Posts from November, 2008
- 14 Nov
by Peter Wilson
2 commentsReview – Everything you know about CSS is wrong!
During the week I read Rachel Andrew and Kevin Yank’s Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong! At a little over 100 pages it’s a concise explanation of CSS tables and how they will – and an argument why they should – change the way in which web developers work.
- 11 Nov
by Josh Kinal
No commentsThe Department Store Elevator Model for Site Navigation
Looking at Vandelay Design’s list of 50 Gorgeous Navigation Menus I started thinking about what made these menus so nice to use.
Sure the designs on these menus were nice but there was something else. Something that made them really simple. Almost none of them have drop-down secondary menus.
The drop-down secondary menu is a killer when [...] - 11 Nov
by Peter Wilson
No commentsDon’t start with a reset.css
Earlier this year, Jonathan Snook wrote an article on why he doesn’t use a reset.css in which he referred to Eric Meyer’s reset, a short time later, Eric Meyer responded with an article of his own. Unlike many discussions on the web, it wasn’t a mudslinging match, but a sincere discussion of the tools available to web developers.
- 11 Nov
by Peter Wilson
No commentsContent is King
You will notice that, at the time of writing, this blog looks very plain; I’ve decided to start posting before my design is ready. As has been said on numerous occasions, on the web, content is king.