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The Magic Trackpad
30 Jul 2010
When Apple’s Magic Trackpad was announced on Tuesday, I was quick to order one. With the suite of software I use — design, video, sound and so on — having a gestural device on my desktop to interact with that software was an easy sell. I didn’t necessarily see it as a replacement for my mo... continuesvia [Cameron Moll: Designer, Speaker, Author]
Good Night, and Good Luck.
30 Jul 2010Good Night, and Good Luck.: Watched this film again last night and enjoyed it just as much as the first couple of times. It’s beautifully shot, well-written, and if you’re into the whole mid-century modern thing right now, you’ll enjoy it even more.
via [Cameron Moll: Designer, Speaker, Author]
Urbanized
29 Jul 2010Urbanized: Gary Hustwit’s third and final film in the design trilogy that includes Helvetica and Objectified, Urbanized will explore the design of cities: Who is allowed to shape our cities, and how do they do it? Unlike many other fields of design, cities aren’t created by any one specialis... continues
via [Cameron Moll: Designer, Speaker, Author]
“Mad Men” Furniture: Don Draper’s Office
28 Jul 2010“Mad Men” Furniture: Don Draper’s Office: A very detailed review of the show’s mid-century style from none other than The Mid-Century Modernist. I’ve not seen a single episode of “Mad Men”, but I’ve read/seen/digested enough tweets or posts to have seen at least two seasons worth. A... continues
via [Cameron Moll: Designer, Speaker, Author]
Laurent Nivalle Photography: Le Mans Classic 2010
28 Jul 2010Laurent Nivalle Photography: Le Mans Classic 2010: These fabulous photos look like they were taken 40 years ago. (They were taken just 3 weeks ago.)
via [Cameron Moll: Designer, Speaker, Author]
TwelveSouth Compass Stand for iPad
28 Jul 2010TwelveSouth Compass Stand for iPad: So practical, so beautiful. Same price as BookArc ($40), but way more utility.
via [Cameron Moll: Designer, Speaker, Author]
A Real Web Design Application
26 Jul 2010A Real Web Design Application: This is a very thorough overview by Jason Santa Maria of the current tools available to web designers, their shortcomings, and the friction and waste created by transferring work from tool to browser. Jason’s argument toward the end of his article will certainly cont... continues
via [Cameron Moll: Designer, Speaker, Author]
HTML5 Live with John Allsopp
26 Jul 2010HTML5 Live with John Allsopp: Just purchased my subscription. Though I’m familiar with a lot of this, I still have plenty to learn. I suspect it’ll be a good interactive complement to Jeremy Keith’s HTML5 for Web Designers.
via [Cameron Moll: Designer, Speaker, Author]
Kiva High School
26 Jul 2010Kiva High School: A new effort by Kiva that enables high school students to organize themselves in microfinance clubs with the intent of educating others. I’m a big believer in microfinance, and since March 2008, Authentic Jobs has funded 222 loans by donating 1% of its total monthly revenue.
via [Cameron Moll: Designer, Speaker, Author]
World Cup Typography: Yomar Augusto
26 Jul 2010World Cup Typography: Yomar Augusto: Though game play ended a few weeks ago, this is still worth reading. FontFont’s Yves Peters interviews Brazilian designer Yomar Augusto, creator of the Unity typeface designed exclusively for Adidas. The typeface appeared on the World Cup ball and the jerseys f... continues
via [Cameron Moll: Designer, Speaker, Author]
My Measures & Dimensions
20 Jul 2010by Douglas Bowman
I just discovered an iPhone app named My Measures & Dimensions that lets you take any photo and quickly draw dimensions on top of objects or spaces in the photo. Typically, I use a piece of scrap paper for this, and end up forgetting to bring it with me when I need it. After photos [...]
via [Stopdesign]
JavaScript Minification Part II
20 Jul 2010by contact.us at alistapart.com (Nicholas C. Zakas)
Variable naming can be a source of coding angst for humans trying to understand code. Once you’re sure that a human doesn’t need to interpret your JavaScript code, variables simply become generic placeholders for values. Nicholas C. Zakas shows us how to further minify JavaScript by replacing lo... continues
via [A List Apart]
SVG with a little help from Raphaël
20 Jul 2010by contact.us at alistapart.com ( Brian Suda)
Want to make fancy, interactive, scalable vector graphics (SVGs) that look beautiful at any resolution and degrade with grace? Brian Suda urges you to consider Raphaël for your SVG heavy lifting.
via [A List Apart]
Travis J. Nichols’ ‘ugly stick’
15 Jul 2010by joeclark
Travis J. Nichols will never figure this out, but “E-books” are perfectly capable of “formatting” poetry, not that E-books have “formatting”
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web standards]
Prefix or Posthack
6 Jul 2010by contact.us at alistapart.com ( Eric Meyer)
Vendor prefixes: Threat or menace? As browser support (including in IE9) encourages more of us to dive into CSS3, vendor prefixes such as -moz-border-radius and -webkit-animation may challenge our consciences, along with our patience. But while nobody particularly enjoys writing the same thing f... continues
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Supersize that Background, Please!
6 Jul 2010by contact.us at alistapart.com (Bobby van der Sluis)
Background images that fill the screen thrill marketers but waste bandwidth in devices with small viewports, and suffer from cropping and alignment problems in high-res and widescreen monitors. Instead of using a single fixed background size, a better solution would be to scale the image to make it ... continues
via [A List Apart]
IE9 looks really promising
28 Jun 2010by agustafson
The IE9 "developer previews" continue to impress. HTML5, CSS3, & speed improvements FTW!
via [The Web Standards Project]
Stop Forking with CSS3
22 Jun 2010by contact.us at alistapart.com ( Aaron Gustafson)
You may remember when JavaScript was a dark art. It earned that reputation because, in order to do anything with even the teensiest bit of cross-browser consistency, you had to fork your code for various versions of Netscape and IE. Today, thanks to web standards advocacy and diligent JavaScript... continues
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Vacation
16 Jun 2010by Roger Johansson
Yep, it’s that time of year again. Summer here in Sweden is very short. Too short. Some of you might not even think it’s worth calling “summer”. Anyway, to enjoy as much of it as possible I’m taking a break from working and blogging for a few weeks. Back in August.Read full postPosted in ... continues
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Be careful with non-ascii characters in URLs
14 Jun 2010by Roger Johansson
One thing that is rather common, especially on websites whose content is not in English, is URLs that contain unencoded characters such as space, å, ä, or ö. While this works most of the time it can cause problems. Looking at RFC 3986 - Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax, characte... continues
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Hovers (and power users) still have a healthy future
9 Jun 2010by Douglas Bowman
Ryan Singer on the power of hover states and non-tablet computers: But to the geeky or trained, the desktop is a fount of power and speed. Documents are side by side, text flies from here to there, IMs are answered and dismissed, mockups reloaded, batches processed, all with tiny movements of the fi... continues
via [Stopdesign]
InterACT With Web Standards Book Released
9 Jun 2010by ccasciano
You may have noticed that the InterACT curriculum team recently released its first book: InterACT With Web Standards: A Holistic Approach to Web Design. It is the first book released by WaSP, and it directly ties into the work that the Education Task Force and other contributors have put into the co... continues
via [The Web Standards Project]
Better Screen, Same Typography
9 Jun 2010by Douglas Bowman
Khoi Vinh on Apple's lack of full commitment to excellent typography, despite creating oft-superior devices seemingly capable of perfection: Steve Jobs’ vision for Apple, repeated in yesterday’s keynote address, posits that the company operates at the intersection between technology ... continues
via [Stopdesign]
New windows with JavaScript and the target attribute
8 Jun 2010by Roger Johansson
I’ve written a few articles about techniques that use JavaScript to open new browser windows, the most recent one being Opening new windows with JavaScript, version 1.2. A very quick summary of my reason for using JavaScript is that it enables me to use strict HTML 4.01 and XHTML doctypes, which d... continues
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Web Fonts at the Crossing
8 Jun 2010by contact.us at alistapart.com (Richard Fink)
Everything you wanted to know about web fonts but were afraid to ask. Richard Fink summarizes the latest news in web fonts, examining formats, rules, licenses, and tools. He creates a checklist for evaluating font hosting and obfuscation services like Typekit; looks at what’s coming down the road ... continues
via [A List Apart]
The Death of Depth: Less and Less of More and More
5 Jun 2010by Douglas Bowman
Good article on attention spans and what's affecting them. As any experienced meditator knows, the mind has a mind of its own. Left free to wander, that's just what it will do. When we manage the infinite demands on our attention by trying to juggle them all, we literally weaken our capaci... continues
via [Stopdesign]
How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online?
4 Jun 2010by Douglas Bowman
Visualization: How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online? http://j.mp/9KRvLc via @flowingdata link
via [Stopdesign]
Validating HTML5 in the browser
3 Jun 2010by Roger Johansson
I like to be alerted of any validation errors that sneak into my markup as soon as possible. That's why I find the HTML Validator Extension for Firefox very hard to live (well, work) without. Unfortunately, it does not support HTML5. I've been looking hard for an alternative that does and has the s... continues
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SFpark
2 Jun 2010by Douglas Bowman
Concept sounds good. But I'm concerned about more people checking their phones while driving in the city: http://sfpark.org/ link
via [Stopdesign]
Frugal Day
1 Jun 2010by Douglas Bowman
Applied a few design changes to http://frugalday.com this weekend. Also added a mobile version that displays automatically. link
via [Stopdesign]
Accessibility does not prevent you from using JavaScript or Flash
31 May 2010by Roger Johansson
A common misconception is that in order to make a website accessible you have to abstain from using JavaScript or Flash. Almost every time I hold a workshop on Web standards and accessibility there is at least one participant who believes that accessibility limits what they can do on the Web by tell... continues
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Ball Pool
27 May 2010by Douglas Bowman
Love what creative minds are producing, no Flash required: http://j.mp/9S94YL link
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Responsive Web Design
26 May 2010by Douglas Bowman
Ethan’s “Responsive Web Design” is an eloquently worded, logical evolution of modern, responsible web design. http://j.mp/bCNN08 link
via [Stopdesign]
If you use the accesskey attribute, specify unique values
26 May 2010by Roger Johansson
The HTML accesskey attribute can be used to assign a keyboard shortcut to a link or form control. The intention is to let keyboard users quickly navigate to different parts of a web page or trigger links to other pages. Whether or not the accesskey attribute should be used at all is a debate that h... continues
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Quick and Dirty Remote User Testing
25 May 2010by contact.us at alistapart.com (Nate Bolt)
User research doesn’t have to be expensive and time-consuming. With online applications, you can test your designs, wireframes, and prototypes over the phone and your computer with ease and aplomb. Nate Bolt shows the way.
via [A List Apart]
20 Worst Drinks in America 2010 | Eat This, Not That
24 May 2010by Douglas Bowman
Enlightning: 20 Worst Drinks in America 2010 http://j.mp/9MhvDK via @clarkware link
via [Stopdesign]
Void (empty) elements and self-closing start tags in HTML
20 May 2010by Roger Johansson
The syntax for void elements and self-closing tags is something most web authors get right. However, there are two types of mistakes that I see every now and then: using end tags on void elements and using self-closing start tags on elements that can have content.Read full postPosted in (X)HTML, HTM... continues
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Internet Explorer market share now below 60 percent
17 May 2010by Roger Johansson
It’s been a while since I talked about the market share of various browsers here. It seemed more important around six or seven years ago before Internet Explorer’s market share started to decrease from levels above 95%. Back in those days, sites that were built exclusively for Internet Explorer... continues
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The Web is a web of content, not an application framework
10 May 2010by Roger Johansson
I’ve never been a big fan of Web “applications”. For most tasks that warrant the use of some sort of application I much prefer having a stable desktop application that adheres to the user interface conventions of the platform I’m using, and that I can use without having to be connected to th... continues
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Habit Fields
4 May 2010by contact.us at alistapart.com (Jack Cheng)
We have the power to bestow our abilities onto the things around us. By being conscious of our tools, habits, and spaces, and actively conditioning them to help us behave the way we want to behave, maybe we can more efficiently tap into the thousands of hours of creative genius embedded in our every... continues
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Authentic Jobs 50% promo this week
3 May 2010by Roger Johansson
Right now is a great time to post a job listing on Authentic Jobs. From today until this coming Friday (May 7), you get a 50% discount by entering the promo code 50RJ when you order. The offer is valid for all job listing types (full-time, freelance, or contract), and of course the 100% money-back ... continues
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Thu, Mar 25 on Church St, hell froze over
28 Mar 2010by joeclark
Xtra finally experiences a hot-beef-injection-like influx of italics
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web standards]
Confidential to Merlin Mann
26 Mar 2010by joeclark
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Six New Courses Added to the InterACT Curriculum
17 Mar 2010by awalter
Today, six more essential courses join the WaSP InterACT curriculum to help schools prepare their students for a career working on the Web.
via [The Web Standards Project]
‘Web Standards for E-Books’
9 Mar 2010by joeclark
My new article on the use of ePub (hence XHTML) in electronic books is now out at A List Apart
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web standards]
SpamEdits
4 Feb 2010via [css-discuss]
EasyAndCleanFloatedColumn
4 Feb 2010via [css-discuss]
HolyGrail
4 Feb 2010via [css-discuss]
WikiBlackList
4 Feb 2010via [css-discuss]
FooterBeneathSidebar
4 Feb 2010Cleaned spam text (wasn't a link)
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My Measures & Dimensions
I just discovered an iPhone app named My Measures & Dimensions that lets you take any photo and quickly draw dimensions on top of objects or spaces in the photo. Typically, I use a piece of scrap paper for this, and end up forgetting to bring it with me when I need it. After photos [...]Guia de Referência - Apostila sobre HTML 5
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Hovers (and power users) still have a healthy future
Ryan Singer on the power of hover states and non-tablet computers: But to the geeky or trained, the desktop is a fount of power and speed. Documents are side by side, text flies from here to there, IMs are answered and dismissed, mockups reloaded, batches processed, all with tiny movements of the fi... continuesBetter Screen, Same Typography
Khoi Vinh on Apple's lack of full commitment to excellent typography, despite creating oft-superior devices seemingly capable of perfection: Steve Jobs’ vision for Apple, repeated in yesterday’s keynote address, posits that the company operates at the intersection between technology ... continuesThe Death of Depth: Less and Less of More and More
Good article on attention spans and what's affecting them. As any experienced meditator knows, the mind has a mind of its own. Left free to wander, that's just what it will do. When we manage the infinite demands on our attention by trying to juggle them all, we literally weaken our capaci... continuesHow Much Do Music Artists Earn Online?
Visualization: How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online? http://j.mp/9KRvLc via @flowingdata linkSFpark
Concept sounds good. But I'm concerned about more people checking their phones while driving in the city: http://sfpark.org/ linkFrugal Day
Applied a few design changes to http://frugalday.com this weekend. Also added a mobile version that displays automatically. linkBall Pool
Love what creative minds are producing, no Flash required: http://j.mp/9S94YL linkResponsive Web Design
Ethan’s “Responsive Web Design” is an eloquently worded, logical evolution of modern, responsible web design. http://j.mp/bCNN08 link20 Worst Drinks in America 2010 | Eat This, Not That
Enlightning: 20 Worst Drinks in America 2010 http://j.mp/9MhvDK via @clarkware linkHow Websites Learn | Acts of Volition
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