Tag: Accessibility
Using the HTML title attribute
Some time ago, the title attribute took off like crazy. I’m confident it was as a result of some high profile SEO publications pushing it as another way to stuff your keywords into every single one of your pages. As with many of the gray SEO practices out there, there are many negative side effects […]
Posted: January 16, 2013
Physical Device & Viewport Sizes
LukeW | Data Monday: Physical Device & Viewport Sizes. Very interesting account of the current landscape of tablet devices and how Apple’s iPad Mini stands out in the crowd. I’ve been thinking a lot about this stuff lately, as I’m sure we all have. I think we can all agree that responsive Web design is […]
Posted: November 20, 2012
Avoiding IFRAMES via PHP and cURL
With IFRAMES being so outdated, there is an alternative using PHP and cURL
Posted: November 23, 2009
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
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