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I’m so ready for <font> to go away. This is one of the easiest things to get rid of from a Web page and save on code. font is dead, vive le style announces the good news. However, one comment says font has <font> has been dead for many years… well, nuh uh. Plenty of pages still use it.
One year after releasing Expression Studio, Microsoft comes out with its second edition with over 100 new features. Download a free trial.
New Riders authors — many of them whose names you’ll recognize — will present at the Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference, June 10-13, in Nashville, TN. Tempting to go as I’ve never been to Nashville and the line up looks great.
“Faceted browsing is a powerful navigation tool for content dense sites–but not all browsing is alike. Mike Padilla explains the importance of remembering the users’ needs when creating this alternative to search to avoid pushing your audience down a path you didn’t intend.”
Add drag ‘n drop to your web-based apps using Google web toolkit with a little help from Webreference. OK, so the content really comes from Google Web Toolkit Solutions, but at least you don’t have to pay for this information.
Top 10 list. Countdowns. Plenty of opportunities for a list that starts with 10 and works to 1. WhatWG blog explains how to do reverse ordered lists.
Though I’m no a professional designer, I’m amazed at all the theories and advice surrounding the world of typography. Whenever I design my own invitations and such, typography captivates me. I Love Typography has passion for the topic and it shows.
I’m amazed how many sites still use tables in their forms when everything else is table-free. Even I can do it and I’m no pro designer. Get tips for prettying up your dull forms without a drop of <tr>.
“Django is an open-source Web framework, written in Python, that allows you to easily and rapidly develop interactive, data-centric web applications.” Intrigued? Introduction to Django: Helping Perfectionists With Deadlines.
Jakob Nielsen’s useit column looks at 25 years of usability.
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