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2003 November 16 • design, resourcesxScope: six design tools in one
tools: ARTIS Software and The Iconfactory announce xScope v1.0, a powerful suite of tools for measuring, aligning, and inspecting onscreen graphics and layouts. Requires Mac OS X. [credit: Zeldman]
2003 November 16 • design, resourcesPatterns for personal web sites
resource: "There are many personal Web sites. The vast majority are mediocre. Some are bad. Fewer are good. An extremely small number are excellent. (...) These patterns for creating personal Web sites have been distilled over the last few years from the most interesting personal Web sites I've found." (Mark L. Irons). [credit: InfoDesign]
2003 November 16 • code, resourcesOnline style guide
resource: Another great style guide from the New York Public Library.
2003 November 16 • code, resourcesGeneric Web Style Guide
resource: The guide covers the basics of web content creation, including basic XHTML/CSS guidelines, validation, writing guidelines, and consistency. [credit: silverorange labs]
2003 November 16 • code, resourcesQuirksMode.org
website: Boatloads of useful stuff for web developers. It contains more than 150 pages with CSS and JavaScript tips and tricks, and is one of the best sources on the WWW for studying and defeating browser incompatibilities. [credit: webgraphics]
2003 November 16 • code, resourcesHow to Link from an HTML Page to a Specific Page in PDF File
article: HTML pages can contain links to specific pages within a PDF file.
2003 November 16 • resources, writing101 Best Web Sites for Writers
article: The fifth annual 101 Best Web Sites for Writers lists only the sites that are current and authoritative, offer some free content and have tangible value to writers." [credit: xBlog]
2003 November 16 • code, resourcesDreamweaver Tips from Macromedia Developers...
article: Macromedia Developers share their favorite hidden tips from Dreamweaver MX 2004, which could save time for users. Tips include code inspection, copy and paste from MS programs that use styles, DIV wrapping, and other nuggets. [credit: InformIT]
2003 November 16 • ia, resourcesInformation architecture references
website: "Overviews, tutorials, methods, affinity diagrams, card sorting, free listing, prototyping, wireframes, comprehensive sites, articles, and related links." (University of Minnesota Duluth)... [credit: InfoDesign: To Surf The Community]
2003 November 5 • business, resourcesWeb Design Practices
website: Heidi Adkisson has updated her research based Web Design Practices site with information on Faceted Classification, with practices such as "77% of sites using faceted classification provided faceted navigation, but no facet-based advanced search". The data comes from 75 leading e-commerce sites, collected in October, 2003. [ credit: Poorbuthappy Guide to Ease]
2003 November 4 • resourcesWebAIM.org
website: At the WebAIM project's site you'll find some excellent current resources relevant to developing sites accessible to people with disabilities. For starters, take a look at Introduction to Web Accessibility and Using Opera to Check for Accessibility. [credit: redemption through standards]
2003 November 2 • business, resourcesWeb Credibility
resource: Stanford's Web Credibility Study includes quick advice on ensuring your site is credible, including the ten guidelines for Web credibility.
2003 November 2 • resources, seoSearch Engine Partnership Chart
chart: Visual representation of the key Search Engines and their relationship to one another.
2003 November 2 • business, resourcesRunning your own web agency
series: Four articles and counting...
- Web Business: creating a business plan
- Getting a Loan: securing a business loan
- Selecting Professionals: tips on hiring the right accountants, attorneys, and other consultants
- Business Entity Options: there’s more to running a web business
QuirksMode.org
website: Boatloads of useful stuff for web developers. It contains more than 150 pages with CSS and JavaScript tips and tricks, and is one of the best sources on the WWW for studying and defeating browser incompatibilities. [credit: webgraphics]
2003 October 31 • resourcesFlash For The Future
website: Beta release of new website. "The spot for forward-thinking Flash work, news and resources. Our goal is to promote good, forward-thinking and audience appropriate Flash work. It’s kind of like Web standards for Flash with the realization that sometimes the best Flash work is no Flash at all."
2003 October 31 • design, resourcesAIGA Conference Notes
review: Notes of the primary conference sessions from the AIGA: The Power of Design annual conference. [credit: Brightly Colored Food]
2003 October 31 • resourcescreativecommons.org
website: Creative Commons is devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others to build upon and share.
2003 October 30 • blogs, resourcesBlogrunner
website: Blogrunner is a portal for blog content. The site features an index of weblog entries from across the web. These entries are grouped together according to interest topics and news stories. BLOGRUNNER makes it easier to track stories and conversation threads that develop across blogspace. BLOGRUNNER also highlights the interdependency of mainstream media with the blogosphere by closely integrating weblog entries with the stories they track from traditional media." [credit: PR Newswire]
2003 October 28 • resourcesShoestring book excerpt online
book review: An excerpt from Chapter 2 of Carrie Bickner’s Web Design on a Shoestring is now online at WebReference.com. Web Design on a Shoestring is about creating great websites on a not-so-great budget. Chapter 2 focuses on running lean (and smart) before you paint the first pixel or write the first tag. [credit: Zeldman]