If you’ve spent some quality time with Javascript, then you probably already figured out it’s an event-driven language. This means that most things done with Javascript are simply reactions to what can be defined as interesting moments in your application. (…) more after the jump ›
According to the latest browser statistics, Internet Explorer 6 is now the least popular IE version used to surf the Web. As you can probably imagine, this is an event of enormous proportions for the Web, particularly for Web Designers, who can now deliver enhanced online experiences with less concern for users with outdated software.
Browser tracking data from Net Applications Market Share Report.
TypeKit is probably going to radically change Web Design. Yesterday, Jeffrey Veen announced it on the TypeKit blog.
Using Jeffrey’s own words:
Every major browser is about to support the ability to link to a font. This is a massive upgrade for the web. But there’s a problem. While it’s technically quite easy to link to fonts, it’s legally more nuanced. Almost all fonts are protected by copyright — even those available for free — and very few of them allow for linking via CSS or redistribution on the web.
That’s where Typekit comes in. We’ve been working with foundries to develop a consistent web-only font linking license. We’ve built a technology platform that lets us to host both free and commercial fonts in a way that is incredibly fast, smoothes out differences in how browsers handle type, and offers the level of protection that type designers need without resorting to annoying and ineffective DRM.
When CSS3 comes around, designers will once again have (almost) full control over their typography, and this time without having to resort to Flash. TypeKit’s easy one-line hosting solution is setting itself up to be as game-changing for the typography industry as iTunes was to the music industry.
To keep a close eye on the development of TypeKit, you can subscribe to their blog or follow them on Twitter.
Jeffrey Zeldman is one of the fathers of the Web Standards movement. When everyone was using Flash, he soldiered on and shouted for everyone to hear: “Hey, write it in HTML instead!”. Now, according to himself, HTML, CSS and Javascript are the de facto standard the Web is built on. During this year’s SXSW Festival, Zeldman gave an interview to .net magazine where he discusses these and other issues of interest to the Web industry.
You’ve all heard the news: Twitter is the greatest thing ever since bacon. If you hope to establish some kind of web presence for yourself, then, aside from keeping a blog, signing up with Twitter may very well be your best chance.
