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Make your site mobile friendly by Virginia DeBolt
CSS - 69 Comments
May 14th, 2007
The number of mobile devices loose in the world greatly exceeds the number of desktop (or laptop) computers filling up desk and table space in offices and homes. The number of people who might view your site while clutching a screen measuring anywhere from 100 pixels to 640 pixels in width increases daily. Creating mobile-friendly […]
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The Standards Way to Do Dynamic Data by Sean Madden
Design CSS - 39 Comments
May 8th, 2007
Somewhere in between presenting static information graphics and complex, interactive data dashboards there’s a need for a way to visualize moderately dynamic data on the web. Oftentimes the solutions you see implemented are clunky, for example, manually creating multiple frames of various data points and uploading them by hand. These methods scale poorly and […]
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Real-world CSS Zen for your site by Mani Sheriar
CSS - 78 Comments
January 3rd, 2007
By now we all know the benefits of “web standards” - creating sites where content and presentation are separated by use of semantic XHTML and CSS. Early adopters of web standards have long extolled the many payoffs, which include:
Greater accessibility for all, including users with disabilities, users on various platforms and browsers, and users accessing […]
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Bye-bye to boring page footers by Simon Collison
CSS - 41 Comments
December 4th, 2006
Gone are the days when a footer merely ended the page. Now it is just as likely to be an all-encompassing launchpad to other areas of the site. Typically a footer will run the full length of the layout, and it is usually used to display information at the bottom of the content hierarchy, such […]
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Wake up and smell the IE7! by Simon Griffin
Design CSS - 63 Comments
November 20th, 2006
Before we get into the issues that plagued the sites in our study, let’s quickly take a look at one that didn’t. “Why bother?” you might say. Well, if your site’s breaking in IE7, then this is the first problem you should attempt to rule out.
Put simply, if you’re using JavaScript or server-side logic to […]
