Web Design Archives

Frameworks: Essential for Most Web Professionals

Since my last post about frameworks (a year ago!) I've done more work with different CSS and Javascript frameworks and libraries and have come to the following conclusion: every web...

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November 12, 2008
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The Power of Experience Design

I went to my first Experience Design meeting for the AIGA Colorado chapter last night so I could watch Peter Merholz give a great presentation on "The Power of...

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January 27, 2005
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At least Adaptive Path will come to Denver

I just read my Adaptive Path newsletter today and was shocked to see that not only is Peter Merholz stopping through town to talk at an AIGA Colorado meeting, but...

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January 11, 2005
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Teaching Standards to Co-Workers - The Class

Finally, a few months after my original entry, I finally taught a standards-based design course, focusing on XHTML/CSS and semantic markup, to my co-workers at the office. The Class The...

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September 23, 2004
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SEO and Web Standards

I'm dying to post a recent PowerPoint I put together at work showing the benefits of standards-based design for SEO. But in-light of recent happenings at Friendster, and my own...

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September 21, 2004
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Meetup.com - The Response

Last week I sent a long feedback message to meetup.com. A few days ago, I received a response that, as far as I can tell, addresses none of my concerns....

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September 18, 2004
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Meetup.com Redesign Problems

I wrote the following to meetup.com recently, to critique and offer solutions to some serious issues I think were overlooked in their redesign: I'm writing to comment on your new...

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September 10, 2004
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Overlapping CSS Tabs

Last week I needed to put together a set of overlapping tabs for a project I'm currently working on. It has slanted tabs that overlap one another on both sides...

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August 01, 2004
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WebVisions and Portland

Last weekend I traveled to Portland Oregon for the first time in my life. I was there for a few reasons, but mainly to go to the WebVisions Conference put...

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July 25, 2004
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Headers vs Headlines

While working out the particulars of how I want to design this site I came against a problem that's become pretty common for me in the age of standards-based design—should...

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June 17, 2004
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The Makings of a Web Design Community

The community for web design in Denver is so scattered and isolated (and probably very small) that until last year, I had never met another true web designer in this...

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June 12, 2004
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Lost in Translation - Talking Web

When I'm talking about the internet, I might as well be speaking Japanese to my co-workers. A couple of them have worked to varying degrees in the field, so they...

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May 21, 2004
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Progressive Enhancement Design

Not to long ago, Jared Spool wrote a great article on rebuilding a website through gradual evolution of smaller changes rather than engaging in a massive redesign project. Many sites...

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May 05, 2004
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Progressive Enhancement Design

Not to long ago, Jared Spool wrote a great article on rebuilding a website through gradual evolution of smaller changes rather than engaging in a massive redesign project. Many sites...

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May 05, 2004
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Fun with Design Tools: Strategic Definition Documents

This is the first in a set of entries detailing different tools I use when designing a website, and how I'm applying those tools to the design of this website,...

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May 03, 2004
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Font-size Widgets: An Accessibility Hack?

Six months ago, I went in for an eye exam. I usually enjoy the part with the dilating drops. Sitting in the chair and looking around the room I commented...

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April 28, 2004
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The Plan

Design Update of the Day - 4/27/04 I have a plan. Using a little web-fu, bottle up everything I want to tell the world into a 800x600 screen. Simple. I...

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April 27, 2004
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Font-sizes and Categories

Design update of the day - 4/26/04 I had to clean up the look of the site a little, I just couldn't stand waiting until I had my plan in...

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April 26, 2004
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Teaching Standards to Co-Workers

I've spent my entire career working inside large companies. It has afforded me some really good opportunities, but has also come with a large disadvantage—I am often the only person...

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April 26, 2004
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My first "real" website

Cameron Moll has asked the question: "What was you're first website". It took a little work, but I was able to cull together my first website I did back at...

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April 25, 2004
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