Tag: Web
A Couple of Quick Tips for JavaScript Optimization
A couple of tips to optimize the speed of your slow JavaScript. Code examples using jQuery.
Posted: April 27, 2009
Sexy Web Design Book Review and Giveaway
Sexy Web Design by Elliot Jay Stocks is definitely a recommended read for anyone interested in Web Design
Posted: March 30, 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: Twenty Twenty Two and You
HTML5 is slated to reach Proposed Recommendation by 2022. Many designers and developers are frustrated the slow progress, and this timeline doesn’t help.
Posted: September 15, 2008
Does Higher Education Produce Web Professionalism?
Does a desire to become a professional leave you with the requirement of obtaining a college degree?
Posted: August 04, 2008
Comparing Safari 3.1 and Firefox 3 Beta 4
I took a week to give Safari 3.1 a fair shot for Web development, here are my results.
Posted: March 24, 2008
IE8, Version Targeting, and the Ruckus it’s Causing
Last week was quite enlightening for Web developers the world over. With the release of A List Apart No. 251, including Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8 by Aaron Gustafson and From Switches to Targets: A Standardista’s Journey by Eric Meyer, the biggest debate of the year was sparked. If you haven’t read […]
Posted: January 28, 2008
Designing Web Navigation Book Review
The navigation design for a website is a big deal. I surf the Internet, and it seems to me that everyone would be quite a bit better off had more Web designers taken the time to read a book like this. Site navigation is the primary way readers are able to interact with information presented in a website. Therefore, a site navigation deserves to have some serious thought behind it. Designing Web Navigation by James Kalbach is an extensive resource on this very subject.
Posted: January 21, 2008
Improving Your Process: Sitemaps and Design Preparation
I’ve found a new use for sitemaps. Even though they’re not sitemaps which are classic in the sense of the word, they have really helped our process on a number of projects, and the end product is better because of incorporation in the design phase.
Posted: December 10, 2007
Improving Your Process: How Wireframes Can Help
Using wireframes in Web design can really help to increase the quality of your work. They’ll also help quite a bit with client work as well.
Posted: December 03, 2007