Category: Accessibility

We Haven’t Forgotten About Accessibility, Have We?

There was a time when accessibility conversations took place as much as the latest tricks with CSS or JavaScript. Has the world moved on, leaving accessibility in the dust? Realizing that I have done my fair share of neglecting accessibility best practices lately, I’m going to focus on it.

Posted: October 18, 2010

Is it Now Acceptable to Require JavaScript?

It’s not a new trend, but it’s something I see more and more with bigger companies who pride themselves on building (upon) standards based, open platforms. Is it becoming increasingly acceptable to build Web applications that require JavaScript?

Posted: June 21, 2010

The Trouble with Lightbox (and its Variants)

Lightbox is a great image display technique for the modern Web, just be sure it’s still usable!

Posted: October 12, 2009

Building Functional Alt Sites using SWFAddress

When developing a full Flash website, it is very important to provide an effective alternate site for viewing. SWFAddress helps extensively with exactly that.

Posted: May 18, 2009

Covering the Implication and Basics of CSS Animation

Allowing CSS to control the animation of various aspects of your document can have some very interesting implications. Should CSS or JavaScript control animation?

Posted: May 04, 2009

Working with canvas – Some Background and Basics

Canvas is an HTML element that provides a surface on which to draw with JavaScript

Posted: March 23, 2009

Respecting Color Contrast in Web Design

Color contrast is a very important aspect of Web design. Be sure to test your color contrast.

Posted: October 20, 2008

Current Events: Google’s Improved Flash Indexing

Google recently updated their indexing algorithm to include textual Flash content. Is that a good or bad thing?

Posted: July 07, 2008

Improving Your Process: Maintaining Product Quality

As a Web designer or developer, it’s important to make sure that your products remain top quality, regardless of any speed bumps you may encounter.

Posted: April 14, 2008

Current Events: Captioning Sucks!

Joe Clark and the Open & Closed Project have recently launched CaptioningSUCKS.com in an effort to spread awareness about the sad state of captioning online.

Posted: April 07, 2008