web design

Changes in the Languages of the Web with Dan Connolly

Web Directions is held in Australia and Japan and now the US. A few months ago, they were a bit hesitant about doing it in Denver in the middle of winter....

0 replies - 566 views - 02/04/09 by Matt Raible in Articles

You Should Never Use Flags For Language Choice

Flag icons are pretty (like fam-fam-fam icon set). But flag represents a country, not a language. Isn't it obvious? No, it's obviously not! While I surfed the...

5 replies - 17782 views - 10/27/08 by dzovan in News

Top 7 Stock Photo Sites for Web Designers

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. And in design in general and web design in particular, this is very often the case. Finding that image that...

0 replies - 4416 views - 10/06/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Introduction to Emastic - CSS Framework

Emastic is em based CSS Grid Framework. The layout is based on em that gives extra elasticity. See more at: Elastic layout with CSS. Emastic main width can be...

0 replies - 2775 views - 10/01/08 by Vladimir Carrer in News

Your Landing Page Is Not As Popular As Mine

There is no need for me to prove to you that an optimization in your website's landing page will improve your Return on Investment (ROI) and your Rate of...

0 replies - 751 views - 07/17/08 by Alejandro Alvarez in News

The Accessibility Checklist I Vowed I'd Never Write

I have said on numerous occasions that there is no simple checklist that, when followed, will give you an accessible site without fail. There are simply too...

0 replies - 2327 views - 07/15/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

CSS: Simple Rules for Better Organization and More Efficiency

Organization is not everything, but without organization, everything is nothing, one of my teachers used to say, and right he is. Almost everything benefits...

0 replies - 2012 views - 07/10/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Genbook Announces New Channel-Partner Program For Web Developers

Adding Genbook’s “BookNow” button to websites helps web developers add online appointment-booking and scheduling functionality for their small-business...

1 replies - 912 views - 07/09/08 by Schalk Neethling in Announcements

Opera Dragonfly - The Next Level of Debugging For Web Developers

Debugging web sites and applications is a pain. Firebug has gone a long way to make it easier. With the release of the Opera 9.5 browser comes a new...

0 replies - 6444 views - 07/08/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Optimizing CSS Controls with PNG Masks

After all the talk about css generated content, it is time to look at some other measures I took to keep as much styling control in css as possible. Up next is...

0 replies - 2285 views - 07/08/08 by Niels Matthijs in News

CSS Nesting Specifics - When CSS Misbehaves

There are plenty of css bugs one can write about. Some are worth tracking because they are annoying and have a huge impact on our every day work, others...

0 replies - 11356 views - 06/27/08 by Niels Matthijs in News

WCAG 2.0 Release Candidate 5 of 5: Summary

In short: WCAG 2.0 is here, it’s ready, now get on and use it. Focus on the User One of the main things I’ve noticed about WCAG 2.0 (and which has been...

0 replies - 754 views - 06/26/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Multilevel Navigation - A Possible Alernative

I do not know about you but I really dislike menu systems that go beyond the second level. Some menus seem to keep expanding and expanding. One of the problems...

0 replies - 1278 views - 06/19/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

4 Mini Inspirations from An Event Apart New Orleans

An Event Apart is one of those events that every web developer would love to attend. The people, the topics and the knowledge shared is invaluable and gives...

0 replies - 624 views - 06/19/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Web Designer Reputation: Convincing the World You Know What You're Doing

The legitimacy of web design as a profession is firmly established at this point. But in many ways it's still a vocation in limbo. We're caught somewhere...

0 replies - 990 views - 06/10/08 by ldminteractive in News