Category Archives: Web Design & Development

Progressive enhancement: pure CSS speech bubbles

Progressive enhancement: pure CSS speech bubbles – Nicolas Gallagher — Blog & Ephemera.
Wow, this is some impressive stuff!  Something I’m going to have to look into further for the redesign.

Unicode Characters for Class Names

Unicode Characters for Class Names | CSS-Tricks.
Cute idea, but I’m not sure how often I’d use it.  I prefer clarity to cleverness.

Get Ready for HTML 5

A List Apart: Articles: Get Ready for HTML 5.

So I have this idea right?

I have a new idea for a theme running through my head.
If you know me, you might know about my privacy assignment from last year at UOW that involved sock puppets.  It was a creative assignment that I really threw myself into, and I kind of like that it was whimsical.  Whimsical enough that I [...]

Eric Meyer: Javascript will save us all

Eric Meyer: Javascript will save us all | The Web Life | ZDNet.com.

The 100 essential websites

The 100 essential websites | Technology | The Guardian.
It’s that time of year again for these types of lists.  Here’s a list from the UK’s The Guardian.
Any comments?

Silhouette Fadeins

Silhouette Fadeins | CSS-Tricks.
This is a really neat idea.  I have no idea how, but when I get around to creating a new theme, this is an idea I might want to incorporate.  The subject of the tutorial here – a band’s website – really fits this effect.

Making Money with Web Skills

Making Money with Web Skills | CSS-Tricks.

CSS Variables with PHP

CSS Variables with PHP | CSS-Tricks.
An interesting suggestion.  I’ll have to think how and why I’d want to apply it, but definately worth a look.

Google prefers HTML5 to Gears

No shocker: Google prefers HTML5 to Gears | Deep Tech – CNET News.
This surprised me to some extent.  I suppose that’s indicitave of how naive I am about HTML5.  I know it is something I should research more, but I still fail to see why we are going away from the XHTML families.