« June 2004 Entries »
IA with OmniGraffle
Jun 25A recent find has been making parts of my life easier: OmniGraffle, a diagramming tool which comes bundled with the latest Macs.
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Web Apps are Hot
Jun 23An ongoing conversation about web applications is highlighting key points about the future of computing, the web, and the industry.
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Validation, Moderation, Constipation
Jun 17Validation matters. No it doesn’t. Validation is hard. No it isn’t. Standards are flexible. No they’re not. Does this conversation sound familiar? Updated 18 Jun 2004
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Mike Industries
Jun 16Mike Davidson is writing here. Mike who? Only the driving force behind a little site called ESPN, and their conversion to standards-based design last year.
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Wicked and Worn
That Wicked Worn Look — Cameron Moll concludes his four-part look at Photoshop-induced wear and tear with a guest artist gala.
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IE Notes
On dumping Internet Explorer, how you can provide feedback to the IE team, and why IE is bad for Microsoft’s business model.
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Link Tuesday
Jun 15Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable, it’s time to clear out the backlog of links that usually make it into the Dailies.
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CSS Source Examples
Jun 14A quick tip that anyone who would put together a CSS example page for an article or a demo should follow: embed your CSS in the HTML, don’t link it.
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CIRA .ca Domain Suspensions
Jun 12CIRA’s on a witch hunt, and the first casualties are the wave of multiple suspended .ca domains dropping off the internet this weekend.
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“Everything looks like a blog”
Jun 11A hallmark of good design is that it provides context and meaning for the work it’s applied to. It enhances and emphasizes, and if necessary it distracts and obfuscates. Design is about visual communication and it’s about enhancing written communication equally; not all text is designed, not all design is text.
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WHAT's Next
Jun 09WHAT’s Going On? — Simon Willison analyzes the new WHAT Working Group, composed of representatives of three of the major four browser vendors.
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Lorem Ipsum
Ye Olde Lorem Ipsum Generator — fortified and extra strong, this is the new lipsum.com.
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The Standards Police
The Standards Police will get you! — Brian Garside offers advice for those who would validate others work and follow up with an email pointing out the errors: don’t.
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WaSP asks: you!
Jun 08Web Standards Survey — the Web Standards Project wants to know what you think about web standards.
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Other Redesigns
Stopdesign, Reloaded and Just Watch the Sky: I Heart You — speaking of redesigns, Doug and Ryan launch a couple of killer remixes.
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Redesign: Design Notes
I had planned to wrap up the redesign analysis series with a look at the design elements of Proton, but plans change.
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Positioning your Services
Jun 07After a particularly frustrating afternoon spent trying to find a subcontractor, a list of suggestions formulated for having work noticed.
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Redesign CSS Notes
Jun 03Alluded to in the earlier Technical Summary, the next analysis takes a look at the important CSS highlights of Proton.
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