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Recapping the Future of Web Design NYC 2008
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I Have a Huge Problem with WYSIWYG Editors
I've got a strong distaste for using WYSIWYG editors in content management systems, but it has become the accepted norm.
Originally posted November 10, 2008. 10 comments
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Upcoming Events: FOWD 2008 and the First Sidebar Workshop
The Future of Web Design 2008 is coming back to NYC, and a new event, the first Sidebar Workshop is happening in Washington D.C.
Originally posted October 27, 2008. 2 comments
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Respecting Color Contrast in Web Design
Color contrast is a very important aspect of Web design. Be sure to test your color contrast.
Originally posted October 20, 2008. 2 comments
Personal favorites
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Linux Font Equivalents to Popular Web Typefaces
Linux should not be ignored when thinking about typography on the Web. I’ve taken some time to compile a list of fonts that ship by default with Ubuntu with type that has come to be considered Web safe.
Originally posted April 2, 2007. 39 comments
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Crop and Resize Images with GD or ImageMagick (v1.1)
A new GD version has been released to complement the ImageMagick crop and resize with JavaScript and PHP. Crop and resize images from within your browser.
Originally posted December 17, 2007. 14 comments
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The Best Browser Extensions for Web Development
The Web Developer Extension and Firebug extension have proved to be most valuable to me when developing for the Web. Here’s an account of the features I find myself using every day in hopes that I can pass some information along to those who may not make use of these features.
Originally posted December 11, 2006. 12 comments
Outside Reading
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JavaScript Table Sorter
Slick little (very little) table sorting script. Bookmarked.
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jQuery.timepickr.js
A very cool piece of UI targeted at rapid selection of a time
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Why Programmers Suck at CSS Design
A lengthy essay well worth the read.
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JavaScript Will Save Us All
Eric Meyer on extending CSS with JavaScript
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An Exercise for Emerging CSS Experts: Avoid IDs and Classes
Jens Meiert offers thoughts on an exercise with which to test yourself; how effective will your markup and style be if you leave out the classes and ids?
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I am Jonathan Christopher. Hi.
I am currently working as a front end developer in Albany, NY. This website has been put together as a resource for other Web designers and developers to discuss our trade. You’ll find articles on Web standards, accessibility, design, and even some bits about markup and style. Would you like to find out more?
