The Transformation of an Industry Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Nick Finck, Paul Scrivens, D. Keith Robinson Published on May 13, 2004 By Nick Finck When Krista Stevens asked me to write a short piece about the history of Digital Web Magazine in … Read more
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web (Third Edition) Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By Walker Hamilton Published on January 29, 2007 The first edition of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, by Louis Rosenfeld and Peter Morville, was regarded … Read more
Information Architecture is not Usability Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > IAnything Goes By Jeff Lash Published on November 5, 2002 The distinction between information architecture and usability may seem like semantics, but there are significant differences between the two disciplines. Though they are … Read more
Innovative Design Inspired by Accessibility Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Wendy Chisholm Published on March 30, 2005 The Web provides unprecedented access to information for people with disabilities. People who are blind no longer wait for 25 pounds of braille to be printed … Read more
Integrating CSS with Content Management Systems Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Victor Lombardi Published on September 15, 2004 Building CSS editing features into our content management systems allows us to make style changes as easily as we make content changes. In the future, … Read more
Interview: Aarron Walter Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Nick Finck Published on October 28, 2008 Digital Web: Aarron, thanks for taking the time to sit down for an interview with us, I know you’re a busy man so let’s get right into the … Read more
Interview: Sidebar Creative Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Matthew Pennell Published on September 24, 2007 Digital Web: So what is Sidebar Creative? Are you guys a company, partners, friends, or something else? How did this all come about? Bryan Veloso: We’ve all worked … Read more
Introduction to Databases Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Paul Tero Published on October 13, 2004 Once upon a time, the mark of a savvy company was having a Web site. Sites had lots of pages and if something needed to be changed, you’d … Read more
Introduction to XML Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By J. David Eisenberg Published on September 17, 2003 What is XML? If you’ve been producing sites for any length of time you probably hear about XML, and wonder exactly why so many people are excited … Read more
Introduction to Django: Helping Perfectionists With Deadlines Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Dan Ellis Published on April 22, 2008 Django is an open-source Web framework, written in Python, that allows you to easily and rapidly develop interactive, data-centric web applications. It came into … Read more
In Defense of Fahrner Image Replacement Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Dave Shea Published on August 5, 2003 The CSS-based background image replacement technique, also known as Fahrner Image Replacement (FIR), is a vital cornerstone of all future Web design. As the Web … Read more
In Defense of Search Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Peter Morville Published on July 16, 2002 Jared Spool loves to slander search. He says “searching stinks.” He proclaims it’s “worse than nothing.” He exhorts web designers to “keep users from using search.” And … Read more
Is The Web Really Helping Us Find New Music? Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Chris Wright Published on November 25, 2008 Christmas is looming and no doubt we will all soon again be inundated with presents we didn’t actually want. As soon as … Read more
Dr. Jakob Nielsen Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Meryl K. Evans By Nick Finck Published on November 13, 2002 Then and Now Companies, Clients, CEOs, and Cost Usability Attitudes Then and Now Digital Web: What surprised you while doing recent studies on Web … Read more
James Widegren Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Nick Finck Published on April 10, 2001 Digital Web: James, it is an honor to have you appear in Digital Web Magazine. Thank you for setting aside some time to do this interview. I’d like to begin … Read more
Extending The JavaScript Date Object with User Defined Methods Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Lawrence O’Sullivan Published on March 4, 2008 Applications, particularly business applications, can often require a lot of date manipulation, but that code could be simplified if JavaScript’s core Date … Read more
Jeffrey Veen and Jesse James Garrett Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Meryl K. Evans Published on August 13, 2002 Information Architecture Design Concepts & Usability Adaptive Path Forward Information Architecture Digital Web: This question has been asked many times and we would be … Read more
Jeffrey Zeldman Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By S. “Corin” Nguyen Published on August 26, 1999 Jeffrey Zeldman was introduced to the web in 1995 and since then he’s become one the web’s most respected voices. Although, working on the Batman Forever website introduced … Read more
Jeremy Keith Interview Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Aaron Gustafson Published on October /files/includes/10.css, 2005 This may just be the year of Jeremy Keith. Hot on the heels of his packed presentation at South by Southwest 2005 with fellow Brit-packer Andy Budd, Jeremy … Read more
Jeremy Keith Interview Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Carolyn Wood Published on February 26, 2007 Digital Web: Your new book is titled Bulletproof Ajax. For those readers who haven’t been following the hoopla, what is a simple definition of AJAX, and where have … Read more
Joe Clark Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Craig Saila Published on October 29, 2003 Accessibility in general Techniques Captioning Accessibility in general Digital Web: “Accessibility” is now part of the Web development community’s lingua franca. However, it’s often used as shorthand to mean … Read more
Joe Gillespie Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Dave Linabury Published on April 6, 2005 Digital Web: You’ve been on the Web since ’93. That’s nearly 50 cat years. Coming as I do, from the fascinating and scrupulously honest world of advertising, what about … Read more
Joshua Davis Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Nick Finck Published on November 14, 2000 Digital Web: Joshua, we are honored to do this interview with you. For those who may not be as familiar with your work as we are, could you please tell … Read more
jQuery Crash Course Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > The Carpenter’s Workbench By Nathan Smith Published on October 8, 2007 As developers, we have more and more JavaScript libraries to choose from and, of course, the option not to use any at all. Over … Read more
Just Build It: HTML Prototyping and Agile Development Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > View Source By Garrett Dimon Published on March 6, 2006 Chances are, you use some sort of prototyping to illustrate Web interfaces for clients and stakeholders, and rely on those … Read more