Links of the Week 28
December 18th, 2009 — 2 Comments
CSS animations, chasing the HiPPO from the room, Stronger, better, faster design with CSS3 and start your own pet project now!
Links of Interest
CSS Animations
Chasing the HiPPO From the Room – How to Silence Office Politics with A/B Testing
Stronger, Better, Faster Design with CSS3
A Pet Project is For Life, Not Just for Christmas
This Week on Inspect Element
Breakdown of Great Web App Homepage Design
Some of the Top Minds in the World of CSS and why you should be following their Work
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December 16th, 2009 — 22 Comments
Web applications are becoming more relevant due to the future release of operating systems such as Google Chrome OS and possibly the Apple tablet as well as the fact that people are starting to use multiple devices. Being able to get access to them from wherever you have an internet connection combined with owning multiple devices means that web apps are becoming more and more relevant and will continue to do so as internet speeds increase.
The biggest area where web application has to encourage new users to sign up is on the homepage so we’re going to take a look at what makes a great web app homepage design. Don’t forget that many of these observations can be easily applied to other aspects of web design, not just for web application homepages.
Read more...Some of the Top Minds in the World of CSS and why you should be following their Work
December 14th, 2009 — 22 Comments
When I started learning CSS, I did some research to find out who were the best people at the time sharing their knowledge online. I found that this was the best way of learning CSS by myself. Of course, I wasn’t learning CSS by myself, I recruited the best teachers available.
Still to this day I follow the top CSS’ers in the business to keep up with what’s hot and now with the rise of Twitter, you can easily keep up to date with the best people in the world of CSS.
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December 13th, 2009 — 2 Comments
Don’t lose your :focus, redirect mobile users to a different WordPress theme, guide to accessibility in web design and genius ways to use Photoshop’s smart objects.
Links of Interest
Don’t Lose Your :focus
Redirect Mobile Users to a Mobile WordPress Theme
An Idiot’s Guide To Accessible Website Design
Genius Ways To Use Photoshop Smart Objects
This Week on Inspect Element
7 of the Most Common Web Design Mistakes You Must Avoid
Wallpaper of the Week 27: HDR Photography
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7 of the Most Common Web Design Mistakes You Must Avoid
December 7th, 2009 — 57 Comments
As a web designer, it is difficult for me to use the web without analysing almost every page I see. Web design is my passion so I can’t avoid it. It’s one of the best ways to learn what has been done well so when I see poor use of design on the web and think about the average user, it annoys me to notice that some aspects of websites, or even complete sites, are poorly designed.
Here are seven of the most common mistakes made in web design and why you need to avoid them at all costs in order to make sure you are on the right track to producing the best work you possibly can.
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December 5th, 2009 — 4 Comments
Become a better designer, 10 usability crimes to not commit, readers in the design community and how web designs go straight to hell.
Links of Interest
The One Thing You Need to Do to Become a Better Designer
10 Usability Crimes You Really Shouldn’t Commit
Some People Actually Read: Sparing a Thought for ‘Readers’ in the Design Community
How a Web Design goes Straight to Hell
This Week on Inspect Element
Review of Easy and Inexpensive Tools for Usability Testing
Wallpapers of the Week 26: Flight
The Joy of Discovery in Web Design
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