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14-year-old Adobe Edge developer
Adobe Edge interview with 14-year-old developer Max Zimet. Man… they keep getting younger…
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Written Observations
Explorations into theology, technology, leadership, and culture.
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Heuristics for Modern Web Application Development
Andy Budd has created a brilliant set of Heuristics for Modern Web Application Development His 9 heuristics are meant to be a starting point for fleshing out a more comprehensive list. It’s a good start. 1. Design for User Expectations 2. Clarity 3. Minimize Unnecessary Complexity and Cognitive Load 4. Efficiency and Task Completion 5. […]
Commentary
Mixed DSL Signals from Qwest
I have Qwest DSL as my home Internet service. I recently moved, and so while ordering the transfer of my service decided to ask what the best connection speed available to me was. I was told I could get 7 megabit, and was immediately excited. I ordered it and started to wait expectantly for the […]
Book Review
HTML Mastery – Semantics, Standards and Styling by Paul Haine
The Internet is awash with great Web design books these days. The one I’ve become aware of most recently is HTML Mastery – Semantics, Standards and Styling by Paul Haine, the follow up to CSS Mastery. > it’s aimed at web designers and developers who have already mastered the basics of HTML and web design, […]
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Styling form controls with CSS, revisited | 456 Berea Street
Roger revisits styling form controls with CSS.
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A List Apart: Whitespace
Mark Boulton has a good article on whitespace as it applies to composition and typography at A List Apart.
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Vitamin News: Research Based Web Design Practices
Research Based Web Design Practices from the U.S. Dept. of health.
Resource List
Recommended font resources for web designers
Recommended font resources for web designers by Webdesign From Scratch.
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Details are the design – (37signals)
Details are the design – (37signals) > “The details are not the details. They make the design.” > -Charles Eames
How-To
Easy cross-browser transparency | Bite Size Standards
Easy cross-browser transparency using CSS only. Not PNG unfortunately, but still useful.
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Monoslideshow – The new and ultra customizable Flash image viewer for your site
Monoslideshow – The new and ultra customizable Flash image viewer for your site. Looks like a good alternative to slideshowpro. But does it have a Director?
Recommendation
ColorJack: Color Generator
ColorJack: Color Generator: a good color schemer site. Very handy.