Workshop (4 articles)
Create a stylish accessible form
There are a stack of different ways to lay out a form, but honestly sometimes I’m undecided on which way is better. Some say there’s nothing wrong with using a table to position your form elements, but I reckon that makes it semantically meaningless. Forms have admittedly always been a field (bad pun, sorry) of HTML that I've not paid as much attention to as I should have, but I ...
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CSS rollover buttons, sans JavaScript
While scoping for a new designer I recently read through over 50 resumes and consequently looked at over 50 online portfolios. What struck me as frankly surprising (shocking) was the high number of designers who still use oodles of JavaScript to create a simple image hover effect, usually in the navigation. I have a simple rule: If it can be accomplished with CSS, then do it with CSS. Unless it...
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An easy introduction to version control
While most of us use some form of version control at the office, I find few have it at home. Not for lack of wanting though, the main problem is that setting up version control that's going to be accessible anywhere requires you have root access to a remote server. And setting up a suitable app like SVN is no easy task, one which most designers would be forgiven for not knowing. I certainly fa...
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Why aren't you using Adobe Version Cue?
Every designer I have ever interviewed for a job has stumbled when asked if they know of or have used Adobe Version Cue. Some common responses are "Yes it's that program that gets installed with Photoshop" or "It's for making versions of graphics I think?". In all fairness both responses combined do almost make a complete answer :-) I'm first to admit I ignored it for a long...
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