Design for the Sofa Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Daniel Jenett Published on April 13, 2000 On my flight from Los Angeles to Hamburg I read in the Zeit, a well established German newspaper, that a major TV channel now from time to … Read more
Design Decisions vs. Audience Considerations Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Robin Ragle-Davis Published on May 20, 2008 Deep down below the layers of interface, CSS, HTML, and XML—down where only the geekiest among us roam—everything comes down to this: it’s all zeroes and … Read more
Designing the “Future Of” Sites Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > The Working Designer By Ryan Nichols Published on August 13, 2007 I’m passionate about branding. At my previous company, Apples To Oranges, we were fortunate to be able to do a lot of … Read more
Designing for the Web 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 January 9, 2006 In the last two articles, we looked at the basic tenets of the design practice, the principles and elements of … Read more
Designing for Search Engines and Stars Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Shirley E. Kaiser Published on April 9, 2001 Introduction Great search engine placement doesn’t require you to sacrifice appealing design. While “content is king” for high search engine rankings as well as … Read more
Designing for Scalability Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > IAnything Goes By Jeff Lash Published on June 23, 2004 All Web sites will scale over time. No site will remain the same as it was when first launched—nor should it. The rise in popularity … Read more
Forging a partnership between designer and user Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Sarah Horton Published on September 1, 2004 In the material world, we are generally passive consumers of design. Each day we interact with the elements of our environment—buildings, walkways, vehicles, appliances … Read more
Derek Powazek Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Nick Finck Published on August 14, 2001 Digital Web: Derek, first I would like to thank you for taking the time to answer our questions for this interview. As always it is a pleasure to “hear” a … Read more
Derek Featherstone Interview Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Carolyn Wood Published on February 27, 2006 Digital Web Magazine: Derek, one of your Web sites is named Simply Accessible, yet your popular talk at the 2005 Web Essentials conference in Sydney was given a … Read more
Defensive Design for the Web 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 4, 2004 This book won’t teach you any new coding tricks, but it may change how you think about Web sites and Web design. Anticipation … 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
Dave Shea Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Meryl K. Evans Published on February 23, 2005 Digital Web: Can’t have this interview without this question you’ve answered so many times: How did you come up with CSS Zen Garden? Dave Shea: At some point … Read more
Dave Shea Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Craig Saila Published on January 21, 2004 Digital Web: This past year, 2003, has been a very busy one for you, both personally and professionally. What are some of your professional resolutions for 2004? Dave Shea: … Read more
Databases Behind Shops Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Paul Tero Published on March 2, 2005 You’ve just launched your brand new database-driven Web site. You celebrate this milestone by logging into your database and adding a new row to the “articles” table, telling … Read more
Dan Cederholm Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Ethan Marcotte Published on September 5, 2005 Digital Web Magazine: Mr. Cederholm, thanks very much for joining us. Pull up a chair, if you would. Dan Cederholm: Why thanks, don’t mind if I do. Pours (tall) … Read more
Danny Sullivan and Avi Rappoport Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Meryl K. Evans Published on July 16, 2002 Search engine listings and submissions Web design in searching Search from the Business Perspective Search engine listings and submissions Digital Web: What are the basic … Read more
Daniel Jenett Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Interviews By Nick Finck Published on March 7, 2001 Digital Web: Daniel, as always, we are honored to have the privilege to interview you for Digital Web Magazine. For those who may not be as familiar with what you … Read more
CSS Typography Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Columns > View Source By Garrett Dimon Published on January 16, 2006 You don’t often see “CSS” and “typography” used in the same sentence—and for good reason. Traditional typography is a very subtle and beautiful form of design, … Read more
CSS Styling for Print and Other Media Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Ian Lloyd Published on November 20, 2006 Note: This excerpt from the upcoming book “Pro CSS Techniques” by Jeff Croft, Ian Lloyd, and Dan Rubin, has been edited for this publication … Read more
Cascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By James McNally Published on July 23, 2002 Overview This is the third CSS book I’ve reviewed in the past two months, and you’d think that I’d be getting … Read more
Cascading Style Sheets, Promise vs. Reality, and a Look to the Future Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Mark Newhouse Published on June 4, 2002 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are a technology with a lot of promise, but their often-hyped potential leaves some designers … Read more
CSS Not([hacks]) Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Articles By Brian Suda Published on January 7, 2008 As any web developer worth his salt will know, browsers can differ in their interpretation of CSS rules and properties. One way of coping with this headache is to … Read more
CSS Mastery Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By James McNally Published on March 20, 2006 A couple of things stood out for me as I began to read CSS Mastery, the first book by English Web developer and user experience designer … Read more
CSS Cookbook Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By Andrew Stevens Published on November 3, 2004 When starting to incorporate CSS into designs, Web developers invariably come across problems that will leave them scratching their heads. Just about any experienced developer can … Read more
The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks and Hacks Got something to say? Share your comments on this topic with other web professionals In: Reviews > Book Reviews By Tony Crockford Published on January 5, 2005 I hate CSS If you’ve been on any Web design mailing lists or forums in the last year or … Read more