Web Globalization On A Local Budget
Posted on Jun 26, 2008 05:36:56 PM
When we think of user-centered design we have yet another user to consider in our designs—the rest of the world. We have all seen large Web sites such as BBCs World Service, IBM, Macromedia and others that have not only created sites in other languages (internationalization), but also customized their content to the particular region they are targeting (localization). Essentially they have created multiple versions of their site, which Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Budget, Globalization, LocalWhat happens when the people come?
Posted on Jun 26, 2008 08:17:13 AM
Every experienced web designer knows that web statistics are important. Okay, now quick, think of a time when you responded directly to changes in web traffic in a tangible, tactical way. I'm guessing that some of you out there may be able to provide a few examples. Maybe not, though. The most common use of web statistics has always been to justify the existence of a site: "see boss, people are using the site, we can't stop now..." Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Come, happens, people, What, whenIntroduction to Django: Helping Perfectionists With Deadlines
Posted on Jun 25, 2008 08:18:49 PM
Django is an open-source Web framework, written in Python, that allows you to easily and rapidly develop interactive, data-centric web applications. It came into being when two Web developers—Adrian Holovaty and Simon Willison—in Kansas, after moving their newspaper’s website from PHP to Python, found themselves repeatedly solving similar problems. They decided to extract the common functionality and released the resulting Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Deadlines, Django, Helping, Introduction, Perfectionists, withA-Z Indexes to Enhance Site Searching
Posted on Jun 11, 2008 09:46:51 PM
Facilitate searching, not just navigation
An important part of an information architect’s job is to make it easier for users of a Web site or intranet to find the information they want. Usually the focus is on site navigation—the site’s structural design, hierarchy, page titles and labels, menu design, site map, and so on.
Another way to address making information on a Web site easy to find is through search functionality. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Enhance, Indexes, Searching, SiteMoneybookers scam
Posted on Jun 6, 2008 12:08:47 AM
Be careful! A new moneybookers scam is out there, and maybe you will receive it in your email. It will arrive in your inbox and if you don’t pay attentions to details you will probably loose your moneybookers account if you try to access the url provided in that email.
To see what I’ve talking about and how the email looks like please click here to see the screen shot.
You will be informed that you have received Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Moneybookers, scamExcerpt: Pro JavaScript Design Patterns
Posted on Jun 2, 2008 06:23:48 PM
The Adapter Pattern
The adapter pattern allows you to adapt existing interfaces to classes that would otherwise be incompatible. Objects that use this pattern can also be called wrappers, since they wrap another object in a new interface. There are many situations where creating adapters can benefit both the programmers and the interface designers. Often when designing classes, some interfaces can’t be used with existing Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Design, Excerpt, JavaScript, Patterns15 MySpace Layout Resources That Don’t Suck Like The Rest Of Them
Posted on May 23, 2008 01:40:50 PM
Anyone who’s been to MySpace knows that a majority of the profiles look like something out of Geocities. Who hasn’t seen a profile with sparkling text, tiling images or black text on a dark background?
These 15 MySpace layout resources give you downloadable themes from professional designers as well as supply you with the knowledge needed to create your own custom design. Use these to capture your Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 8217, Layout, Like, MySpace, Resources, Rest, Suck, that, Them25 Open Source Web Design Programs And Tools You Should Already Know About
Posted on May 20, 2008 06:49:04 AM
Open-source programs and tools have really come a long way. Almost any program out there has an open-source equivalent. Using any combination of the tools below, it is possible to create, author and publish a website entirely for free (legally).
Text EditorsAptana Aptana is the free equivalent of Adobe Dreamweaver. Very powerful and very stable.
Notepad++ Notepad++ is a lightweight text editor that has code coloring and Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: About, Already, Design, Know, Open, Programs, Should, Source, ToolsToward a more standards compliant Internet Explorer
Posted on May 11, 2008 02:17:07 PM
Microsoft has corrected Internet Explorer’s nonstandard CSS box model by using a doctype “switch” at the top of an HTML document. Any one of several different doctypes can be placed at the start of the page file, telling modern browsers how to handle the code. For instance, if I use the “strict” doctype (I like the sound of that), Internet Explorer (IE) 6 knows not to use the old IE box model Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: compliant, Explorer, Internet, More, standards, towardSeven Accessibility Mistakes (Part 1)
Posted on Apr 23, 2008 12:32:10 PM
There are several reasons inaccessible Web products get published. One we discussed in my last article is that some clients just don’t care about accessibility. Their reasons make a lot of sense if you put yourself in their shoes. Another reason is developer mistakes. Making mistakes is natural, and suffering the consequences and learning from them is what makes us better developers and better people.
Here are some of the major Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, Mistakes, Part, Seven