Over at the excellent css3.info blog, there’s some discussion about the concept of CSS variables or constants. There are two rather different proposals on the table, but I’m not really in favor of the idea in general.
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Color profiles on the web: how do you cope?3
Ever wondered why your vibrant Photoshop mock-up ends up with washed out colors in your browser? I have to admit that I as well haven’t mastered this subject as much as I would like. Time to share your tips and knowledge!
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Applescript: show podcast info1
In iTunes 8 the podcast info window always stays on top of all applications, and you can’t copy from it anymore. I pieced together a little Applescript to show me the podcast info in a TextEdit file.
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Proper URLs under fire1
It’s sad to see that in 2008, too much web designers and developers still haven’t figured out the importance of cruft-free URLs. A feature in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8 will only make matters worse, I’m afraid.
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Fronteers 2008: what’s next for HTML, CSS and IE?5
Extended notes from the excellent Fronteers 2008 conference in Amsterdam. With lots of tasty news about the future of front-end development from industry insiders.
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Border-radius: a tale of two browsers5
A couple of years ago, the web was bursting with tutorials on how to make rounded corners with as little HTML/CSS/Javascript/images as possible. But then came the
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Netlog Photo Tool icon1
Thought I’d share a piece from work that I made a while back: an application icon for the Netlog Photo Tool. It was fun searching for resource material and constructing it in Illustrator.
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The User, king or pawn?2
A mind puzzle concerning the position of the User. Is the user the best guide for your project, or does he only distract you from your goal? And how do companies like Apple and Pixar cope with their consumers?
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What’s a wiki without wiki markup?5
Notes. Everyone has some of them, others have a lot of them. I’ve been collecting and organizing mine quite happily with PBwiki, until today. The new and improved PBwiki 2.0 features a WYSIWYG HTML toolbar, and no way of shutting it off. An article of the ‘rant’ kind.
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An Illustrator in an online world5
There has been quite a bit of debate lately about the web designer’s toolbox. To Photoshop or not, that is the question. Or rather put some Fireworks into your mock-ups? Let’s skip these and go straight to my weapon of choice: Illustrator. Read on for some reasons why, and a couple of tricks to get you going.
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