The Chopping Block Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Nick Finck Published on January 22, 2002 Back in May of 2001 I was talking to Darleen Scherer over at The Chopping Block about designing a cover for Digital Web Magazine. Through a series of … Read more
The Cheat Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > Pro Dot Con By Peter Fielding Published on March 26, 2002 When I was a child, my father taught me how to use a camera by handing me a solid body Canon TE-1. “Here is a … Read more
The Care of Content: A Red-Pen-Wielder’s Perspective Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Daphne Blum Published on August 9, 2000 What is the world (wide web) coming to when even us blue-haired English teachers have something to say about the Net? After all, we’re … Read more
The Business of Blue Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > DigiSect By Stephen Van Doren Published on April 5, 2001 So this is how it’s gonna be, eh? The client wants blue, so you give him blue. However, that blue isn’t quite right, so … Read more
The Birth of Design is Kinky Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Andrew Johnstone Published on July 9, 2000 When Nick asked me to write an article for Digital Web I, as I suspect a lot of people would, thought that I should come … Read more
The Big Picture on Microformats Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By John Allsopp Published on August 28, 2006 Most web developers who read magazines such as Digital Web will be familiar with the term microformats, and might even have played around with hCards or … Read more
The Behavior Layer 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 January 14, 2004 Now that Web developers have a solid grip on the XHTML structural and CSS presentation layers, it’s time to consider the JavaScript behavior layer … Read more
The Age of Information Architecture Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > IAnything Goes By Jeff Lash Published on August 20, 2002 This month’s issue of Digital Web focuses entirely on information architecture, and this is the first monthly column titled “IAnything Goes” which will … Read more
10 Tips For Your First Email Campaign Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Ben Chestnut Published on March 25, 2008 Picture the scene—you’ve just finished a cool new website for a client, and she’s so happy with the results that she wants you to … Read more
10 Reasons Clients Don’t Care About Accessibility Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Christian Heilmann Published on September 12, 2005 Working as an accessibility consultant in an IT company is a very frustrating job right now. Highly publicized lawsuits and deep-rooted accessibility myths leave … Read more
South By South West Sketchnotes Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Mike Rohde Published on March 18, 2008 For the last few years, Milwaukee-based designer Mike Rohde has been diligently taking notes at the various conference sessions he attends. But Rohde’s notes are slightly … Read more
SXSW and Between Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Thomas Vander Wal Published on February 5, 2002 I had not been to a Web conference session for years. Instead of listening to some VP of Marketing pitching product, I’d just go hit the exhibit … Read more
SxSWi: Ride It Till The Wheels Come Off (Again!) Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By James McNally Published on April 6, 2005 It’s hard to believe, but this year was my fifth attending the South by Southwest Interactive (SxSWi) festival in Austin, Texas. “Ride … Read more
SVG: The New Flash Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Eric Vitiello Published on April 17, 2002 Macromedia has been the dominant force behind vector-based graphics and animation on the web for nearly the past 10 years. Times change, and new methods are always … Read more
Suspended Disbelief Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > Pro Dot Con By Peter Fielding Published on April 25, 2002 I used to be a scaffolder. I used to while away my days tens and hundreds of feet in the air, dangling from two-inch diameter … Read more
Survey Monkey Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Product Reviews By Ken Westin Published on August 22, 2005 Don’t let the odd name fool you—this is one monkey you could use on your back. Survey Monkey has been around for quite a while, but … Read more
Stuff and Nonsense: Strategies for CSS Switching Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Christopher Schmitt, Mark Trammell, Ethan Marcotte, Todd Dominey, Dunstan Orchard Published on July 18, 2005 We wish we had some kung fu–esque robes handy. This is the chapter where we tell … Read more
Stonebriar Community Church Redesign Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > The Working Designer By Chris Merritt Published on July 23, 2007 My day starts like that of most working professionals. I wake up at a specific time, take my dog out, say “Good morning!” … Read more
Steven Champeon and Shirley Kaiser Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Meryl K. Evans Published on September 4, 2002 Current Climate Get Real with Standards Compliance Current Climate Digital Web: Just prior to ending Phase I, the WaSP announced that the browser makers were … Read more
Standards for distributed information architecture Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > IAnything Goes By Jeff Lash Published on October 2, 2002 The articles in this month’s iteration of Digital Web Magazine all focus on standards, and their importance to the present and future of … Read more
Speed Up Your Site: Web Site Optimization Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By Jennifer Alvin Published on August 15, 2003 Staying competitive, and more importantly, keeping the client competitive,is an ongoing challenge. Many people and businesses have jumped on the high-bandwidth … Read more
Special Edition: Using HTML and XHTML Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By James McNally Published on October 3, 2002 Overview What? Another HTML book? Why would I want to read another one of those? That’s a good question, and I have … Read more
Soft Skills for Information Architecture Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > IAnything Goes By Jeff Lash Published on September 24, 2003 While much of one’s success or failure depends on the skills specific to information architecture—like diagramming, documenting, organizing—an even greater indicator is soft … Read more
Integrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Britt Parrott Published on June 24, 2008 Whether you’re an employee or a consultant, it sometimes falls to you to drag an organization into the 21st century—and that often means … Read more
Smart CSS Ain’t Always Sexy CSS Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Martin Ringlein Published on July 15, 2008 There is an emerging desire to want to be sexy. When it comes to our CSS, we all agree that being bloated, slow, and messy … Read more