Archived posts, April 2004
Fear of web standards
When I made Developing with web standards (and the Swedish version, Webbutveckling med standarder) available online, I didn’t really know…
IFR: Revisited and revised
Shaun Inman updates his technique for using Flash to display headlines.
Soft CSS Drop Shadows
How to create soft drop shadows with CSS (and images).
Information Architecture Library
A collection of articles, books, blogs, and other resources related to the field of information architecture.
How To Quantify The User Experience
Robert Rubinoff outlines a quick-and-dirty methodology for quantifying the user experience.
SimpleQuiz Part XV: Numbered List Pairs
How should a numbered list of titles and descriptions be marked up?
Equal Columns with CSS
Gez Lemon explains how to make equal height columns with CSS, no tricks.
Web Usability Checking for Blind and Vision Impaired
A presentation and a list of questions to ask when checking the accessibility of a website.
Inman Flash Replacement
IFR (Inman Flash Replacement) is Shaun Inman’s Flash based alternative to FIR.
Top 10 Web Standards Sites
Patrick Griffiths at HTML Dog has posted the Top Dog Top 10 Web Standards Sites list.
Plugins and valid XHTML
Different methods to embed Flash or QuickTime content and keep your XHTML valid.
Separating behavior and structure
Peter-Paul Koch talks about why JavaScript should be separated from markup.
Developing with web standards, now in English
A couple of weeks ago I promised to make an English version of Webbutveckling med standarder. Well, I spent most…
CSS help pile
A directory of the best CSS resources available online. By creating an account, you can add even more useful resources to the pile.
Better Living Through Bookmarklets
Simon Willison explains how to create and use bookmarklets for web development.
Card sorting: a definitive guide
A detailed article by Donna Maurer and Todd Warfel on the basics of card sorting and how to use it.
Web Accessibility and UK Law
An A List Apart article in which Trenton Moss debunks four myths about web accessibility and the UK law.
Web Standards Primer
From the MACCAWS web standards kit: What Every Web Site Owner Should Know About Standards.
How to sell accessibility
Trenton Moss presents eight ways in which accessibility will save or make your client money.
Aligning with CSS
John Gallant and Holly Bergevin explain how to use CSS to align elements to the opposite sides of a box.
Web Standards in New Zealand
From January 1, 2006, all websites of New Zealand public service departments must meet the New Zealand Government Web Guidelines version 2.1, which means they must be standards compliant and accessible.
The Metrics, Reloaded
Jeffrey Zeldman on why we need articles and tutorials on web techniques as well as on a wider range of web related subjects.
The Way Forward
The Way Forward with Web Standards: a web standards kit white paper from MACCAWS.
Developing for small screens
The End-All Guide to Small-Screen Web-Dev by Heidi Pollock is a guide to developing for cell phones, PDA:s, and other handheld devices.
Content Management System needed
On behalf of a client, I’m looking for a web standards-compatible CMS. I need to find a system that allows…
Common Myths about Web Design
Alan Cooper and Robert Reimann list a number of web design myths.
Web Accessibility - What not to do
Jim Thatcher analyzes accessibility mistakes made on a US federal agency website.
Evaluating web site accessibility
Jared Smith and Paul Bohman describe a seven step process for evaluating the accessibility of a website.
Why Content Management Fails
Jeffrey Veen of Adaptive Path on the problems with content management.
CSS From the Ground Up - 3
Parts 7 to 9 of a CSS tutorial series by Joe Gillespie.
Developing with web standards
A couple of weeks back I published Webbutveckling med standarder, a document in Swedish in which I attempt to explain…
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Roger Johansson is a Swedish web professional specialising in web standards, accessibility, and usability. More about me and this site.
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