> CSS Redundancy Checker
A simple script that, given a CSS stylesheet and either a .txt file listing URLs of HTML files, or a directory of HTML files, will iterate over them all and list the CSS statements in the stylesheet which are never called in the HTML.
> 80+ AJAX-Solutions For Professional Coding
AJAX makes it possible to create more interactive, more responsive and more flexible web-solutions. And it’s the first step towards rich internet applications of the future.
> Wetpaint Launches ‘Please Touch’ Collaboration Tool for Artists
Wetpaint, the wiki creator, launched the new WetPaint Please Touch feature, allowing users to add a more artistic touch to their wikis.
> 100 rooms
100 x 100
photographs of residents in their flats in hong kong's oldest public housing estate:
> Animated Collapsible DIV
This script collapses any DIV on the page and lets users manually toggle its appearance via a smooth “Web 2.0 style” animation. It's a popular effect on social networking/ comment sites such as Digg.
> Photosynth demo!
sing photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from around the Web, Photosynth creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation. Its architect, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, shows it off in this standing-ovation demo. Curious about that speck in corner? Dive into a freefall and watch as the speck becomes a gargoyle.
> favorites websites logo lists
a visually overwhelming approach of presenting the most relevant websites according to specific categories
> A List Apart: Frameworks for Designers
These days, “framework” is quite a buzzword in web development. With JavaScript frameworks like the Yahoo User Interface library, jQuery, and Prototype getting a lot of attention and web application frameworks like Rails and Django getting even more, it seems like everyone is using some kind of framework to build their sites. But what exactly is a framework? And are they only useful to programmers, or can we web designers benefit from the concept, as well?
> WCAG Samurai Errata published
Just over a year ago, in his article To Hell with WCAG 2, Joe Clark announced that he had formed an invitation only group called the WCAG Samurai, which would publish errata for and extension to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, making the guidelines more usable on the modern Web.
> 3D search desktop metaphor
a novel 3D desktop tool that allows users to search images, explore eBay pages or browse the web using a 3D flipbook-like metaphor.
> HTC Touch Review: An iPhone It Is Not
With Apple’s iPhone quickly approaching its release date, HTC and Microsoft knew they had to squeeze something out to compete.
> London 2012 Olympics logo: some notes
Warning: opinionated rant ahead.
> dConstruct 2007
dConstruct is an affordable, one-day conference aimed at those designing and building the latest generation of web-based applications.
Cool changing website btw!
> On Showcases/Galleries ~ Niche is nice
’ve always been a fan of the showcases and galleries showing off talent within the web design industry. It’s inspiring to browse them daily and it’s exciting to have your work showcased within them and discussed. Some people love them, and others couldn’t care less.
> Perceptive Pixel Demo - Jeff Han Reveals How it Works (New Video)
20th May 2007 - A new Jeff Han multi touch demo movie featuring the inventor himself, demoing at the TED 2007 conferences.
> BEST FREE PROJECT/TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS
I have found a dozen tools that will help you manage your time, projects, and company with out costing you a penny. Too good to be true? You tell me.
> Web Design 101: Backgrounds
The CSS background property allows you to apply background colors and images to elements as required. But there are plenty of strange quirks and bugs that may surprise the unwary developer.
> Stupid Name. Cool Vectors!
Vecteezy is an index of Free Vectors available for download by some of the best designers around the world. The site is updated every day, so be sure to check back often.
> Design By Grid
Design By Grid is a resource to promote websites designed with grids, and the tools and techniques used to make websites with grids.
> 7 Habits of a Highly Successful In-house Web Designer
Scott Gledhill of StandardZilla has an interesting article, posted a few days ago, detailing a few tips for becoming a successful in-house web designer. Being a senior designer within a large organization myself, I found it quite interesting. Here is his list with my own advice and experiences.
> Next Generation Mobile Technology Demo
In 2004, Total Immersion awed the DEMO audience with is augmented reality technology, combining live and recorded video to create an awesome illusion. Today, the company returns to DEMO with its next generation, mobile technology. Watch the video.
> Web 2.0 'neglecting good design'
Hype about Web 2.0 is making web firms neglect the basics of good design, web usability guru Jakob Nielsen has said.
> Overview of web-sites you shouldn’t have missed in April 2007.
Every month we take a look around and select some of the most interesting web-development-related web-sites. We read articles, check out tools, analyze the advantages of new resources. Below you’ll find useful references, tutorials, services, tools, techniques and articles we’ve found over the last 30 days
> New Google Analytics Rocks the Proverbial Socks
Talk about a quiet rollout - the Google Analytics team must have been working a lot of late nights recently, as this evening they've released a completely overhauled interface for their analytics. Quite the surprise! (In fact, as I write this the announcement has just popped up on Bloglines)
> The Standards Way to Do Dynamic Data
Designer Sean Madden cooks up an example of presenting dynamic data graphically using XHTML, CSS and a dash of JavaScript - no Flash required
> How to make sexy buttons with CSS
This tutorial will teach you how to create pretty looking textual buttons (with alternate pressed state) using CSS. Dynamic buttons save you heaps of time otherwise spent creating graphics and will basically make you a happier person at the end of the day.
> Google "She invented" Result Did you mean "He invented"
I was arguing with my girlfriend about women not inventing anything useful. In an attempt to prove me wrong she Google “She invented” only to have ask Did you mean “He invented”
> XP vs. Vista - A Tale of Framerates
Seldom has the rumor mill turned faster than when gamers talk about gaming in Vista. Some folks are staying away from the new OS simply because they feel it doesn’t game well. We set out to put some hard numbers on those claims.
> Grid Calculator
Change the settings (by dragging the sliders, clicking on the bars, or editing the values) to calculate the overall width of your grid
> Google command line help
To use the Google Command Line, just type an URL or one of the commands listed below in the tiny command line frame on this window.
Obs.: these commands works only if you type them in that box. They are not intended to be used in Google's home page, and won't work there.
> Reset Reloaded
After a bit of time to bake and a few more suggestions from readers, I have what I’m willing to call the final version of my take on the topic of reset styles.
> How We Will Use Technology In The Near Future
Here's a 6 minute video which shows several future daily life situations: at home, in the car and going out with friends. See for yourself how technology will be embedded in our lives.
> Mozilla Thunderbird 2 Released
”Thunderbird 2 is now available for download on Windows, Mac and Linux in over 35 languages. Thunderbird 2 offers easy ways to manage and organize your email with message tags, advanced folder views, message history navigation, find as you type, and improved new mail alert notifications. Thunderbird 2 also includes a refreshed user interface and support for Microsoft Vista.
> the next web awards 2007
The worldwide award for future accomplishments! The public awards for upcoming disruptive services, that will change the web.
> 10 CSS/Javascript Calendars
A list of 10 free css and javascript calendars
> Richard Ishida Interview
Imagine you’ve hired an architect to help you plan your new home. As the walls go up, you realize that your architect has not planned for plumbing, electrical, heating, or cooling. This is a costly mistake. You immediately fire him and find one with a lot more experience.
> 20 Free Image Galleries & Slideshows
A gallery is often a nice way to show your images. Here are a list of 20 free image galleries and slideshows for use on your site.
> CSS Type
web safe typography on screen for pixel perfectionists
> Best of March 2007
Every month we take a look around and select some of the most interesting web-development-related web-sites. Below you’ll find useful references, tutorials, services, tools, techniques and articles we’ve found over the last 30 days - an overview of web-sites you shouldn’t have missed in March 2007.
> Guidelines for creating better markup
I’ve mentioned several times here that I feel writing markup (or any other code, for that matter) is a craft. I take pride in writing as lean and clean code as possible.
> Well, Now We Have GodTube
So when they say God, they specifically mean Jesus Christ and Christianity and not just any God that someone might believe in.
> Logo Contest - Sketches and Designs
It was a tough decision to make. Three weeks ago we’ve announced the Smashing Magazine Logo Contest for the most creative, clean and fresh logo for our site. We’ve received over 190 Logos from 105 participants
> Leading By Example
The World Wide Web Consortium Promotes Standards for Web Markup. But Do Its Members Practice What They Preach?
> Yet Another JavaScript Library Without Documentation
Just what the world needs, another JavaScript library.
> The 45 Best Technology Sector Corporate Web Designs: A-G
I spent the time to look through 414 websites of publicly traded companies in the technology sector starting with the letters A-G, and chose the 45 best designs.
> Image gallery that doesn't falls apart
This is an example for the article on how to create an image gallery that doesn't fall apart when different image sizes are uploaded. It doesn't distort the images, instead of that – the gallery “crops” the images to fit on the screen.
> Inspire Yourself: More Creative Favicons
Recently we’ve selected 50 Remarkable Favicons you can inspire yourself from. This follow-up is supposed to give you some more ideas for fresh, inspiring and creative favicon design.
> A Roundup for “Developers, Developers, Developers…”
There’s a little bit of everything in here - some are still in private beta, but still worth mentioning. Let’s start things off with project planning.
> Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Let’s put it straight - simplicity is more complex than you probably think it is. To design a web-site in user-friendly tones, presenting all information and removing unnecessary details isn’t easy.
> 4 Steps To Effective Web Design Pricing
Perhaps one of the hardest skills to learn when freelancing in web design is how to fairly and effectively price your services.
> Compress your CSS!
As all web developers know, CSS files can grow pretty big when building complex websites. Of course we can optimize the size of our CSS by using shorthands and cutting down on comments and whitespace but all of this goes at the cost of readability and maintainability. The best of both worlds would be to be able to work on nicely formatted and well commented CSS files while serving them as optimized as possible to our visitors.
> Parallax Backgrounds
a multi–layered javascript experiment
> CSS creme of the month
Every once in a while we try to identify what's hot in one of our categories and this time we picked CSS since it's becoming more popular with each day that goes by. More and more web designers become interested in learning every trick. A good way to do it is by good examples which is what this list will try to showcase. The best CSS examples of the month.
> Top 10 Firefox Extensions to Improve your Productivity
Firefox is the browser of dreams for many people (myself included). One of the great perks of Firefox is that there are tons of extensions that enhance the functionality of the browser.
> 42 Design/Tech Magazines To Read
Regardless of what it is that you’re selling, in order to remain competitive, you have to know exactly, what’s going on in the field you’re working in.
> Web Typography Sucks
Via SimpleBits.
> Google acquires Trendalyzer
Google has recently bought the rights to the Swedish statistics tool Trendalyzer for an undisclosed sum.
> CSS-Based Navigation Menus: Modern Solutions
Navigation menus have to be intuitive, precise and easy-to-use. One simple, basic principle, which is common for all kinds of nav bars you would ever want to use for your projects.
> Killer Demo Of Multi-touchscreen Technology
This is the best demo of multi-touchscreen technology I have ever seen. Surfing the web, manipulating data, 3D modeling... Watch the video.
> Failed vs. Unfailed redesigns of newspaper websites
In October and November 2006, two newspapers in my part of the world redesigned their websites. The difference in the outcome is enormous.
> Searching Over 1 Million Free Photos
We are now searching over one million free photos! We have been adding creative commons photos as a part of our ongoing efforts, and we will soon be adding large numbers of public domain photos as well.
> Google Testing TV Ads in California
The article also notes that the total size of the television advertising market in the U.S. is $54 billion annually, which is much larger than Google’s current $20 billion/year playground, online advertising.
> New website for ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine is a flexible, feature-rich content management system that empowers thousands of individuals, organizations, and companies around the world to easily manage their website.
> “Valid CSS” and similar claims are unprofessional
You know them. “Valid CSS” here, “Valid HTML” there, coronated with some nifty “WAI AA” button. If these website claims hold true, that basically is a great thing.
> New W3C HTML Working Group launched
The W3C today announced the official launch of the new HTML Working Group that has been in the news since October last year, when Tim Berners-Lee blogged about the need to reinvent HTML.
> Web-Sites of the Month: Best of February 2007
Every month we take a look a round and select some of the most interesting web-development-related web-sites. Below you’ll find useful references, tutorials, services, tools, techniques and articles we’ve found over the last 30 days - an overview of web-sites you shouldn’t have missed in February 2007.
> Evaluation of WYSIWYG editors (2007)
It has been almost a year since I tested accessibility features in some of the more popular WYSIWYG editors commonly found in open source content management systems
> What is the Tango Desktop Project?
The Tango Desktop Project exists to help create a consistent graphical user interface experience for free and Open Source software.
> millionmasterpiece.com
How can you create a true snapshot of our global society, and sum up its diversity in one single picture? Simple. Get together one million ordinary people from all around the world, and get them to work on the picture together in the world's largest ever artistic collaboration. A collaboration where everyone is equal, where all outcomes are valid.
> Special Report on Wikinomics
The BusinessWeek Wikinomics Series. The co-authors of the recent bestseller Wikinomics explain how businesses across the board can spur innovation by going Wiki.
> Five Principles to Design By
Too often people blame themselves for the shortcomings of technology. When their computer crashes, they say “I must have done something dumb”. If a web site is poorly designed, they say “I must be stupid. I can’t find it”. They might even turn to a book for Dummies to get it right.
> Semantics and Structure
So what do we gain from enforcing good structure in our HTML documents? Well, to begin with, it aids accessibility by describing and organising our content.
> Pulp Fiction in typography
two different version of the “What does Marsellus Wallace Look Like” scene in the Pulp Fiction movie, portrayed using nothing but typography.
> 45 Fresh, Clean and Impressive Designs
Sometimes it’s just amazing to see, which level of usability, legibility and visual appeal can be achieved using some basic design techniques. In fact, some talanted web-developers manage to deliver powerful, functional and gorgeous web-design in “look-and-feel”-style, which is easy to use and nice to see.
> Creating a CSS layout from scratch
This guide will attempt to take you step by step, through the process of creating a fully functioning CSS layout.
> Adobe Photoshop: Online Edition
One of the risks of trying to find a niche to build a startup is that the big guys can land on your face at any time.
> E-stonia
In Estonia, where since 2002 an electronic identification card has been mandatory for all citizens above the age from 15, the success of e-voting in local government council elections last year has spurred the authorities to extend the scheme to the country's upcoming national election.
> swfIR (swf Image Replacement)
swfIR (swf Image Replacement) is here to solve some of the design limitations of the standard HTML image and its widely-accepted associated CSS values, while still supporting standards-based design concepts.
> Browser testing CSS and JavaScript
After reading Andy Clarke's article CSS: Browser testing order I've been thinking a bit about my own approach to testing CSS and JavaScript during development.
> Semantic Flash: Slippery When Wet
Love it or hate it, Flash has become a fixture of modern web design. Author Dan Mall cuts through the misconceptions to show us how Flash can be used to enhance our standards-based web designs. (”Shiny floor” standards-friendly Flash project included.)
> Where Our Standards Went Wrong
To validate or not to validate; that is the question. A List Apart's own Ethan Marcotte helps us to re-examine our approach to standards advocacy and how we can better educate our clients on the benefits of web standards.
> ColorJack: Sphere
Visualize color theory with this AJAX + Canvas based application. [via CSS Globe]
> Web page optimizer
How to go from 15kb to a file of 11kb without even changing one single line in a CSS file? Without ruining the looks and comments of our page.
> More Creative and Beautiful Wallpapers
Wallpapers can be creative, inspiring, gorgeous and hilarious. Recently we’ve posted an overview of Selected Wallpapers for Desktop and Web Design and Christmas Wallpapers.
> Iraq war infographic movie
a slick infographical (& quite provocative) movie discussing some of the US political issues involved in the Iraq war.
> Printing the Web: Solutions and Techniques
sers don’t read, they scan. In fact, after many years, reading online still didn’t manage to assert itself against reading offline.
> Conversation With XHTML 2 Team
For the last several years, W3C has been working on a new markup language for the Web called XHTML 2. It's an ambitious effort aimed to make the Web more usable and accessible for people of all abilities and using all types of devices. In this article, Vlad Alexander from xhtml.com interviews Steven Pemberton, chair of the HTML Working Group at W3C, about XHTML 2.
> Conversation With X/HTML 5 Team
A new version of HTML is in the works, called X/HTML 5. Vlad Alexander from xhtml.com was invited to post a series of questions to the X/HTML 5 team on their public mailing list. The responses, republished below, came from Ian Hickson, editor of the X/HTML 5 specification.
> Very cool video!
Very cool video from the “graffiti research labs”, from the people who brought us LED throwies!!!
> web2.0-esque design styles
Loads of photoshop tutorials to make web2.0-esque design styles and logos.
> Web 2.0 in video
Different videos about web 2.0
> Create social bookmarks
Social bookmarks is a thing you must have on your website if you want to increase the number of your returning visitors.
> Create multi column text in firefox
Firefox 1.5+ has a pretty cool feature that will split a div into columns via Mozilla specific css. Its pretty simple and easy, and is controlled by these simple css tags.
> Validation alone is not enough
Some people call me a validation fanatic, and maybe they are right. I do want every HTML document I create and all the sites I build to be valid and remain valid.
> New Earth Online
New Earth Online is dedicated to helping others with software and web development and design.
> Vertical Bar Graphs with CSS and PHP
Who wants to use Excel to make a new graph each week? Using CSS and PHP you can create attractive bar graphs (yes, even the stacked kind) that are always up to date.
> MindMeister brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions.
MindMeister brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions.
> Google master plan movie
a short video about Google's “Master Plan”, including some nicely stylized infographic effects.
> Web log tutorials
We blog, you blog, about high time we have a resource to that gathers all the information to make us better bloggers in one place.
> The Dutch accessibility law is awesome
Despite having been in effect since September 1 2006, I had not seen any mention of the Dutch law that regulates the quality of government websites until Peter-Paul Koch mentioned it in his post New Dutch accessibility law.
> Mini Tabbed Pages
A method of compressing short pieces of information into six mini tabbed pages.
> Microsoft announces Windows Mobile 6
Microsoft unveiled the next version of its smartphone operating system at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Windows Mobile 6 brings a range of improvements and new features, ranging from a new Internet Explorer web browser to the integration of Office and Windows Live applications.
> wallright collaborative sketching
a distributed web application allowing multiple online users to 'paint' collaboratively, using a physical wall as a common visual canvas.
> Top 25 Web 2.0 Search Engines
Online search is now a multi-billion dollar industry, with Google alone grossing over $3.5 billion in profits last year. It's no wonder why so many newcomers are hopping on the search bandwagon, hoping to become the next Google.
> Video Glasses
Video glasses can give you the feeling of looking at a 40 to 50 inch big screen tv from 7 feet away. Connect them to your iPod video and you have your own private cinema. Watch the video.
> Graceful Degradation & Progressive Enhancement
Graceful degradation and progressive enhancement are two sides of the same coin. Both are — in this context — applied to make a web site accessible to any user agent, while providing improved aesthetics and/or usability for more capable browsers. The difference between the two is where you begin your approach.
> Happy Cog relaunches
We design beautiful websites, publish our best ideas, and speak to a worldwide community. Find out more about us.
> Photo of 450 million light-years from Earth - AMAZING
This stunning group of galaxies is far, far away - about 450 million light-years from planet Earth - cataloged as galaxy cluster Abell S0740.
> Breaking the Myth of Megapixels
For an industry that’s built on science, the technology world sure has its share of myths. Thousands of people believe that forwarding a certain e-mail message to 50 friends will bring great riches, that the gigahertz rating of a computer is a good comparative speed score, or that Bill Gates once said “640K of RAM ought to be enough for anybody.”
> Pipes and Filters for the Internet
Yahoo!'s new Pipes service is a milestone in the history of the internet. It's a service that generalizes the idea of the mashup, providing a drag and drop editor that allows you to connect internet data sources, process them, and redirect the output.
> Action computer games can sharpen eyesight
Video game addicts, rejoice: US researchers have found that playing action-packed computer games can be good for your eyes.
> DOMTool
To use DOMTool simply paste an HTML snippet into the input field, press “Create DOM Statements” and voila, there you have the DOM sequence to create that content.
> Telecom Italia and Polymer Vision announce the “CELLULAR-BOOK”
The First mobile device with rollable display for reading personal information, newspapers and books
> Useless Account
The trick to any good humor or hoax site is an attention to detail and a seriousness about your work. Useless Account is the best recent example I’ve seen. It’s clear, for example, that more work has gone into this joke than many of the startups we see every day.
> Freefont of the Week: Romeral
Free high-quality fonts are extremely hard to find, but sometimes the time you’ve invested in the search is definitely worth the result you’ve got. A new freefont, designed by Juan Pablo De Gregorio, should belong to the collection of every professional web-designer.
> Uberlook
A resource directory for web designers and developers.
> Multi-Column Layouts Climb Out of the Box
Create an elastic multi-column layout of equal height.
> X/HTML 5 Versus XHTML 2
The competition to become the next markup language for the Web is heating up. This article takes a look at what's cool and what's uncool about the competing technologies.
> Go2Web20.net
The biggest directory of web 2.0 applications and services!
> FrogJS Javascript Gallery
FrogJS is a simple, unobtrusive javascript gallery. It is not a replacement for other thumbnail galleries such as Lightbox JS, but rather a different way of showing galleries.
> BBC Click Accessibility
An overview of what impaired users encounter when using in accessible websites.
> Google PowerPoint Clone Coming
Somebody took what appears to be a header file from an existing Google application and posted it as a document on Google Docs & Spreadsheets.
> 3D Touchpad from Ukraine
An inventor from Ukraine designed another gadget to control your computer.
> Interviewing 9rules ~ A Group Interview
It’s always a pleasure to interview a 9rules member and get their views on current web design issues. It’s even better to interview six at once. So without further ado, I present the 9rulers in question (in alphabetical order.)
> Pew Study: 28% of Online Americans are Taggers
In a Tagging Report released just yesterday, this number from the Pew Internet and American Life Project is astounding.
> Stupid Name. Cool Brushes!
Welcome to Brusheezy.com! A place for artists to download and vote for the best custom photoshop brushes and photoshop patterns on the internet!
> Feeling the Snap?
One of the main things people love about Snap is the large preview image it provides alongside each search result.
> Web Design Styles
This is where I try to sum up the current state-of-the-art in graphic design for web pages, and identify the distinctive features that make a web page look fresh, appealing and easy to use.
> Web Design Contracts: Why Bother
Contract-Shmontract, What’s the Point? In law school, one of the things they teach you in Contracts 101 (usually on the first day) is that contracts serve more than just a strictly legal purpose.
> Mint 2: The Freshmaker
Mint is an extensible web site analytics program. Its interface is an exercise in simplicity. Visits, referrers, popular pages and searches can all be taken in at a glance on Mint's flexible dashboard
> Mootools Version 1.00 Released
MooTools is a compact, modular, Object-Oriented javascript framework designed to make writing extensible and compatable code easier and faster. Mootools lets you get the job done efficiently and effectively.
> Ask the CSS guy
I realize that a name like “Ask the CSS guy” is a bit pretentious, but saying “Ask A CSS Guy” doesn't quite sound as good, does it? So, yeah, I'm positioning myself as an expert, but anybody who is anybody knows I'm not THE expert.
> Should you create a mobile specific page, and how?
With the release of the iPhone, the mobile web is expected to take off. Even though the iPhone has it’s own built in browser that is likely to be more capable than those browsers being used today; many users will begin browsing the web with out a capable browser simply due to the mobile web buzz.
> Learn JavaScript before tasting the library kool-aid
When I mentioned “Overuse of JavaScript frameworks/libraries” as one of the Six things that suck about the Web in 2006, I quickly learned that some people don’t quite agree.
> Full Single
FullSingle is a showcase of web sites that are just one page in size.
> Great web tools for the frontend ninja
I just wanted to share some tools with everyone that I’ve been using lately.
> Freely downloadable quality fonts
Over a year ago Vitaly Friedman compiled a list of freely downloadable fonts that he called the 25 Best Free Quality Fonts. I never got around to mentioning the list back then, so this is just in case you missed it (and as a bookmark for myself).
> Quick CSS Mockups with Photoshop
You need to make a set of web design mockups for your client. You’d like to find an easy way to show these mockups in clean XHTML and CSS code, because plain JPGs don’t convey the full sense of the design, and sliced tables are evil. In fact, let’s forget table slices ever existed.
> Product Development 2.0
While the window on using the “2.0” suffix is probably closing, I thought it would be worthwhile to explore an especially significant trend in 2006 that will likely see much more widespread uptake in 2007.
> IP-based identicon
small, unique icons that visual identify the different commenters of a blog, generated out of their 9-block IP addresses.
> How Digg Works
The Internet hosts a wealth of information that no single person could possibly tackle in a lifetime. It would take an army to dig through the mounds of news reports and whittle the field to a manageable size, and then another army to pick and chose from that field the bits of information the average Web-savvy Joe might find interesting.
> Most expensive mouse in the world
This ultra-bling mouse will definitely be a girl's best friend many times over, boasting 59 brilliant-cut diamonds scattered all over or in a diamond flower design, depending on your preference.
> Steal History with javascript
Well I've found a nice script at Jeremiah Grossman's Blog This script steals your history… Nice isn't it. Now You can see what people are visiting! Well it ain't that easy and javascript is not allowed to read out the history, but there is a way. Let's have look at this.
> Iconize Textlinks with CSS
Links are fun, but sometimes we don't know where they take us. With this little CSS technique a user can identify a link by it's icon, kind of.
> Hello, we are TAK!…
We are a creative team of designers — art directors — programmers — illustrators — photographers & film makers.
> Event-Driven Web Application Design
Frontend engineering rocks right now. The era of boring web sites is over and we’re all into pushing the envelope, erasing boundaries and getting beyond whatever prevents us from building the next killer web application.
> Smashing Magazine Article
53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without
> Prototype is a JavaScript Framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications.
Featuring a unique, easy-to-use toolkit for class-driven development and the nicest Ajax library around, Prototype is quickly becoming the codebase of choice for web application developers everywhere.
> Developers Gear - Reset CSS
As the first part in the Developer's Gear series, we will discuss one of the biggest time savers you could find. The Reset CSS style sheet from the Yahoo Developers UI. In case you aren't familiar with the Yahoo Developer UI yet, first of all where have you been? It's a great free Web developers resource for scripts in all languages; and contains tons of great tools and resources.
> YUI Grids CSS
The foundational YUI Grids CSS file offers three preset page widths, seven core templates, and the ability to nest subdivided regions of one to four columns. All told, the file offers almost 200 preset layouts and an unlimited number of custom permutations that work across all A-grade browsers, all for less than 2.5kb of minimized file weight.
> Microsoft takes email design back 5 years
As I type this post I still can't believe it. I'm literally stunned. If you haven't already heard, I'm talking about the recent news that Outlook 2007, released next month, will stop using Internet Explorer to render HTML emails and instead use the crippled Microsoft Word rendering engine.
> Firefox 3 Plans and IE8 Speculation - Browsers Heading Apart Again
Mozilla has published a wiki page detailing its plans for the next version of Firefox, codenamed “Gran Paradiso”. The target release date is sometime in the third quarter this year and it hopes to release a major version of Firefox every year.
> Visual jQuery
All the elements of jQuery shown in a visual way.
> jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript.
jQuery is a new type of JavaScript library. It is not a huge, bloated framework promising the best in AJAX - nor is it just a set of needlessly complex enhancements
> Whitespace
Sometimes, as in web design, it’s difficult to add whitespace because of content requirements. Newspapers often deal with this by setting their body content in a light typeface with plenty of whitespace within and around the characters.
> Styling form controls with CSS, revisited
Over two years ago, in September 2004, I posted an article called Styling form controls. My intention with that article (and its follow-up, Styling even more form controls) was to show that attempting to use CSS to make form controls look similar across browsers and operating systems in an exercise in futility. It simply cannot be done.
> Jens Meiert
Jens Meiert on web development, accessibility, and usability.
> Adobe Creative Suite 3 Dock Icons released!
Since Creative Suite 3 is a few months away, I thought now would be a good time to have the full set, 45 icons in all, ready.
> WAYS TO TEST YOUR SITE FOR THE MOBILE WEB
The buzz about the future of the mobile web is almost defining. Even though the mobile tsunami has not hit the web yet, it is better to be prepared for when it does crash down on us, rather than trying to swim to the surface after it does. While I wouldn’t necessarily start creating a mobile specific version of your site, but simply ensure that relevant content can be found on a mobile device.
> Nice art and web design
Rik Catlow's art is a stream of unrelated images that form one unified composition. Using found objects like discarded beverage cans as a canvas, gives his work an organic quality and a sense of whimsy.
> CSS Showcases and other Inspiration for Designers
Please do NOT steal other people's stuff! The 60+ websites below are just for inspiration purposes. Enjoy.
> Easy cross-browser transparency
If you've ever found yourself in the position of needing to place a semi-transparent image or layer on a web page, you've probably ended up reading various arcane methods involving 24-bit PNG graphics and proprietary IE AlphaImageLoader expressions. Luckily, there is an easier way; albeit at the expense of valid CSS.
> Create a simple liquid layout
John Oxton explores how to make a simple but effective liquid layout, which will work across browsers and uses absolute positioning
> The new Adobe icons and branding
So many voices have expressed their thoughts on Adobe’s new icons so far and one of the more noticeable one from users is that they all thought it was some temporary place holder art.
> Crème de la crème of CSS: List of CSS Galleries
One can discuss whether numerous CSS-galleries challenge our creativity, however they can serve as a quite nice source for inspiration. The galleries of CSS-based designs showcase exemplary design practices, solutions, ideas and templates. Once you have no idea what you should do next with your web-site, it’s worth taking a look at some beautiful works - crème de la crème of CSS-designs - out there.
> Photo-Caption Zoom v3
Images in this article utilize the newest, third version of a pure-CSS image zooming technique.
> Web 2.0 Style Guide
In this tutorial, I describe various common graphic design elements in modern web (”2.0”) design style.
> 50 Beautiful CSS-Based Web-Designs in 2006
2006 was rich on creative, beautiful and unusual design concepts. We’ve seen a lot of whitespace, many examples of readable and usable text-design, badges, stars, rounded corners, shapes, gradients, mirror and 3D-effects - just name it. Let’s take a close look at some of the most beautiful designs we’ve seen in 2006.
> CSS Advisor beta
* Find solutions to CSS and browser compatibility issues
* Share solutions and workarounds you've discovered with the community
* Comment on and improve existing solutions
> Monoslideshow - your photos on your site
Monoslideshow is a Flash slideshow to view your images in a web page. It can be placed on every website, in whatever size you want and filled with whatever content you like. It's designed for maximum flexibility, whether you want to have a professional looking portfolio, or just an image rotator on your website.
> *** Away on holiday till 24th of December! ***
Check the webcam and try to see me skiing ;-)
> http://www.stilljournal.com/
Still Journal is a weekly digest of accumulated links, tutorials, news, tricks, ideas and creativity on the culture and art of modern photography.
> What is the Real Cost of the OLPC?
Your independent source for news, information, commentary, and discussion of One Laptop Per Child's computer, the OLPC Children's Machine XO, developed by MIT Media Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte.
> Creating a page curl in Photoshop
Veerle just posted another great tutorial - this time you learn how to create page curls using Adobe Photoshop.
> The Demise of Flash: 8 Main Reasons
As a former Flash developer turned CSS zealot in the last 3 years I want to present the 8 main reasons for the demise of flash.
> Overlapping tabbed navigation in CSS
A tutorial showing how overlapping tabbed navigation is possible in CSS and can be cross-browser compatible, accessible and javascript free.
> YouTube allows users to record directly to site
YouTube quietly added a new feature today to its popular user-generated video site today called Quick Capture, which allows users to record video directly to YouTube from webcams plugged into their computers. This new feature eliminates steps in the process of producing video content, making it easier than ever to publish videos to the web.
> Web 2.0 = the web
Tim O'Reilly has a post about the issue of the term web 2.0, and the ideas of naming, meaning, and language more generally.
> Dan Cederholm redesigned SimpleBits.com
The very interesting Live Re-Design from Dan including a very nice logo update is finished! Check it out!
> Designing simple, accessible forms
John Oxton demonstrates how it’s possible to keep forms simple in order to attract and retain clients, while also ensuring they are in keeping with your site
> How to use Firebug - Video Tutorial
A very nice Video-Tutorial about using the Extension Firebug.
> Podcast #36: Complex Data Tables
In addition to a nice caption tag and summary attribute, you may know that a data table requires table header cells (TH) for the header rows and/or columns, and a scope attribute (see Web Axe episode 3, Data Tables). But what is there is more than one row of headers? This is called a complex table, and a different type of coding should be used.
> Modern Logos for Company Logo Designer 1.01
You don`t need an expensive designer for a good web 2.0 logo ;)
> Rich Typography.
An example of what you can do by combining and tweaking type using css.
> Chinese company releases $203 desktop PC
If there's any effect that NickNeg's OLPC has had on the global market for cheap computer hardware, it's that other companies are now trying to get a piece of the low-cost computer pie.
> Who said people who make websites are ugly? ;-)
My name is Larissa Meek and I’m a senior designer at an award winning web design firm known as agencynet.
> Standards Compliant Javascript Drop Shadows
Javascript that adds drop shadows to elements using CSS and Standards compliant markup. Works in IE5.5+ and modern browsers.
> 5 Most Common Non-SEO Mistakes
Webmasters, “Avoiding the 5 Most Common SEO Mistakes” that will barr your site from the Google index or at least mess up your position in the SERPS completely.
> Krop jobs are everywhere!
When you post your job with Krop, not only is it instantly listed at krop.com but your job is also automatically listed and broadcasted to our entire network of top industry websites proudly featuring krop jobs.
> Vertical Centering with a Shiv Div.
Lots of designers have used this trick to vertically center blocks of known size in browser windows but, as Jon Hicks points out, some content may be cropped if the browser window is too small. Though it requires a little extra markup, my solution addresses this problem by positioning a shiv div instead of the content itself.
> DHTML Color Picker
ColorJack Plugin’s main advantages are it’s simplicity. To give you an idea, let’s compare it to a similar (more popular) product named “ColourMod”… the javascript alone is 475% more bloated than ColorJack’s code. The entire size of ColourMod package is 72.3k, compared with ColorJack’s slim size of 24.5k!
> How to structure large CSS files
Many methods exist to structure your CSS. This article tries to describe the method I use. I call it the “Tree method”, since it structures the CSS like… that’s right, a tree structure. I want to stress that it isn’t my invention; I just describe and give reasons for its rules.
> JonDesign's Smooth SlideShow Library
Using mootools (there is also a moo.fx version available), this javascript slideshow system allows you to have a simple and smooth (cross-fading...) image slideshows and/or showcases on your website.
> CSS Case Study - fixed elements
One of the “special” effect abilities of CSS is the ability to have an element be “fixed” on the page (when you scroll, the element remains stationary) either through positioning or by fixing a background.
> 16x16 Icons
A listings of free 16x16 Icons you can use on your site!
> Store 256GB on an A4 sheet
How much information can you store on an A4 sheet? Well, according to some new technology designed by an Indian engineering student, an extraordinary 256GB.
> Sketch Swap
In Sketch Swap, you draw something on the screen, and when you're finished, you hit “Submit drawing”... to receive a random drawing from someone else. Sketch Swap was inspired by Markus Renschler's File Swap.
> Inline image quotes.
An easy and effective way to create inline image quotes with CSS.
> CSS3 will change your life!
Getting to grips with CSS3 will be quite a task for most current CSS developers (if they're still around to witness its implementation, of course). CSS3 already contains an enormous amount of new selectors, properties, values and a truckload of new crazy layout and text possibilities. In this post I will focus on some changes that I believe will have the most immediate impact on the graphical possibilities of webpages.
> Zune: iPod Killer or Half-Baked Flop?
I'm not sure who's “fault” it is, but the Zune has been all over the web for the past several weeks. As soon as it became known that Microsoft was preparing its own portable media device and service, the phrase “iPod Killer” was attached to it.
> Jeffrey Zeldman On Why To Incorporate Web Standards.
If you need help selling standards to your colleagues, this article is for you.
> kuler
Discover a “kuler” way to create color palettes with this web application from Adobe Labs. Quickly explore and get inspired to create and share your own harmonious color themes.
> 256pixels.com
a website that has a daily challenge to make the best favicon for a given topic.
> Handy Color Palette Generator
Enter the URL of an image to get a color palette that matches the image. This is useful for coming up with a website color palette that matches a key image a client wants to work with.
> Easy video creation using only Open Source software
While digital video editing today is an affordable, popular activity for both the computer hobbyist and amateur cinematographer, many people seem to think that video creation under Linux is either impossible or too difficult for the average computer user. Not so! From video capture to editing to DVD authoring and encoding, you can create high-quality videos easily with free, open source software.
> Slow motion high FPS compilation
A compilation of videos shot with high FPS cameras and then put into slow motion. The best one I think is where the water balloon gets thrown at a guys head.
> COLOURlovers
//// COLOURlovers™ is a project focused on providing its audience with colour (color) inspiration & information. it's purpose is to allow creative individuals to share colours & palettes they love as well as submit news and comments for others to read. the COLOURlovers community is regularly updated with current color trends & news articles along with interviews with top creative professionals.
> Super-Easy Blendy Backgrounds
Recently, while trying to implement a few different navigation ideas that a designer had thrown my way, I became frustrated with my weak image editing skills. The design was gradient-heavy, so a traditional approach to navigation markup and styling would require a dozen or so background-image slices to meet the varying colors and height requirements.
> IE 7 Supports More CSS Selectors, Whip-e-dee-doo-da
Today, and most likely in the near future (damn you IE 6), client-side architects remain stuck with only a handful of CSS selectors that can be used in A-grade browsers. And it should be noted that even the 7 selectors available today do not completely work (depending upon the browser) according to the specifications.
> Which will come first: CSS3 or HTML5?
It’s all gone a bit quiet round here… sorry about that, but there’s not a lot of movement on CSS3, and I know the authors here are quite busy personally.
> Draw your own games!!!!!
Amazing video...
> Browser based Virtual World navigation!
The latest version of Virtual Earth shipped today and features a 3 dimensional interactive virtual world right in Internet Explorer. For developers, it has a javascript interface for manipulating the world directly. This article has a video link as well.
> Which browser is the fastest? An unbiased test.
The Opera site claims that Opera is The Fastest Browser on Earth!. The Mozilla site claims that Firefox empowers you to browse faster (faster than what?). Mozilla itself is quoted as being an alternative to Microsoft IE and it's faster to boot. Apple's Safari pages claim that Safari loads pages more quickly than any other Mac web browser
> Tab Mix Plus now compatible with Firefox 2
Tab Mix Plus enhances Firefox's tab browsing capabilities. It includes such features as duplicating tabs, controlling tab focus, tab clicking options, undo closed tabs and windows, plus much more. It also includes a full-featured session manager with crash recovery that can save and restore combinations of opened tabs and windows
> Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2006
Time Magazine has released a list of what it considers to be the best inventions of 2006. YouTube is the number one invention, but they also list many winners in other categories, like cars, food, and health. For all the geeks out here, there's a Tech Toys category.
> moo.fx2
moo.fx2 Introduces a lot of new stuff: beginning with Fx.Style, to modify any chosen CSS property, then Fx.Styles, to modify any number of CSS properties at once. Those two are the most powerful effects, and if you're hardcore enough, the ones you'll ever need. They are infact included in the basic package, moo.fx.js.
> Animator.js
In this article I describe Animator, a class for creating animated effects à la moofx or scriptaculous.
> CSS Photo Shuffler
A Javascript + CSS replacement for Flash photo fading slideshow. Inspired by Richard Rutter's image fade demonstration.
> Five Simple Steps to designing with colour part 2: A few basics
In the last part of this Simple Steps series I talked about designing without colour. But before applying colour, it’s always a good idea to have a basic understanding of colour theory.
> Test your web design in different browsers!
Browsershots is a free online platform where you can test your web design in different browsers.
> Dynamic Drive CSS Layouts
This is Dynamic Drive's new CSS layouts section. Here you'll find tableless, CSS based page templates to quickly define the skeleton of your pages. Please help us spread the word by giving it a digg (see right)!
> Best of the Best Web 2.0 Web Sites
Web 2.0 sites are cropping up all over the place! From Social Bookmarking Sites, to Real Estate sites, this list has only the best Web 2.0 Sites available today!
> Smashing Magazine
Smashing Magazine delivers useful and innovative information for web-designers and web-developers. Our aim is to inform our readers about the latest trends and techniques in web-development - clearly, precisely and regularly.
> The CSS Search Engine
skuer was formed to aid your site design process by filtering search results from a selection of cherry picked websites.
> Bulletproof HTML: 37 Steps to Perfect Markup
This article highlights and answers some of the most frequently asked questions about HTML. HTML is the foundation of the Web, and both developers and designers need to understand it.
> Introduction to Microformats.
A great article describing what they are, and their immediate benefit to you.
> This tech boom has legs
For several reasons - especially growing demand in developing countries - tech's run most probably will last many years.
> IE7: Are we right back where we started from?
The long-awaited Internet Explorer 7 debuted last week —and a brand-new flaw promptly debuted a day later. While Redmond argued that the vulnerability actually comes from Outlook Express, it still affects IE7. But Mike Mullins says it doesn't bode well for the browser update, whose security enhancements Microsoft has been touting.
> 7 Habits of a Highly Successful Freelance Web Designer
I’ve had a few people contact me recently, asking how to make it as a freelance web designer. Rather than answer everybody individually, I thought I’d post my thoughts online. So in my best impression of a self help book, here are my 7 habits of a highly successful freelance web designer.
> 21 Surefire Tips for a Successful Blog Launch
Witnessing the launch of a blog as successful as Performancing’s first two weeks might lead you to think that launching a successful blog is easy… well, it’s NOT.
> Freeware fractal flame editor for Windows
Apophysis is a freeware Windows program for designing and rendering fractal flames.
> Scrybe - the online productivity suite I'm dying to try
In this era of worshipping at the temple of “The David” (Getting Things Done), there is no shortage of offline and online productivity suites. With that in mind, I rarely get all that excited about the new Web 2.0 offerings that get a bit of buzz here and there. But Scrybe appears to be different.
> US shows signs of net addiction
More than one in eight adults in the US show signs of being addicted to the internet, a study has shown.
> Optimus Upravlator keyboard
Problem: Design a touch-screen with tactile feedback...
> Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3
Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3 (RC 3) is a preview release of our next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for download to Web application developers, our testing community and users who want to get a sneak peek at the next version of Firefox.
> Siemens Announces Traffic Sign Recognition Technology
Siemens puts a stop to “Officer, I didn't realize I was going that fast” excuses
> CenterNetworks
CenterNetworks covers news, reviews, insights and interviews from the Web 2.0 and Social Networking industries. CN also provides consulting for web apps in the areas of usability and optimization.
> Google Gdrive Client Leaked
I’ve been able to get hold of Google’s internal Gdrive client, named “Platypus”* (information on the project leaked a while ago). Please note that Gdrive, from what it looks like, is not a product for general release, but a way for Google employees to store and share files.
> Working with Google Maps
Rik Lomas shows you all the techniques you need to incorporate AJAX into your site and use the Google Maps API to best effect
> Create a simple liquid layout
John Oxton explores how to make a simple but effective liquid layout, which will work across browsers and uses absolute positioning
> Gickr = cool!
Create gif animations online in seconds
> Citizendium
Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia who later quit the project over differences in vision, just announced a direct competitor to the project: Citizendium.
> Opening new windows with JavaScript, version 1.2
the script now uses object literal notation for better portability | 456 Berea Street
> Looking at type
Choosing the best fonts for your site is about more than making it look pretty: different typefaces send out different signals. Here are some tips…
> Resources For Beginners
A set of starting points for the next generation of people who make websites.
> Google Docs joins word processor with spreadsheet
Google is set to introduce on Wednesday information-sharing software that combines the company's Web-based Google Spreadsheets with Writely, the word processor it acquired in March.
> IE7 Is Coming This Month...Are you Ready?
The final release of IE7 is fast approaching … and I mean really fast … and will be delivered to customers via Automatic Updates a few weeks after it’s available for download.
> 13 Great Firefox Extensions for Webdevelopers
I am basically a web designer and I use a lot of tools to get my job done. As of today Firefox remains my favourite browser...
> Users drive Web 2.0 revolution
Experts argue that Web 2.0 pioneers will be rewarded with greater customer loyalty.
> Mark Cuban on YouTube Purchase: "I Still Think Google is Crazy"
I think there will be supoenas to get the names of Youtube and Google Video users. Lots of them as those copyright owners not part of the gravy train go after both Google and their users for infringement....
> Google buys YouTube in 1.65 billion dollar stock deal
Google announced a much-anticipated 1.65 billion dollar stock deal to buy hot young video-sharing website YouTube.
> Single-pixel camera could simplify imaging
A single-pixel camera that captures complete images by taking many snaps with an array of micro-mirrors could consume less power and produce more compact image files than conventional imaging devices, researchers say.
> CSS Validator colour warnings are not errors
It’s quite common for CSS authors to think that the warnings the CSS Validator reports are errors. This is especially true for the warnings “You have no color with your background-color” and “You have no background-color with your color”.
> Unobtrusive JavaScript date-picker widgit
An update to the original Unobtrusive Date-Picker Widgit that throws a few of the most common feature requests into the mix!
> Nokia's aeon "full surface screen" cellphone concept
Nokia's research and development team have kicked it up a gear with an attractive “aeon” concept phone showing up in the R&D section of the company's website.
> Google Code Search
Just went live! Search public source code!!
> Introducing SlideShare: Power Point + YouTube
SlideShare is a new service launching this morning that lets users upload PowerPoint or Open Office presentationi files and share them online through a You Tube-like interface.
> Internet Explorer 7 RC1 in standalone mode.
Run IE7 and IE6 at the same time without having to overwrite the previous version.
> Methods for Containing Floats.
Ed Eliot's article lists CSS rules to force a container to clear it's floats.
> The web standards war is far from over
Lately, and especially evident in the beginning of the summer after the @media conference, people proclaimed that the war of web standards is won and that we should move on to focus on other things. Let me please say that the war is so far from over.
> Why standards still matter
The last couple of years may have seen an increase in the level of interest and action around web standards. But it still isn’t filtering down to the mainstream…
> Pageranka
Cool PR/Baclink tool that allows you to compete on these two factors. Also features a top 10 & top 100 scoring websites.
> 160 Megapixels Digital Camera!
Camera shoots at 160 megapixels to create a native 6 x 17-cm image, is packed with an ISO range from 500 to 10,000, a read-out speed of 300MB per second, and a shutter speed of 1/20,000th second
> The Flickr Umbrella
The Pileus Umbrella project shows a Flickr stream on the inside surface of the umbrella
> Little Google deals hint at big strategy
The US giant is gobbling up small developers as it focuses on cellphone Web services, writes Alan Sipress
> The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities
There are a lot of great freeware products out there. Many are as good or even better than their commercial alternatives. This list features my personal pick of the “best of the best.”
> 101 CSS Tutorials
Yearning to learn CSS but don't know where to get started? This website put together a list of 101 CSS tutorials! Both beginner and pro tutorials are included.
> The only CSS layout you need(?)
One of the arguments for switching from table based layout into CSS based layouts are the flexibility CSS gives us. However, despite the flexibility, you have maybe experienced that the CSS layout you normally use didn't handle a specific case so you still had to edit, or perhaps totally restructure your HTML?
> First Apple.com homepage, from 1996
From the web archive's, Apple's first ever homepage, October 1996!
> Every Web 2.0 Company On One Page
Go2Web20.net is a very nicely designed Flash page with logos and basic informatioin for most web 2.0 companies. Click on a logo to see an overview of the company and links from blogs discussing it. It’s also sortable and searchable. Very nice
> Funniest Game Show Blooper Ever!
The game is Catch Phrase from the UK. You reveal part of the puzzle. In this case the revealed sections of the puzzle left a LOT to the imagination!
> 5 ways to building a better blog
In-depth article that discusses 5 principles to building a better blog. The article talks about improving content, usability, visibility, uniqueness, and listening to your readers
> Nintendo Wii Conference Videos
In case you've been living under a rock, Nintendo held a press conference today in which they announced that their forthcoming console, the Wii, will launch on November 19 in North America with an MSRP of $250 US. Both Kotaku and Go Nintendo were at the conference taking videos.
> Google's Picasa 2.5 Now Out Of Beta
Google's Picasa 2.5 photo managing software has worked its way out of Beta, believe it or not. The release notes detail all of the new features but here is a brief overview for those that have not been venturous enough to play with the Beta:
> Beginner's guide from a seasoned CSS designer.
A must bookmark for those hoping to refine web design and development skills.
> A Standardista's Alphabet {AListApart Issue 223}
“The Lesser (or Badged) Standardista will include badges on their site to indicate which level of automated testing their site has passed, whereas the Greater (or Smug) Standardista frowns on the use of badges, and insists on double-checking every checkpoint manually.”
> Using Linux for Web Development, Part 2 -- Did it work?
This webdesigner made the switch from Windows to Linux a few months ago and chronicled the changes they went through in order to make it work. This is an update on how things are going and on any changes made in order to successfully perform webdev on Linux. The article is aimed specifically at using Linux for Web development instead of avg use.
> Web Development Tools for the Power Developer
Nice list of tools for web developers.
> dafont - free fonts!
Great website. Here you can download fonts to use in your documents, create titles or logos.
> Slideshow Alternative
All I am saying is that if you just want to simply rotate images with some accompanying links, and you want to do it on the cheap, this is a possible alternative.
> Why Vista will mean the end of the Microsoft monolith
The Vista saga has two interesting lessons for the computer business. It raises, for example, the question of whether this way of producing software products of this complexity has reached its natural limit.
> Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
BOCOG released the Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on the occasion of the 2-year countdown to the opening of the Games.
> Spammers use subliminal messages in latest pump-and-dump scams
Animated graphics deployed in attempt to manipulate stock market
> New gucci.com 2.0
Nice horizontal navigation and good use of Ajax and Javascript.
> CSS shortcomings
CSS is far from perfect so I thought I’d list the most common disappointments I have, given the current state of CSS support, and I will also go a little into what your options are and what the future holds.
> CSS Frames v2, full-height
Way back in August of 2003 I wrote a short article called CSS Frames, in which I described a technique to emulate the visual appearance of HTML frames with CSS. That is more than three years ago, so I think it’s about time to revisit the technique and improve it a bit.
> Creating grunge brushes
My recent tutorial about creating pattern backgrounds sparked some questions from readers if I could do the same for something that is referred to as “grunge”.
> Very Early Look at Synthasite’s Ajax Website Builder
South Africa based incuBeta will soon launch a website builder called Synthasite to help people build webpages entirely online. It will include a lot of the functionality of desktop applications like Frontpage and Dreamweaver (think Writely or Zoho Writer v. Word).
> Attention, Shoplifters
With $30 billion in theft, there's a revolution in surveillance systems. You probably have no idea how smart some of these cameras are getting!
> Apocalypse 2.0 - the day the web broke
Ajax was born and the web hasn't been the same since. The combination of JavaScript, DHTML and CSS seemed to breathe a new kind of life into the web
> Front-End Architecture: CSS, Specificity, Cascade, and Precision
With CSS, your options for how to accomplish any given goal are virtually limitless. As such, it’s easy to write CSS that is a bit intertwingled and possibly confusing. The cascade is a feature of CSS. Understanding it and manipulating it for our own diabolical madness can be incredibly fun.
> So You Want to Be an Interaction Designer (2006).
Dan Saffer of Adaptive Path shares how he became an interaction designer, and the lessons he has learned.
> Vimeo's Flash player controller rocks - why is everyone else's so horrible?
I found this really intriguing video via kottke's remaindered links of a photographer who took a pic of himself every day for six years, and then threw all the images together into a movie. But this post isn't about the cool video - it's about Vimeo's Flash player controller.
> Modern Ruins
How to turn a modern day city into decaying ruins using Photoshop.
> How To: 53 Professional Photography Techniques
In the spirit of the Internet, I want to share my experience as a photographer so every month I post a collection of my most interesting images shot in the previous 28 days as well as a detailed description of how some of the images were shot. Some great photography tips and techniques here, apparently from portrait photographer Neil Turner.
> Programmed personal homepages over the last 20 years
The web is changing, but it all starts with your personal home page.
> Got Wood?
Got Wood? Generally the use of wood on the web seems to be more for aesthetic purposes, or is there something more to it than that? See second page for www.mondayrunner.com screen ;)
> Away to ARS Electronica @ Linz till the 4th (Monday)
See http://www.aec.at/en/index.asp for more info
> Check your web site's status on Google
If you've just started a web site or you're wondering where your blog's at in the search engine department, run the URL through the Google Site Status Wizard.
> Understanding CSS Specificity
Specificity can be tricky. Well, tricky to say the word, anyways. There's a quick approach that I use that can hopefully help you out.
> mynoteIT is Class Notes Meets Social Networking
mynoteIT is a fairly new, online resource for students that allows them to organize their class schedule, class notes, and group their work in such a way that it can be easily shared and referred to with the click of a mouse.
> What are the top 100 Viewed Wikipedia Pages?
This tool shows the articles from the English Wikipedia that are viewed most. Some results may surprise you...
> Canon 400D Sample Images!
Just wow..
> The 5 Most Successful People-Powered News Sites - and 30 Failures
Last week, a review of the top five people-powered or community news websites generated a lot of interest and questions about other players in that space.
> Bryce 3D 50. for FREE until Sept. 6th!
Awesome 3d Rendering software that typically sells for about $80 on Ebay is being offered FREE from DAZ Software. DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINK.
> Your Digital Wallet
With new technology called near-field communications, you could use a cell phone to make purchases, or even download a movie trailer from a poster.
> New Canon EOS 400D!
Official information about the Canon EOS 400D is now available. Check it out now!
> Details on our CSS changes for IE7
We are currently locking down IE7 for shipping and I wanted to give an update on the CSS work that went into IE7. Chris originally outlined our plans for IE7, and we listened to a lot of feedback.
> My view on light text on dark background vs. readability
Roger published an interesting discussion on “Light text on dark background vs. readability” . I think that most accessibility/usability experts have no clue how hard life of a designer really is.
> Zimbio`s web 2.0
A community site to help you research and learn about any topic...
> USB Powered BBQ!?
This is one hell of a mod. Using 30 USB ports spread out over five USB PCI cards, this barbeque was created. The PC is still functional, too!
> How Google can make - or break - your company
Smart entrepreneurs are learning the best ways to deal with the online Goliath.
> DivX Launches Its Own YouTube, Stage6
DivX, the video company well known for its coding and compression technology, quietly launched a YouTube-style online video sharing community, Stage6, a few weeks ago.
> The Design Element Badges
Scroll down on this page, you can see the Commons Design Badge there :)
> Watch your favourite TV channels in your browser - FREE
Watch more than 150 TV channels for free. Here is a collection of more than 150 free legal channels that you can watch from your browser.
> Light text on dark background vs. readability
What’s up with the current design trend of light text on dark backgrounds? Many web designers seem to favour inverted colour schemes, but what happened to readability and usability?
> (Video) Flexible E-Paper SVGA Display
This could be the future of newspapers, magazines, and other paper media.
> What Is Page Rank And Why Do We Want It?
Everyone seems to be scrambling around trying to get links on websites with a high google page rank. I see lists of people posting on freelance websites, “I need 100 inbound links with PR5 or higher!”, “Inbound Links needed from PR3 and above websites”, etc. etc.
> Beautiful desktop image
High Resolution Image of Naboo!
> 67,583 Photos = 3.5 Minutes
More timelapse video, nice!
> Me - a timelapse video
The idea is simple, the result is stunning. On November 1, 2001, artist Ahree Lee began taking daily digital snapshots of her own face; and she has continued this project every day since. In 2004, Lee compiled all of her daily images into a montage with a wistful musical score. In the fast-paced parade of images you're about to see, each second of screen time represents about one week's worth of pictures.
> How not to launch a Web 2.0 site
Your new website is ready to launch. It's a great idea. Nobody else is doing it. It's going to revolutionize the internet and become a verb, making you millions in the process.
> 3D perspective drawings - with CSS?!
What 'til you see this thing. Craziness, I tell you! James at Brothercake has created a 3D dungeon model through clever manipulation of CSS and the DOM. It even has correct shading - done on the fly!
> Google Mobile Maps Smooths Traffic Tie-Ups
Service provides free access to real-time traffic information on cell phones
> Need a Writely invitation? No you don't
Google has finally opened up the service so users are now able to sign up without jumping through hoops.
> A Trends Interview - Part 3 of 3
it’s time to pose some questions to designers (or people opinionated about design) about web design trends and their role on the web.
> Online Photo Editor
Very nice tool that allows for basic photo editing online. Perfect for those clients who do not know how to use Photoshop
> Ajax RSS reader
Learn how to build an Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) Really Simple Syndication (RSS) reader, as well as a Web component that you can place on any Web site to look at the articles in the RSS feeds.
> Online Font Tester
Cool online font comparison tool.
> What does your browser reveal about your personality?
Believe it or not, the choice of your favorite browser reveals allot about your personality.
> YShout 3
YShout is a lightweight package that allows you to easily add a shoutbox to your website. Shoutboxes are a great tool to receive feedback from your visitors, and YShout allows you to chat with them in real-time!
> Where Am I?
On a website, “navigation” doesn’t mean just links. Navigation is, like most elements of a website, about communicating with the user. Good navigation tells a story, and good stories have a beginning, middle, and end.
> CSS Optimization: Make Your Sites Load Faster for Free
While a lot of people are out to optimize their sites/blogs, most everyone seems to skip over CSS.
> CSS3 Preview
Many exciting new functions and features are being thought up for CSS3. We will try and showcase some of them on this page.
> ThickBox 2.0
ThickBox is a webpage UI dialog widget written in JavaScript on top of the jQuery library. Its function is to show a single image, multiple images, inline content, iframed content, or content served through AJAX in a hybrid modal.
> ColorOfMySound.com
a constellation of colors that are associated to specific sounds, based on the concept of synaesthesia, which is the mixing of the senses. those affected by it hear colors, see sounds, & taste tactile sensations. [via information aesthetics]
> Digg paths to profitability and social networking
Digg founder and chief architect Kevin Rose described his site as a “crazy madhouse of news flying around, 100 percent user powered.”
> No Invite Needed For Google Analytics
The Google Analytics Blog has announced that you no longer need an invitation to receive the Website statistics tracking for free.
> Google valid and strict
someone tried to make the point that web standards are largely irrelevant by using Google’s home page...
> Google's 3D Video Camera Project
Using technology similar to doppler radar, this live motion camera made by Advanced Scientific Concepts can translate what it shoots into 3D data. The result is that you can digitize anything you film into 3D data, complete with textures. Google seems to be involved with the project. Could VR walkthroughs be coming to Google Earth?
> Nintendo hopes Wii spells wiinner
Nintendo's soon-to-be-released Wii video game console is getting raves from reviewers and others who have gotten an early peek.
> sticky note
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a realistic sticky note to use in your creations.
> CrunchBoard
Our goal with CrunchBoard is to build the ultimate web insider’s network.
> Docking boxes (dbx).
Adds animated drag 'n' drop, snap-to-grid, and show/hide-contents functionality to any group of elements.
> Was It Done With a Lens, or a Brush?
Like many amateur photographers, Joe Dejesus posts his photos online and compares them to the work of others on the photo-sharing site Flickr. At some point last year, a number of landscape photos caught his eye with their vibrant tones and colors. Their secret was a software technology known as H.D.R.
> How To Steal a Laptop from Store and Walk Out with It
The pink panther music was a nice touch.
> Garrett Dimon`s Process from Comp to Page
I’ve finally settled on what I believe to be a rock-solid process for me.
> Integrating Digg Within Your Website
With today's latest code push we have enabled two new methods for integrating digg directly within your website.
> Online Image Editors Compared
A comprehensive comparison of the features offered by the leading web-based image editors.
> Dive into the World of Photosynth
Ever wondered what it would be like to walk through your digital photos in 3D or see what hundreds of other people shot at the same location? See Photosynth in action and hear how Live Labs is exploring new ways to change the way you think about the web.
> Logo 2.0 Parody
Traditional logos with a Web 2.0 twist.
> PlayAnywhere
Computer monitors are by no means an endangered species, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that they will soon be replaced for many uses by floors, walls and table tops. The latest evidence: a Microsoft Research scientist has developed a projector and computer vision system dubbed PlayAnywhere that projects interactive computer-generated images without the need for specially mounted cameras.
> Awesome Form v2
Using simple and semantic HTML, this method uses comprehensive CSS to create visually pleasing and extremely accessible web page forms for all purposes.
> Google Accessible Search rewards accessibility
Google Accessible Search is a new Google product that is under development. It is designed to prioritise search results that are more usable to blind and visually impaired people.
> ALA 220: Problems and Solutions
Issue 220 of A List Apart, For People Who Make Websites, is all about problems—avoiding the avoidable and coping with the rest. Stuck for design ideas? Lost your work? Issue 220 can help.
> Creating a City
A walkthrough on how to draw a city from scratch.
> New Apple iPod Details Surface
The new iPod's from Apple Inc. will feature a host of advanced features, but may be stymied by delays, acording to one industry analyst.
> clipmarks
Users clip interesting things they find on the web. The community pops the most clipworthy. Everyone enjoys the best of the web in clip-size portions.
> Browser detect 2.0
this script is only for experienced scripters who're used to herding browsers by hand and who have at least a few years of experience...
> ReadSpeaker PodCaster
ReadSpeaker PodCaster is an On-Line service that makes news feeds automatically accessible to more people in a high-quality and cost-effective way.
> Surfing the Web with nothing but brainwaves
Kiss your keyboard goodbye: Soon we'll jack our brains directly into the Net - and that's just the beginning.
> Online Dating 2.0
A great outline of 13 next-generation online dating sites with a handy feature comparison chart.
> Cursor Kite
”It's a kite that looks like a cursor! Quad-line control, asymmetrical framing, invisible stainless fittings, and opposed-bow tensioning for the sail make this incredible kite look digitally pasted right into the sky....”
> Internet '96
I decided to peruse the Wayback Machine's earliest archives to see what the internet looked like in 1996, when I was 14 and evidently had much less free time than I do now.
> CSS Browser Selector
Simple trick to help you on CSS hacks!
> LogoPond
Identity Inspiration, Featuring the best in brand, identity and logo marks, come, be inspired.
> Web 2.0 Show with Cameron Moll
about design, mobile gadgets, .mobi, and tons of other great stuff. Show notes should hopefully follow within 24 hours.
> The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs
Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as other see it and not just as you think it looks.
> Enough already with the megapixels
Generally speaking, the march of technological progress gives consumers what they expect. More stuff for less money, all the time. Hurrah.
> The 1MB fully functional PDF Reader
I found a light PDF reader that does the trick. The Foxit PDF Reader is an alternative viewer/reader for PDF documents.
> W3C mobile web best practices checker
If you’re designing or developing for mobile phones, you probably have heard about the W3C Mobile Web Initiative.
> Lightroom for Win32
Adobe announces the public beta of Adobe® Lightroom™ software for the Windows platform, a digital imaging workflow solution for professional photographers.
> What is the 1% rule?
It's an emerging rule of thumb that suggests that if you get a group of 100 people online then one will create content, 10 will “interact” with it (commenting or offering improvements) and the other 89 will just view it.
> 20 pro tips
The difference between a good web designer and a great one is the ability to know how to take short cuts and save time without compromising the quality of work.
> Startups zonder bubbels (DUTCH)
Tijs Teulings inventariseert voor u wat je wel, en wat je beter niet kan overnemen van de waterval aan 2.0 sites die de afgelopen tijd het licht zagen.
> Link Thumbnail
A picture's worth a thousand words, right? So spice up those plain old text links with Link Thumbnail, the second tool from the arc90 lab.
> Vacation Time!
I`m going away for 2 weeks to Lefkas. So i`m not updating this website until the 15th of July.
> Digg Drop
Not the normal css and web 2.0 stuff this time :) - its time for the Cartoon Index - Full Length Episodes!!!!
> ebookshare.net
Free Ebook Download
> Web 2.0 Design From Start to Finish
Everyone these days (including myself) wants to be able to design with the current style, perhaps best exemplified by the large number of Web 2.0 sites out there
> Håkon (proposed the concept of CSS) Responds to Questions About CSS and...
You submitted questions for Håkon Wium Lie on June 20. Today we have his answers, not only to the (+5 moderated) questions we sent him, but to a bunch of others he thought would also be interesting to answer
> CSS Galleries
CSS and web design galleries are great. But there are so damn many of them. Wouldn't it be nice to have one site to visit, and one feed to subscribe to. CSS Galleries makes your life easier by aggregating the major design showcases into one simple RSS feed.
> pixel groovy
Well, there are a lot of tutorials out there. But as you know, all tutorials are not written equally. The goal of pixel groovy is to provide a social system for digital design/ coding tutorials so that the best tutorials can be 'grooved'. Pixel groovy uses the digg.com method of creating this social aspect.
> Corporate America wakes up to Web 2.0
Big companies have for years installed industrial-strength content management systems in the hope of sparking collaboration among workers. There was just one problem: People didn't use them.
> The MySpace problem
When it comes to some of the web’s most popular sites - is their success because of or in spite of ‘ugly’ design?
> Harnessing Collective Innovation with Web 2.0
Many of us can clearly observe sea changes in the industry
> Video Screen Made Of Air
What if you could make a video screen out of air? Well, that's just what IO2Technology did. It's called the Helio Display. Price: $20.000.
> CTC 2006 Video: Jason Fried, CEO of 37Signals
A plenary address at the Collaborative Technologies Conference on Tuesday was delivered by Jason Fried, the CEO of 37Signals. His lecture was titled, “Small Is Beautiful.” Here's the lecture, in its entirety.
> Top 10 Best Designed Blogs
When you’re looking for the next leader in web 2.0 blog design, Hicks starts to look a little too plain, Santa Maria wicked-worn out, and Zeldman like something you might print out, not read online. Where are the leaders of modern blog design?
> British and American Scientists Creating Mind-Reading Computer
Computers are about to get a whole lot more advanced, as British and American scientists have announced they are creating a PC that is “emotionally aware.”
> The 10 Weirdest Things Ever Sold On eBay
Perhaps you've heard stories of people auctioning off strange items on eBay, like the homely kid who put his virginity up for bid or the bald guys who offer their own heads as advertising space. But those are nothing compared to some of the items that have made their way onto eBay's digital auction block.
> Test your web design in different browsers
Browsershots is a free online platform where you can test your web design in different browsers.
> Cellsea Image Manipulation
Cellsea has a well-featured image manipulation tool.
> Less = More
Why features don't matter anymore: the new laws of digital technology
> bumptop physical desktop
an extension of the classic desktop metaphor such that files can be loosely arranged, piled, sorted, flipped through like pages of a book, etc. objects can be casually dragged & tossed around, influenced by physical characteristics such as friction & mass, much like we would manipulate lightweight objects in the real world.
> Macro Photographs of Insects
Nice collection of highly detailed, vivid photographs of a number of cool insects, and a frog.
> 9 Ways to Misunderstand Web Standards
Some people just misinterpret how the web should be used/designed.
> Identity 2.0
Watch Dick deliver a compelling and dynamic introduction on Identity 2.0 and how the concept of digital identity is evolving.
> Arno Wolterman
Arno Wolterman goes from digital art to “digital” canvas art!
> Million Dollar Homepage Inspires Million Dollar Building
Based on the million dollar homepage an institute will try to sell the facade of the building tile by tile.
> jQuery Visual Guide Website.
Visual documentation for the jQuery javascript library.
> Jquery tooltip
jTip, not unlike Thickbox, pulls data from