Posts in: Web design
- “Real Design” versus “Web Design”
- From Typography on the Web: Questions for Jeffrey Zeldman — Part 2 But for the first 15 years or so, there was a definite ghetto perception in many design quarters; designers who could code, and who were willing to work in a medium limited to five or six system fonts, were perceived to be working [...] [18 Nov 2009]
- “Usability” versus “User Experience”
- The two terms are often used interchangeably, but they’re slightly different concepts. As Cecily explains, [user experience] is how developers use persuasion, reward, and design to craft an environment that is a pleasure to use. Cecily drives the point home with a Slideshare deck. Usability vs. User Experience: What's the Difference? View more presentations from Cecily Walker. [18 Nov 2009]
- Big Boston Warmup: Interactive Infographics done well
- Via @gsetser: The Big Boston Warm Up, an infographic presentation whose goal is to get you to donate a coat and help keep homeless people and families a little warmer this winter. The experience begins on the home page with a series of graphics that show the circumstances of Boston’s homeless. It’s a broad demographic profile, [...] [13 Nov 2009]
- @font-face and WOFF round up
- Web fonts took a big step closer to reality last month with a few announcements regarding the Web Open Font Format or WOFF. A big hurdle to the implementation @font-face and font linking has been a two-fold issue of licensing: Not all fonts are licensed for embedding and linking on the web. Major browser developers have differing [...] [2 Nov 2009]
- Recommended: Bill Scott’s “Designing the Rich Web Experience”
- A look at different types of user interface patterns supported by the YUI library. [16 Jul 2008]
- Freebie resources for designers
- Need some elements or inspiration for your next project? Check out these sites. Vecteezy Free vector images for download. Brusheezy From the folks behind Vecteezy, this site provides free brushes for Photoshop and Illustrator. [23 Aug 2007]
- Links for 2007-07-24
- The Cascading Style Sheets Working Group has a blog. And they’ve used that blog to announce that CSS 2.1 is a Candidate Recommendation (Via Molly). Finally, researchers are starting to debunk the above-the-fold/scroll myth. You may also want to read Unfolding the Fold. Indiana University researchers show that phishing is easier when you spoof a social connection. The folks [...] [24 Jul 2007]
- Internet Explorer on a Mac without a Windows license
- I ran into a situation recently where I needed to test a web site in Internet Explorer 6, but the only computer with IE6 that I had reliable access to died a sudden death. I upgraded my own computer to Internet Explorer 7. And because I’m running Windows XP Home, I couldn’t use the Virtual [...] [25 Jun 2007]
- Boston, MA: Flashforward 2007
- Flash and ActionScript heads listen up: This year’s Flashforward conference will be held in Boston in the fall. Speakers include John Maeda of of the MIT Media Lab and Craig Swann of CRASH!MEDIA. Session topics will include ActionScript 3.0, Flex and Designing with Sound. Flashforward is produced by Lynda.com events. Event details When: September 19th through 21st, 2007 Where: [...] [23 May 2007]
- Links for 2007-04-24
- Ten Steps to Cell Phone Security Seven JavaScript Techniques You Should Be Using Today Coda web dev software from Panic, makers of Transmit Aptana Rails IDE (Related: my Aptana IDE overview) A List Apart Annual Web Design Survey [24 Apr 2007]