Special Edition: Using HTML and XHTML
Posted on Jan 30, 2008 07:32:19 PM
Overview
What? Another HTML book? Why would I want to read another one of those?
That's a good question, and I have the answer... several answers, in fact.
First off, HTML has changed, is changing, and will continue to change. The very fact that the book's title includes not just HTML but XHTML indicates that we are in a transitional period. One day, we'll be authoring Web sites using XML, a markup language that has Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Edition, HTML, Special, Using, XHTMLPassword protect folders on Mac
Posted on Jan 29, 2008 04:08:33 PM
If you own a mac you’ve probably asked yourself how can you protect some folders / files with a password! Well mac hasn’t built in any password protecting script for any folders or files, but you can use a free program that will do this for you. It’s called LameSecure and it simply protects your folders with your selected password.
Get the application, drag it in your Application Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: folders, Password, protectHuman Experience
Posted on Jan 28, 2008 10:52:33 PM
Lately I have been working at Animal Logic with a great team and an excellent team leader. Andy Polaine from Antirom fame has pointed out many of his views on interactivity to me, and much has rubbed off.
There has been a lot of talk about technology and human experience. Many people believe that technology is bad in the sense that it is making us more and more detached from humanity. The web has much to do with technology. Take Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Experience, HumanCascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation
Posted on Jan 27, 2008 08:41:32 PM
Overview
This is the third CSS book I've reviewed in the past two months, and you'd think that I'd be getting tired of them. However, the truth is that CSS is such an exciting leap forward for web developers that I'm just happy to celebrate another book on the subject.
Glasshaus is a relative newcomer to the field of computer book publishing. This is their fourth title, following books on usability, accessibility, and designing web Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Cascading, Content, from, Presentation, Separating, Sheets, StyleFlash Player 9: Bringing HD Flash Video to the Web
Posted on Jan 25, 2008 10:15:48 AM
At a recent Adobe MAX conference, I was quietly sitting in a comfy chair absorbing the information overload, when an attendee from my session earlier that day plunked herself down beside me and shared her own Flash video story. Her clients, seeing all of those gorgeous sites out there that use Flash video, wanted to jump on the bandwagon, too. They said what I have heard all too often: “I have the stuff on DVD.”
Tags: Bringing, Flash, Player, VideoForms, usability, and the W3C DOM
Posted on Jan 25, 2008 01:59:28 AM
Despite the specification having been around for nearly five years and a workable level of browser support for about three, the average Web developer doesn’t yet have a clear view of what the W3C DOM can do for Web sites.
Sure, in those five years manygood and bad, technical and less technicalintroductions have been written, but these all focus on implementation details. That is understandable—you first Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Forms, UsabilityFour Ways to Bypass Inertia
Posted on Jan 9, 2008 01:13:45 PM
[Editor’s note: The article below is an abridged version of Chapter Three of “Hot-Wiring Your Creative Process”. Edited for length, the original version includes an interview with famed designer Stefan Sagmeister.]
“Mechanize something idiosyncratic.”–Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt
As you work the creative process, you’re bound to get stuck at various stages. When you come Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bypass, Four, Inertia, Ways100 Unconventional Sources for Web Design Inspiration
Posted on Jan 9, 2008 12:52:38 PM
Most web designers look to the usual resources for inspiration: web design portfolios, social media sites and CSS galleries. But what happens when you do that? You get a site that looks just like everyone else’s.
Check out these resources that inspire you to build a website that separates itself from the pack.
Art & Illustration
Web design is a visual art, so take a look at the aesthetics employed by artists in other Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Design, Inspiration, Sources, UnconventionalInnovative Design Inspired by Accessibility
Posted on Jan 8, 2008 04:23:36 AM
The Web provides unprecedented access to information for people with disabilities. People who are blind no longer wait for 25 pounds of braille to be printed and delivered or for a volunteer to read. People who have difficulty moving in physical space can easily attend classes. Those who find it hard to read the labels on products or have trouble getting oriented in grocery stores (whose layouts change frequently) can shop using Web sites with Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, Design, Innovative, InspiredCreating a Web Page with HTML: Visual QuickProject Guide
Posted on Jan 7, 2008 08:33:52 PM
As an educator, I’m always interested to see what books are being published to get people started in Web design. With Creating a Web Page with HTML, Elizabeth Castro has put together a simple guide to getting started with publishing a site. With an easy-to-follow descriptive style, this guide is a great starting point for anyone interested in getting involved with Web publishing.
From the beginning, Castro lays out what you’re Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Creating, Guide, HTML, Page, QuickProject, Visual, with