Mschmidt and Toke Nygaard Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Nick Finck Published on December 21, 1999 Mschmidt and Toke, first I would like to thank both of you for setting some time aside for our interview and for allowing us to share your … Read more
Flashes of Brilliance and Use-Centered Design Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By J. Dawn Mercedes Published on April 14, 2003 Can Macromedia Flash really add value to a Web site? Or is Flash content on the Web so prone to usability problems that it … Read more
Dear Marketer: Have you ever looked into the wrong end of a telescope? Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Bryan Eisenberg Published on April 2, 2003 Everything’s little. Often, that’s the way interactive marketers view their world. The web has been called the most … Read more
Measuring User Experience Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Christopher Schmitt Published on September 24, 2001 As a hardworking Web developer who wants to please or appease the client, you’ve built the best site you could in the given circumstances. You’ve built the site … Read more
Alien Typography Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Joe Gillespie Published on July /files/includes/10.css, 2001 Beside the Concise Oxford Dictionary and Roget’s Thesaurus on my bookshelf is a much less-cited tome entitled The Klingon Dictionary. Although it does an admirable job of translating insults … Read more
Why Gecko Doesn’t Matter Yet Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Glenn Davis Published on February 7, 2001 Standards support is a wonderful dream. But in this day it is still just that, a dream. It’s a dream yet that Gecko will make a … Read more
Inspiration vs. Theft: The Thin Gray Line Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Nick Finck Published on September 29, 1999 Creative Pain Inspiration does not come easy for most, and that includes some of the world’s top designers and creative directors. Everyone has experienced … Read more
Digital Fashion Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Daniel Jenett Published on November 23, 1999 Design is the visual expression of thoughts and feelings, and combines rational and emotional conditions. In digital media the focus is shifted to functionality, primarily because the development is … Read more
Add an event We primarily select workshops and other events for our calendar if they are organized by those in the web design/development, and IA communities for those who are a part of these communities. We especially like to promote conferences that don’t have a large advertising budget. We are also happy to consider your … Read more
Articles by Date 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 2008 2008/12/11 : Time To Change 2008/11/25 : Is The Web Really Helping Us Find New Music? 2008/11/18 : RESTful CSS 2008/11/12 : Are Accessibility Statements Useful? 2008/11/11 : Review: Website Optimization 2008/11/04 : Extract: Know Your Site 2008//files/includes/10.css/28 : Interview: Aarron Walter … Read more
: Comments By December 31, 1969 Comments Nick Finck December 31, 2008 5:30 PM Sorry all, I gotta close the comments on this article due to excessive spam from asshats. If you still want to leave feedback you can by emailing me or finding me on twitter, etc. Sorry again. Matt Beck December 30, 2008 … Read more
: Comments By December 31, 1969 Comments Nick Finck December 31, 2008 5:30 PM Sorry all, I gotta close the comments on this article due to excessive spam from asshats. If you still want to leave feedback you can by emailing me or finding me on twitter, etc. Sorry again. Matt Beck December 30, 2008 … Read more
Talking Point: Should we stop using ajax? Tiff Fehr April 27, 2008 at 12:53 AM Add to Delicious or Add to My Yahoo! James ‘Brothercake’ Edwards opened up a controversial can of geekiness with his recent Dev.Opera post, Stop using Ajax!. Brothercake argues that we are far more inclined to chase the latest-greatest technology than … Read more
News : February 2008 New Issue: Google’s Social Graph API The emergence of the social web in the last few years has been nothing short of spectacular. Who on the web has actually been able to resist joining a network in one site or another? No doubt the the social web will be a notable … Read more
TwitterThreads, need I say more? Nick Finck February 13, 2008 at 12:15 PM Add to Delicious or Add to My Yahoo! Every once in a while you see someone create something whose concept is so simple you ask yourself “why didn’t i think of that?” Well today was no different, and the great news is … Read more
Talking Point: Mysterious web app sign-up pages Matthew Pennell February 14, 2008 at 7:40 AM Add to Delicious or Add to My Yahoo! The folks over at Clearleft have just put up a holding/sign-up page for their upcoming Silverback app — and it’s a beautiful thing, with a gorgeous Jon Hicks-designed gorilla and an absolutely … Read more
Talking Point: EM-based grids and max-width Matthew Pennell February 1, 2008 at 2:11 AM Add to Delicious or Add to My Yahoo! Dan “Bulletproof” Cederholm launched a re-align of his blog and portfolio site, SimpleBits, this week — you can read his write-up here. It’s an elastic layout, meaning that the dimensions of the columns … Read more
News : December 2007 All About JavaScript Design Patterns Digital Web has a full serving this week, centered around the newly published Pro JavaScript Design Patterns by Dustin Diaz and Ross Harmes. We’re privileged to have an excerpt from the book—Chapter 11: The Adapter Pattern—as well as a review of the book by me, Tiff … Read more
Opera declares war on Microsoft! Matthew Pennell December 13, 2007 at 8:01 AM Add to Delicious or Add to My Yahoo! Alright, not exactly war, but Opera announced today that they have filed an antitrust complaint with the EU against the Redmond colossus, asking the Commission to “…compel Microsoft to give consumers a real choice … Read more
IE8 To Put A Smile On Your Face Matthew Pennell December 19, 2007 at 2:01 PM Add to Delicious or Add to My Yahoo! Via Molly comes word of one particular milestone that has previously eluded the Internet Explorer team — they have finally passed the Web Standards Project’s Acid2 test! Hopefully someone will be … Read more
Digital Web Magazine’s new Editor in Chief, Matthew Pennell Nick Finck December 17, 2007 at 12:03 PM Add to Delicious or Add to My Yahoo! I am happy to announce that Matthew Pennell, one of Digital Web Magazine’s unsung heroes, has accepted the position of Editor in Chief. For those who don’t know, Matthew has … Read more
News : November 2007 SXSW Web Awards Call For Entries Are you creating the best and most innovative online experiences? Is your website reshaping the look and feel of the Internet? Did you design and launch a website within the last year? Then make sure to enter your most recent online work in the 11th … Read more
MSNBC Redesign Tiff Fehr November 12, 2007 at 6:54 PM Add to Delicious or Add to My Yahoo! While it certainly smacks of a bit of bragging, I’d like to mention that msnbc.com launched a new design over the weekend. Full disclosure: I work for msnbc.com and had the honor of playing a supporting role … Read more
News : October 2007 Moving On: Thanks to Everyone I recently informed Nick Finck, Digital Web’s publisher, that I plan to move on in a couple of weeks. Working as editor in chief of Digital Web has been a great adventure, and I’m grateful for this incredible opportunity. Through my work here, I’ve met many … Read more
MSNBC.com Acquires Newsvine Nick Finck October 7, 2007 at 4:19 PM Add to Delicious or Add to My Yahoo! So just last night I was sitting at a bar with Mike Davidson of Newsvine and a bunch of crew from MSNBC.com including Digital Web Magazine’s own talented Production Manager, Tiff Fehr. Unbeknownst to me but … Read more