Archived posts, January 2007
Designing with Web Standards, 2nd Edition (Book review)
Jeffrey Zeldman updates his excellent introduction to Web standards. A must read for anyone serious about Web design.
Learn JavaScript before tasting the library kool-aid
Learn how to code JavaScript instead of how to use library/framework X to create cool animations and other visual effects. Then evaluate whether you should use a library.
Interviewed for lab:kloud9
My answers to a few questions asked by Jonathan at lab:kloud9.
Freely downloadable quality fonts
Two collections of downloadable quality fonts, most of them free to use without restrictions.
Simple PHP randomizer
A simple PHP script that randomizes an optional number of items from an array and creates an HTML list item for each of them.
Adobe Spry and obtrusive, inaccessible JavaScript
Adobe’s JavaScript framework/library Spry requires invalid HTML, is inaccessible and does not degrade gracefully.
Apple’s Safari team comments on the new W3C HTML WG charter
The Safari team posts their response to the new W3C HTML Working Group Charter, and proposes several important changes.
Microsoft makes accessible and standards compliant HTML email impossible
Microsoft has decided to make the jobs of many Web professionals a lot harder by using Word instead of IE to render HTML in Outlook 2007.
Bill Gates on Web standards: Huh?
Molly asks Bill Gates about Microsoft’s commitment to Web standards and gets no real answers.
New W3C HTML Working Group chaired by Microsoft
The new W3C HTML Working Group, who will create the next version of HTML, will be initially chaired by Microsoft’s Chris Wilson.
Seven accessibility mistakes you don’t want to make
Seven accessibility mistakes that even well-intentioned developers make, and some advice on how to avoid them.
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum (Book review)
Alan Cooper describes how lack of interaction design makes software and high-tech products hard to use.
Elements and Attributes in HTML 5
A list of all elements and attributes currently included in the HTML 5 specification (which is a Working Draft).
The W3C CSS Validator Fuji release
A new version of the W3C CSS Validator has been released. CSS 2.1 is now the default profile.
Wired on the 2006 top ten mistakes in Web design
Bruce Sterling notes that teensy teensy horrid little text is hard to read. Visit his blog and tell me if you find it ironic.
Apple iPhone is cool, but where is my keypad?
Apple’s new iPhone looks like a fantastic PDA/mobile Web browser, but what about its lack of keys with tactile feedback?
Styling form controls with CSS, revisited
Screenshots from 8 browsers on 4 operating systems showing the effects of CSS applied to form controls.
De-lurk and tell me what you want to read about
Please stop lurking and post a comment. Tell me who you are and what you want to read about!
A look at car manufacturer websites
The Swedish language sites of Volvo, Saab, BMW, and Honda reviewed and rated for visual design, content, technical quality, and accessibility.
Geek Meet Gothenburg February 2007
The first ever Geek Meet Gothenburg will be held on February 8, 2007. Come and chat about modern Web development.
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About the author
Roger Johansson is a Swedish web professional specialising in web standards, accessibility, and usability. More about me and this site.
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