Archive for the ‘Design’ Category
Re-introducing @font-face CSS rules
- December 17th, 2007
- Posted by Stewart
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With the recent news that WebKit based browsers will soon be supporting the long awaited @font-face CSS rules, now is the time to refresh your memory on why this really is such a huge step forward for typography on the web. So how long before this becomes standard on all browsers and when can we start using it?
Adobe Live 2007 – London
- June 5th, 2007
- Posted by Stewart
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This week I was lucky enough to attend the Adobe Live 2007: London Conference on Tuesday the 5th of June. Here’s my round-up of the exhibitions, the presentations and the brand new Creative Suite 3 products from Adobe. Read more »
Designing accessible websites: my top design tips
- May 29th, 2007
- Posted by Stewart
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When trying to design an accessible, usable and SEO friendly website, here are some top tips before going to code. This guide should give you some ideas to keep mind when creating your initial concept design. By planning accessibility and usability into your design from the start you can create a web masterpiece! This article will be part 1 of 3 of ideas and suggestions when creating a website from design through to code. Read more »
Qodo featured on CSS galleries
- March 14th, 2007
- Posted by Stewart
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I’m very proud to say that my new design, Qodo v2, has been featured in quite a few CSS galleries! I have always been a huge fan of the high quality work and design featured on the galleries and it’s really nice to have my work featured alongside some of the greatest current CSS designs! Read more »
Careful use of accessible JavaScript
- March 7th, 2007
- Posted by Stewart
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JavaScript can really pose some difficult accessibility issues for users when not used correctly and with consideration. But there are some steps you can follow in your designs to make sure your site accessible to a larger audience. By designing with these steps in mind means you will not be ignoring the 3-6% of users* who cannot, or will not use JavaScript. Read more »
When is the right time to use PNG?
- March 1st, 2007
- Posted by Stewart
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For a long time designers have had to hold off using the PNG image format on the web because of Internet Explorer’s poor support for it. So now that IE7 is publicly available and support has been added – can we use them now? What else do we need to know before using the image format that was designed for the web? Read more »
Hello Qodo
- February 12th, 2007
- Posted by Stewart
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After a good few months of hard work I have finally finished creating the new Qodo design. I have gone for a completely different colour scheme but the layout is still reminiscent of the previous version, Qodo1. Qodo1 has gone into retirement and I don’t think you’ll be seeing him around anymore… Read more »
