Friday, 31 July 2009

Accessibility on auto fields

This search unit has great functionality allowing people to not only type in and auto complete a destination but they have the choice to click a drop down and display a list too. Excellent for illiteracy, dyslexia, and just general bad spelling.

http://www.skyscanner.net/

Thursday, 30 July 2009

Free Stripe Generator Machine

http://www.stripegenerator.com/index.php?page=index

Details: stripe generator machine is a free tool for creating tiled css background images for that web 2 look. An excellent tool which allows you to even have gradient strips.

Utah's Tourism Website


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Kinda makes you want to go to Utah. (which is it's purpose!)
Two thumbs up.
- Things like our travel guides could perhaps benefit from being more visually striking, and interactive for the users.. micro sites are something we could consider!

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

Lorem Ipsum

http://www.lipsum.com/

Details:
In publishing and graphic design, lorem ipsum[p][1][2] is the name given to commonly used placeholder text (filler text) to demonstrate the graphic elements of a document or visual presentation, such as font, typography, and layout. The lorem ipsum text, which is typically a nonsensical list of semi-Latin words, is a hacked version of a Latin text by Cicero, with words/letters omitted and others inserted, but not proper Latin[1][2]

Guide to CSS support in email clients

http://www.campaignmonitor.com/css/

Details: A comprehensive list detailing CSS support in 21 email hosting clients. Everything from float to font-size, borders to padding, you'll find help as to what will and won't display correctly.

Monday, 27 July 2009

A few examples of beautiful typography in ads




Tutorial Websites

http://www.456bereastreet.com/

Details: Most posts on this site are related to web standards, accessibility, or usability in one way or another, with the occasional post on other subjects.
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http://www.alistapart.com/articles/

Details: “For people who make websites”
A List Apart Magazine (ISSN: 1534-0295) explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices.
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http://www.sitepoint.com/recentarticles/

Details: These guys write 'how to' books on all web technologies