Sometimes you have a lot of information to present on a page. In certain circumstances (say, when you have a constrained space in which to present this content) I think the concept of using inline tabs to present users with choices as to what they see at any one time works really well.
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Blog Comment Form Design Showcase
Previously I put together a showcase of interesting and creative blog comment design. It was a fun exercise and fascinating to see the different approaches taken to the standard comment format. Read More
Clear or Cloudy: 20 Weather Forecast InfoGraphics Compared
I’m lucky enough to be able to cycle to work a couple of days a week on the Burke-Gilman trail which runs along the shore of Lake Washington.
This being Seattle and me being a fair-weather cyclist, I keep a close eye on the weather forecast so that I can plan my commute methods for each week.
In search of the best forecast, I’ve tried out quite a few weather sites – although I’m still not sure I have a favorite.
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Just Add Water has a useful article on techniques to show whether form fields are required or optional.
Blog Comment Design Showcase
Recently I posted some tips to improve the comment section of your blog.
I thought it might be useful to pull together a showcase of great blog comment design, to provide some ideas and inspiration to anyone having difficulty coming up with a good look for their comment section. Read More
The Dilemma of Using Images on Web Sites
At work, we often talk about the use of images in web sites, particularly in relation to their context (or lack of) to the content on the page with the image.
Aardvark Firefox Extension Available for FF1.5
At last! I just discovered that Aardvark, my second favorite web developer Firefox extension after the Web Developer Toolbar, has been “updated to work with Firefox 1.5”:http://www.karmatics.com/aardvark/. You beauty!
Ideas for Color Schemes
Color has always been a bit of an Achilles heel for me. At school I could always draw well but not paint to any real level of proficiency. And so it is when it comes to designing a web site – for me, finding the right color scheme is one of the hardest parts.
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How to Create a Block Hover Effect for a List of Links
Among the many things to like about Veerle’s redesign of her blog is the way she does the hover effects for lists of links, such as those in her “approved” section.
Rather than force others to wade through Veerle’s CSS (wow, that’s quite a stylesheet!) I thought it’d be helpful to show how to create this “block hover” effect.
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How to Write a Web Site Creative Brief
When I wrote about creating a standardized web site development workflow I mentioned how the development of the creative brief is a key part of the initial concept phase of a web project.
Consequently, I thought it might be useful to go into more detail about what a web site creative brief looks like and how we use it.
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