ppk on JavaScript Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By Mike West Published on November 13, 2006 Very few development resources have embedded themselves in my brain to the degree that Peter-Paul Koch’s QuirksMode has. His was one of the first websites … Read more
Preparing for standard-compliant browsers, Part 1 Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Makiko Itoh Published on April 30, 2001 Why You Should Care Standards-compliance has been an issue for web building community for some time and in the last months has really come to … Read more
Preparing for standard-compliant browsers, Part 2 Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Makiko Itoh Published on July 9, 2001 This is Part 2 of two articles written specifically with web designers rather than coders in mind, about preparing for World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) … Read more
Preparing for Widescreen Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Mike Madaio Published on March 27, 2006 How to build dynamic-width pages now The proliferation of widescreen laptops means several things: DVDs look great from airplanes and hotel rooms Widescreen desktop monitors are not far … Read more
Presenting: Preparation, Process, and Pizzazz Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Lea Alcantara Published on April 9, 2008 When the organizers of SXSW let me know that my panel proposal was accepted and I was going to be one of the presenters at the … Read more
Principles and Elements of Design Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > Design in Theory and Practice By Joshua David McClurg-Genevese Published on April 17, 2006 In the last three articles, we discussed the fundamental concepts of design. We started with the principles of design—the … Read more
The Principles of Design Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > Design in Theory and Practice By Joshua David McClurg-Genevese Published on June 13, 2005 Starting with the Basics This column is about Web design—really, it is—though it may at times seem a bit distant … Read more
Process Design Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > DigiSect By Stephen Van Doren Published on May 14, 2001 The Trials and Tribulations Every designer/developer team goes through a process when designing and implementing a web site. That process is the topic of this column—not … Read more
Professional CSS Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By Karen Morrill-McClure Published on August 1, 2005 Background My favorite part of Web design is learning new things, so I’m always looking for new books on the subject. We’re still trying new things, … Read more
Prototyping With Style Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > IAnything Goes By Jeff Lash Published on July 25, 2003 Hang around information architects and user-centered designers for even a brief period of time and two questions will invariably come up: What tools should I … Read more
Pro JavaScript Techniques Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By Matthew Pennell Published on December 26, 2006 Anyone writing JavaScript over the last year is likely to have at least a passing interest in the many and varied libraries that have sprung … Read more
Push my button Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Aaron Gustafson Published on September 25, 2006 If there’s one element I think doesn’t get enough respect, it’s gotta be button. It’s played second fiddle to input in tutorials and form examples for as long … Read more
Quanta Gold Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Product Reviews By Daniel J. Cody Published on May /files/includes/10.css, 2003 While Linux may have the reputation of being a great platform for developing applications, it’s never been known as a great platform for developing Web … Read more
RDF For The Rest Of Us Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Keith Alexander Published on July 30, 2007 You have a website full of information, and you want to make it easier for people to reuse it—but what format should you publish it … Read more
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
Redesigning the ExpressionEngine Site Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > The Working Designer By Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain Published on March 20, 2007 US/Canada Border Officer: “Are you coming for business or pleasure sir?” Me: “Business” Officer: “What is the nature of your stay?” Me: “I’m … 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
Rethinking Application Design Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > Innovating the Web Experience By Dirk Knemeyer Published on November 7, 2005 I’ve learned a lot about application design during my career. I started out working in medium-sized agencies in the Midwest, primarily servicing large … Read more
Return On Design Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By James McNally Published on February 20, 2003 Introduction Here’s a book that consciously takes aim at the mentality that has taken hold in the wake of the so-called “dot.com bust.” Corporations are … Read more
Book Review: Beginning Rails Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By Matthew Pennell Published on August 20, 2007 As a card-carrying member of the web-standards blogosphere, I somehow feel a little odd holding a book that is not published by friends of … Read more
Review: ScreenFlow Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews By Ben Chestnut Published on June 3, 2008 We just recently announced the launch of an all new version of MailChimp. As part of our launch, I created a slick teaser video and demo videos of our … 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