Tag: W3C
They write the specs that make the whole world sing.
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Why Standards Fail
An old (2000) essay by CSS co-creator Bert Bos, ostensibly written to explain the principles behind W3C standards development, actually sheds light on what separates great design from the muck we normally wade through. It…
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Web fonts, HTML 5 roundup
Excellent, informative third-party posts on web fonts, CSS3, and HTML 5.
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HTML 5 is a mess. Now what?
Lawson explains just why HTML 5 is a mess. And I ponder what we should do about it. Moving forward, compatibly.
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HTML 5: nav ambiguity resolved
An e-mail from Chairman Hickson resolves an ambiguity in the nav element of HTML 5.
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XHTML DOA WTF
1999: XHTML is the language of the web’s future. 2009: Not so much.
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NSFW tag in HTML 5
A “Not Safe for Work” Tag has been proposed for HTML5.
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ALA 275: Duty Now For The Future
What better way to begin 2009 than by looking at the future of web design? In Issue No. 275 of A List Apart, for people who make websites, we study the promise and problems of…
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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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Let me hear your standards body talk
Jeremy Keith’s “Year Zero” beautifully explains why the W3C needs our backs, not our bullets.
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The King of Web Standards
A new article in Business Week might help designers who aren’t named Jeffrey Zeldman sell web standards to their bosses or clients.
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Hi, Mom!
In a Special Report, Business Week focuses on designers creating innovation by crossing disciplines and combining technologies. I’m one of ten designers they profile. I kind of had to blog this.
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ALA 230: Make the logo smaller
Learn to love whitespace and think intuitively about web standards.
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Safari better than Firefox?
Safari handles text much more beautifully and accurately than Firefox.
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Monday breakfast links
Yummy, yummy!
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An angry fix
Some of the best minds in web standards are abandoning the W3C.