Design »
A nice list of commandments form BusinessWeek with contributions from top class designers such as Khoi Vin, Dan Cederholm, Jeffery Zeldman and Dave Shea.
I might add one more though: Thou shalt not paginate web pages unnecessarily. I’m looking at you BusinessWeek.
June 11, 2008
The Web Developer's SEO Cheat Sheet »
A handy, printable PDF that covers a lot of the basics of search engine optimization.
May 14, 2008
Google Doctype »
Google Doctype is an open encyclopedia and reference library. Written by web developers, for web developers. It includes articles on web security, JavaScript DOM manipulation, CSS tips and tricks, and more.
May 1, 2008
Do Websites Need to Look the Same in Every Browser? »
Couldn’t have put it better myself. (via: Daring Fireball)
February 27, 2008
The Highly Extensible CSS Interface ~ The Series »
Cameron Moll:
Introducing “The Highly Extensible CSS Interface,” a four-part series of how-to’s and savvy conversation to be published in the coming weeks, with the first article debuting this week. The phrase “highly extensible” is in reference to designing and coding interfaces that are flexible enough to adapt in ways the designer or developer may not foresee when handing off coded templates, while still retaining the overall aesthetic integrity of the layout.
Looks to be an interesting series of articles covering topics from CSS selectors to jQuery, Ajax and extensibility.
January 28, 2008
Coda Developer Zone »
Panic has created a developer’s section for Coda with several video tutorials, quick tips, overviews and examples. Great for those looking into Coda or those looking to remind themselves of some forgotten short cuts. (via: Shawn Blanc)
January 22, 2008
From Sniffers to DOCTYPES to Version Targeting »
Two great articles in this issue of A List Apart, Beyond DOCTYPE and From Switches to Targets, deal with making your websites more forward compatible by keeping them frozen in the past.
January 10, 2008
Solutioneering, or Putting Solutions Before Problems »
Jeff Croft:
Essentially, it means putting solutions before problems. In technical fields like web design and development, solutioneering is especially prevalent. However, this approach rarely yields good results
November 28, 2007
How Many HTML Elements Can You Name in 5 Minutes? »
A fun little quiz which I actually found to be slightly harder than I expected. Maybe it was the pressure of the clock ticking or that I kept wanting to use Textile or Textpattern code because I’ve been working on the site so much. (via: Kottke)
November 20, 2007
A List Apart: Understanding Web Design »
If you only read one article of the several good ones circulating recently about web design, this is the one to read.
October 17, 2007
Findings From the A List Apart Web Design Survey »
The results are in from the A List Apart survey of professional web designers conducted in April 2007. The raw data is also made available for those industrious enough to conduct their own analysis.
October 16, 2007
Newsweek Launches New Website »
Nice new design by Newsweek.
Coda Review (Short & Late)
June 6, 2007 ~ Comments 0
Panic’s Coda caused quite a stir…and delivers on the hype.
A lot’s already been said about Panic’s Coda and I’m certainly late to the review party so I’ll keep this short.
Coda lives up to the hype, but still falls short for me as being a total replacement for my main development apps of Transmit and Textmate.
After using coda for a few weeks, where I’ve found it works best in my work flow is as the initial coding tool to do the first draft of HTML and CSS, translating my Photoshop design into a live design. After that, I find myself returning to Transmit and Textmate.
June 4, 2007
New CNN Beta Website »
CNN is testing a new, standards-based design. There’s a nice overview tour available.
April 25, 2007
MTV Drops Flash based Website for XHTML »
Listening to user feedback, MTV dropped their slow loading Flash website for a faster loading standards based design. (via: UX Magazine)
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