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Better Web Forms: Redesigning eBay’s Registration Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > View Source By Garrett Dimon Published on November 12, 2007 Designing interactive forms is one of the most challenging aspects of web design. Done with the user’s experience in mind, and some … Read more

RESTful CSS Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Steve Heffernan Published on November 18, 2008 In this article I will propose a new method for organizing CSS that better maps to how popular web application frameworks are built; and I’ll also provide some helpful … Read more

Resurrect Your Writing, Redeem Your Soul Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Jennie Robinson Published on November 28, 2005 You’ve given in to the corrupting influence of business babble. It’s not your fault, though—you’re not really a writer. You’re the designer, the team lead, … Read more

Review: Web Form Design by Luke Wroblewski Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By Matthew Pennell Published on August 5, 2008 Bloggers are often told to “find their niche”, and Yahoo!’s Luke Wroblewski has long been comfortable in his. The Functioning Form … Read more

Richard Ishida Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Huiping Iler Published on April 16, 2007 Imagine you’ve hired an architect to help you plan your new home. As the walls go up, you realize that your architect has not planned for plumbing, electrical, heating, … Read more

Risky Business Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Andy Budd Published on August 18, 2004 It’s risky out there It sounds like a cliché, but the world we live in is a risky place. To survive in this hostile environment, we’ve become very good … Read more

Ruby on Rails for the Rest of Us Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Justin Williams Published on December 4, 2006 What Is Ruby On Rails? You’ve probably heard of Ruby on Rails, which has been generating noise in the web development field over … Read more

Sarah Horton Interview Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Alex Barnett Published on September 19, 2005 Sarah Horton is an instructional technology specialist working in the Department of Academic Computing at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Digital Web Magazine talked to Sarah about her … Read more

Scalable Media Hosting with Amazon S3 Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Amazon Web Services Published on November 26, 2007 Imagine you have a small web site with big potential. You’re currently using a reasonably-priced web host that provides good value for the amount … Read more

Scope in JavaScript Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Mike West Published on September 11, 2006 Scope is one of the foundational aspects of the JavaScript language, and probably the one I’ve struggled with the most when building complex programs. I can’t count the … Read more

It’s in the Details: Seven Secrets of a Successful International Website Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Huiping Iler Published on January 15, 2007 Your customers want to feel like you are speaking to them. They want to feel like you understand them. This can … Read more

In: Columns > The $ & Sense of IT By Alan K’necht Published on June 16, 2004 “If you build it, they will come” might be the line from Field of Dreams but the same theory doesn’t apply to Web sites. What’s the good of building a great-looking Web site that no one knows about, … Read more

By Alan K’necht Published on August 4, 2004 We all know the importance of having a Web site rank well in search engine results for searches on specific keywords/phrases. If your Web site doesn’t have a page appearing in the top 10 search engine result positions (SERPs) the chances of someone clicking on your listing, … Read more

Separating Behavior and Presentation Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > Keep It Simple By Peter-Paul Koch Published on May 19, 2004 The story so far: Separating presentation and structure started in the early days of the CSS revolution. It turned out to be rather … Read more

Separating behavior and structure Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > Keep It Simple By Peter-Paul Koch Published on April 14, 2004 In my previous column I confessed a fear for “accessibility zealots” who really are anti-JavaScript zealots. More than once I’ve encountered a hostile … Read more

Seven Accessibility Mistakes (Part 1) Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Christian Heilmann Published on January 31, 2006 There are several reasons inaccessible Web products get published. One we discussed in my last article is that some clients just don’t care about accessibility. Their … Read more