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2004 March 21 • accessibility, codeAccessible Pop-up Links
tutorial: Sometimes we have to use pop-ups -- so we might as well do them right. This article will show you how to make them more accessible and reliable while simplifying their implementation. [credit: A List Apart]
2004 March 14 • code, designA Guide to Small-Screen Web-Dev
article: WebMonkey article contains a good bit of background information on developing sites that are equally viewable in a handheld device as they are in a normal web browser. [credit: design PRINCIPLES]
2004 March 14 • ccs, code, web standardsThe House of Style
website: A comprehensive collection of resources for web developers who want to work with Cascading Style Sheets and other web standards such as HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0. Whether you are a beginner with no CSS experience, who wants to learn how, or even an expert who wants to deepen your knowledge, you'll find resources here to help you.
2004 March 7 • code, processCost-Effective Website Acceleration Part 2
Part 2: to Sitepoint's Cost Effective Website Acceleration. A great introdution to caching and employing it to keep your site load time to a minimum. [credit: design PRINCIPLES]
2004 March 6 • ccs, codeCSS Sprites: Image Slicing's Kiss of Death
tutorial: Say goodbye to old-school slicing and dicing when creating image maps, buttons, and navigation menus. Instead, say hello to a deceptively simple yet powerful sprite-based CSS solution. [credit: A List Apart]
2004 February 29 • ccs, codeALA Topics: CSS
resource: Using Cascading Style Sheets is part of a standards-based web design strategy. A List Apart's resources includes CSS layout techniques, tips, and tricks. Crafting a print style sheet. Separating presentation from structure. Style sheet switching for user customization, accessibility, and creative purposes. CSS support browser bugs and workarounds. Showing and hiding elements, replacing text with images. Fixed and liquid layouts. Etc.
2004 February 29 • code, designSide-stepping IE
article: CSS and Internet Explorer, includes some brief descriptions of solid work-arounds for some pesky IE bugs. [credit:design PRINCIPLES]
2004 February 29 • code, process, usabilityClient Side Optimization
article: Cost-Effective Website Acceleration Part 1 - offering several useful options on optimizing your site for better performance. [credit: design PRINCIPLES]
2004 January 25 • code, designCSS Vault
website: The CSS Vault website contains a selection of css websites which both inspire and are a great CSS resource. [credit: Reloade]
2004 January 25 • code, resources, web standardsCSS for forms
tutorial: Simple Tricks for More Usable Forms is an excellent resource, walking you through a bunch of CSS and Javascript tips and tricks that will make your forms not only more attractive to look at, but also more usable. [credit: redemption through standards]
2004 January 16 • code, processA Standard for Site Organization
article: The example root level site structure makes a lot of sense for visitors and for developing and maintaining a website. [credit: Brainstorms and Raves]
2004 January 16 • code, design, usabilityThe Perfect 404
article: No matter how carefully you design and structure your site, visitors will sometimes request missing, moved, or non-existent pages. A well tempered 404 error page will plunge these visitors back into the flow of your site. Ian Lloyd shares strategies for crafting the perfect 404.
2004 January 11 • code, designCSS Centering
article: Horizontal and vertical centering, together at last. Joe Gillespie shows us how at Web Page Design For Designers.... [credit: Web Standards Project Buzz]
2004 January 11 • code, designElastic Design
article: Not quite liquid, yet not fixed-width either, Elastic Design combines the strengths of both. Done well, it can enhance accessibility, exploit neglected monitor and browser capabilities, and freshen your creative juices as a designer. Patrick Griffiths shows how to start. [credit: A List Apart]
2004 January 11 • code, resourcesXML.com Graphics Resource Center
website: Lots of articles about “using XML to represent and exchange graphics.” Also includes links to several graphics resources such including software, tutorials and GUIs.
2004 January 11 • code, resourcesAdobe SVG Zone
website: “Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an exciting new XML-based language for Web graphics from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). This area was created to give Web developers and designers a taste of developing sites with SVG.” [credit: xBlog]
2004 January 4 • code, process, resourcesFavelets (AKA Bookmarklets)
resource: Jeffrey Zeldman Presents has added a Goodies page with several of his favorite Favelets including: Resize 800, Resize 1024, Beta Validate and Fussy Parsing.
2004 January 1 • code, designLiquid Layouts
article: Explains one method of achieving a successful liquid layout as well as providing basic definitions of liquid, fixed-width and em-driven layouts.
2004 January 1 • blogs, codeBest Practices for Updating Your RSS
article: How to signify that your blog entry has changed.
2003 December 14 • code, design, usabilityUsable forms for e-commerce
article: Visitors don't enjoy filling out HTML forms. That makes good usability doubly important. Here's a detailed look at forms for e-commerce — individual form elements such as dropdown boxes and radio buttons, plus validation and error messages. [credit: GUUUI]