Design
From designing interfaces to designing systems
The mid-2000’s were often referred to as the era of Web 2.0. That may have been an overused term, but it undeniably changed the way designers and developers approached their practice through patterns. Continue reading
Pixel Art Finds Its Home on the Web
The design community in particular has been a rather dynamic part of the fabric of the web from its earliest days. Designing for the web means understanding the constraints of the screen while simultaneously accounting for a whole host of variables, like hover states and animation and screen resolutions and network connections. It requires a… Continue reading
The (Mostly) Complete History of Layout on the Web and Responsive Design
The web, as a visual and interactive medium, is still pretty new. Designing for the web has always meant striking a balance between influence from other mediums like print and brand new attitudes. The most revolutionary techniques in web design managed to find that balance, and pushed the web forward in leaps and bounds. Little… Continue reading
Year of A List Apart
I’d really recommend reading a thread on Eric Meyer’s blog from early 2007. In it, he poses a pretty simple question for his regular readers: What do you consider to be some of the most important events in the history of CSS and web design? There are a lot of different answers, and more then a few… Continue reading
The Decade-Long Path to Web Fonts
The web has a long and storied history with text, typography and fonts. Most content on the web is text. And at the very least, typography accounts for 95% of web design. But this is the story of fonts, that fundamental building block of design. In 2009, the WOFF font format was developed, and subsequently sent to… Continue reading
Why Batman Forever is so Important for the Web
You may have heard the name Jeffrey Zeldman before. He’s often referred to as the godfather of the web, and in the early 2000’s he was a major force behind the Web Standards Project. But Zeldman started his career in advertising, and wound up at Grey Entertainment in the mid-90s. It was Alec Pollak who… Continue reading
