the Daily Report
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Wednesday Links
Technology survey for web designers; better web comments; a photo shoot; Twitter, Facebook, internet junk.
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ALA No. 273: trad vs. agile
How traditional, research-based IA leads to better site design—and why many are abandoning traditional methods in favor of agile design.
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Extreme Markover
…pits the talent and expertise of standards-based web designers against the challenges faced by underfunded nonprofits.
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Blue Beanie Day is here
Today is of course Blue Beanie Day. Thank you for supporting web standards.
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10 Best Things About Coming Depression
Like it says.
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Kids say the darnedest things. Say the darnedest things. Say the darnedest things.
Parenting a four-year-old is like living with Rain Man.
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Blue Beanie Day II
Announcing the second annual second annual Blue Beanie Day! Please join us on Friday, November 28, 2008 to show your support for web standards and accessibility.
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Cognition
Two brilliant user experience pros join Happy Cog Studios.
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ALA 272: Accessible web video, better 404
What will it take to make web video accessible by default? And can a 404 page do more than just tell users something went wrong?
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Real type on the web?
A proposal for a fonts working group is under discussion at the W3C.
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Postage stamps by type designers
Neville Brody, Wim Crouwel, Adrian Frutiger, Eric Gill, Erik Spiekermann, and Hermann Zapf are among the creators of postage stamps by type designers on display at Kat Ran Press.
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Is your (website’s) underwear showing?
It’s astounding how many web designers forget to specify a background color on their site.
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ALA 271: words and scripts that work
The fundamental things apply.
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Um, don’t blog, or something
Wired, which ceased to be relevant in 1999, says you shouldn’t write a blog because, um, Calacanis and Scoble.
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Fast high-speed access for NYC internet professionals
I’m home watching a sick kid and waiting for Time Warner Cable to come make a third attempt to install a cable modem.