resources

2004 September 3 • ccs, resources

CSS Directory

links: A collection of links to CSS resources. [credit: 456 Berea Street]

2004 September 3 • resources

Your Total Site

website: A new resource called Your Total Site covers the topics of Accessibility, Content / Writing, JavaScript, Online Marketing, and Usability. The concept of the site is to help you fine-tune your web development skills with simple and easy to use advice. [credit: Andy Budd]

2004 September 3 • ccs, resources

Stylegala

website: A new CSS showcase. [credit: redemption through standards]

2004 September 3 • ccs, resources

Bullet Madness

resource: Stylegala, a new CSS showcase, has an added bonus called Bullet Madness, a list of free images that you can use to snazz up the appearance of your bulleted lists and navbars. [credit: redemption through standards]

2004 August 27 • resources, web standards

Standards resources for beginners

list: Resources for people new to web standards. [credit: 456 Berea Street]

2004 August 21 • resources

IdeaBook.com

website: Chuck Green, author of The Desktop Publisher's Idea Book and site creator, describes it as a "place to learn how-to design and market just about anything with honesty, clarity, and style."

2004 August 14 • resources, web standards

Web Standards Checklist

resource: Max Design provides a great resource for the standards world: A Web Standards Checklist. [credit:Web Standards Project Buzz]

2004 August 8 • design, resources

Users' expectations on the location of common page elements

study: SURL has examined where users from four geographical areas worldwide expect common web page elements on e-commerce sites to be located. [credit: GUUUI]

2004 August 5 • resources

UXNet

association: A way of pulling the whole UX community together for cooperation and collaboration among UX-related organizations and individuals. Among the list of supporting organizations is AIfIA, ASIS&T, IxDG, and UPA. [credit: Digital Web Magazine]

2004 August 5 • resources

Interaction Design Group

association: The Interaction Design Group (IxDG) is an international community of people who are practicing, teaching, and studying interaction design." [credit: InfoDesign]

2004 August 5 • ccs, resources

Basic CSS Box Model

demo: A nice 3-D model of the CSS Box explaination.

2004 August 1 • resources

Functioning Form

website: Has a lot of great content from Luke Wroblewski on issues with web and interface design, written in very clear and concise language. [credit: Design by Fire]

2004 August 1 • books, resources

Web Graphics for Non-Designers

book: If you are new to creating graphics for the web, this is a pretty good book to look at. [credit: Andy Budd::Blogography]

2004 August 1 • resources

Websitetips.com

website: Provides CSS, HTML, and XHTML tutorials, graphics tutorials, articles, tips, information and resources to build or improve your Web site presence. You'll also find over 2,400 annotated resources around the web to HTML, CSS and color charts, font sites, search engine optimization sites, graphics and HTML tutorials and programs, usability and information architecture sites, informative articles, tips, and more.

2004 July 25 • code, resources

XHTML FAQ

FAQ: The XHTML FAQ answers many questions, including:


  1. Why is XHTML needed? Isn’t HTML good enough?

  2. What are the advantages of using XHTML rather than HTML?

  3. What is the easiest way to convert my HTML documents to XHTML?

  4. Why should I care if my document is in correct HTML? It displays all right on my browser.

  5. Where can I go to verify my document uses correct markup?

  6. Why do you say “user agent” everywhere, instead of “browser"?

[credit: TiKouka]

2004 July 15 • resources

UXnet.org

website: User Experience Network (UXnet) recently formed: UXnet is dedicated to exploring opportunities for cooperation and collaboration among UX-related organizations and individuals. [credit: paper & pencil]

2004 July 11 • resources

RSI

tutorial: The Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury web page is easy to read and packed full of useful advice, pictures, diagrams and links to further information. As more and more work, education and recreation involves computers, everyone needs to be aware of the hazard of Repetitive Strain Injury to the hands and arms resulting from the use of computer keyboards and mice.

2004 July 10 • resources, usability

measuringusability.com

website: Measuring Usability is a site dedicated to discussing some common and not so common approaches to using quantitative methods, including Six Sigma, to move beyond instinctive decision making in implementing usability solutions.

2004 July 5 • design, resources

Small Screens, Big Lessons

"Small screens devices, with their constrained design environment and demanding target market, compel designers to strive for highly concise, effective user interfaces. This website is the companion to the 'Small Screens, Big Lessons' seminar series, which examines the various beneficial design elements that can be found in well-designed small screen interfaces. Many of the approaches and ideas found in the user interfaces for small screens can also serve as the basis for designing more effective desktop applications and websites." [credit: InfoDesign]

2004 July 3 • e-mail, resources

Spam info

website SpamPrimer.com -- “The basics of spam, how they got your address in the first place, and what to do now.” [credit: TiKouka]