Archive for December 2009
Design Trend Usability | 29 Dec 09 | 0

UX New Years Resolutions (For Bloggers!)

2010 is just around the corner, and we’re working on our new years resolutions! Here are some ideas for bloggers out there that want to start the new year with a bang! (more…)

Tutorials | 24 Dec 09 | 0

Make Your Mockup in Markup

Meagan Fisher tackles the issue of designing in the browser head on by looking at some of the practicalities of ditching Photoshop and setting your foundations markup. Sorry Photoshop, it’s not me, it’s you. (more…)

CSS3 Typography | 22 Dec 09 | 0

Real Fonts and Rendering: The New Elephant in the Room

Jeffrey Zeldman steps back and takes a long hard look at the issue of cross-platform web font rendering quality. It can feel like Christmas morning with the array of font options available – but are we opening Pandora’s box? (more…)

CSS3 Tutorials | 16 Dec 09 | 0

Stronger, Better, Faster Design with CSS3

In this article we’re going to focus on using those CSS techniques (and a little JavaScript) to create some practical elements and layouts. As before, caveat coder — a lot of the CSS properties we’re going to use have limited support, if any, in IE6/7 and probably 8. Firefox 3.5+ and Safari 4 are your best bet right now to see all the cool stuff going on in CSS right now (Chrome does a pretty good job, too). (more…)

Inspiration | 16 Dec 09 | 0

Designer Interviews: Tim Van Damme

Tim Van Damme, known as @maxvoltar, is a freelance web designer from Belgium (madebyelephant.com) and innovator in the industry. We have enjoyed his personal blog maxvoltar.com and suggest he makes it into your list of people to follow online. (more…)