Category: Publishing
Automatic for the people.
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Appreciating web design; setting type
Appreciating web design for what it is instead of wishing it were something it’s not; plus a better best practice for setting type on the web via CSS. And from the past: why typographically correct…
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Faster, pussycat
Have you ever bought clothes while traveling, and been unable to fit everything in your suitcase when it was time to go home? That suitcase is what my days are like now.
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The Deck turns 21
Content wants to be free, but content providers want three squares a day.
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Staying creative
Everyone is creative. But some stay that way longer. How can you designers, writers, and the like, stay motivated and productive? (Plus: When the client says, “Make it like eBay,” what exactly does that mean?)
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Words, words, words
Writing has always been the beating heart of online user experience. It is also the part that designers and developers are least likely to study, discuss, or consider. The exceptions to this rule are almost…
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WCAG Controversy and Human Design
By introducing testability and dumping accessibility criteria that are untestable, WCAG 2.0 may hurt the very people who need it most, argues former working group invited expert Gian Sampson-Wild in an important and timely ALA…
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ALA 239: Designer frameworks and robot designers
Take web design off the production line. Design better by offloading routine tasks.
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Daily Reports from 1997 on
You don’t need the WayBack machine to go way back in zeldman.com history. Enjoy these representative Daily Report pages from 1997 on (including the famous HTML Fist).
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Comments are the lifeblood of the blogosphere
When I returned to New York City, 193 comments awaited me in the moderation queue. 191 were spam.
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ALA 234 triple-header
In triple issue no. 234 of A List Apart, for people who make websites: probe your users’ minds, progressively enhance your interface, and unleash your inner DOM geek.
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Web 2.0 Buyouts: Butchers vs. Farmers
As Web 2.0 Buying Season winds down, it is pleasant to consider what was different about it. This time, for the most part, the buyers have been farmers, not butchers. They bought to nurture, not…
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A List Apart dinner at SXSW
About 25 A List Apart staffers, Happy Cogs, and friends broke bread at SXSW.
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ALA 230: Make the logo smaller
Learn to love whitespace and think intuitively about web standards.
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Inflamed linkazoidal tissues
Worthy causes, worthless internet acquisitions, and more.
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Better community through printing
The care and feeding of online communities; providing a print preview option that supports web standards and user expectations.