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- Content is Effective Web Design
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Ever hear someone say “don’t judge a book by its cover” before? Well, they’re absolutely right – especially when it comes to designing for the web. In contrast to a book, designing for the web raises a much more complex dilemma: we don’t have the reader’s undivided attention and we’re often telling more than one story. We’re addressing several different readers with different needs through the same medium.
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- A Quick Primer for an Effective Web(app) Design Process
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A big problem with interface design is the focus on aesthetic. Remember that your website is first and foremost a tool for people to interact with your company. Aesthetic is only a factor in the overall consideration of the design process.
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- Igniting Phoenix
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It’s been too long since I’ve written anything on this blog. Fortunately, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a few interesting projects in the last couple of months. The one I’m sharing with you today was done as a surprise for the Ignite Phoenix team and the community in general.
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- Encouraged Commentary
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Recently, I’ve begun an expedition with jQuery. My first major experiment has been in improving the commenting system on this blog. Sparked by an email discussion with Tomas Carrillo I’ve implemented a handful of small interactions which make it much easier for you to get involved in the conversation.
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- Letting The Page ‘Breath’.
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I’m continuing my way through Robert Bringhurst’s book and at a slow pace. The Elements of Typographic Style is so rich with information that I can only read it in spurts of a few pages and often have to re-read to let the full lesson sink in. Lately, I’ve become very intrigued by how he describes rhythm in the text layout and the concept of how a page must ‘breath’.
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- It’s CSS Naked Day!
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Today’s the big day! I’ve turned off my style sheets in honor of CSS naked day! Aside from the sIFR, which I’m not going to disable for this, you are seeing the pure semantic HTML markup of this site. This ties into a series of posts I started earlier this week on semantic HTML. More to come soon
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- Typography Basics.
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Robert Bringhurst’s book “The Elements of Typographic Style” is an invaluable resource to any print or web designer currently practicing. I purchased this book a while back, and now sitting in the airport after SxSWi, I’ve finally gotten a chance to examine it in detail. Here are some important teachings I’ve gotten so far.
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- Poplisher: The Beta Issue
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My good friend Mike Sullivan has just provided an invite to his new online publishing community Poplisher. Mike is a veteran in the publishing industry and is seeking to create a unique platform that merges online media with print media in interesting ways.
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- The “Best” Kind of Design Exposure!
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Yesterday I was greeted by fantastic news! Nick La has selected this site to be featured in the Best Web Gallery! Oh and did I mention that my traffic has shot through the roof!
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- CSS Commenting With Textmate
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Last month Jina Bolton wrote an excellent article about Sexy Stylesheets on Think Vitamin. I was particularly impressed with some of the ideas for commenting more efficiently. The problem was, even after knowing the techniques, I was too lazy to comment consistently. That’s where TextMate came in handy.