Yesterday I gave a small lecture on designing and developing for the Web with IE6 support in mind. The presentation covers some of the most common bugs and techniques to circumvent or altogether avoid those little annoying issues that plague us all. Some of the bugs and their solutions were taken from Chris Coyer’s excellent post at CSS-Tricks on the same subject. Without further ado, here is the presentation:
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Ah, CTRL-Z. I’m sure at some point in our lives, everyone has wished they had the ability to go back in time and Undo something they did. The ability to undo, however, is rather commonplace in the computer world. It allows one to revert a document to an older state by negating the last action(s) performed and all of their consequences.
If you have used a computer before, I’m sure this feature has saved you numerous times. It’s so deeply rooted in our subconscious people sometimes use it without even thinking about it. If undo is so successful on the desktop, what is the reason for it’s almost non-existance in Web Applications?
After Part 1 and Part 2 of this series covered Design Fundamentals and Web Design, respectively, it’s time to focus on the actual implementation of a Web Site or Application. (…) more after the jump ›
After Part 1 of this post focused on books about Design Fundamentals, in this post we’ll cover some books more directly geared towards the Web. (…) more after the jump ›
The worst mistake you can ever make in your career is to stop being a student. This is certainly true for most professions, but is particularly important for Web Design. This industry nowadays changes at a lightning-fast pace, and in order to keep your design chops in tip top shape, you should devote a nice chunk of your work week to reading books on the subject.
The problem is there’s a big ocean of books out there, so which ones should you invest your time (and money) in? I’ve compiled a handy list of 15 must-read books to improve your Web Design education.
(…) more after the jump ›