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Data URIs Make CSS Sprites Obsolete
An excellent introduction to data URIs. I've been using these for a while, and they are especially useful if you want to create a page, with images, that can be distributed as a single file and will work offline. You'd be surprised how often that's needed.
Data URIs Make CSS Sprites Obsolete (posted from ZooTool).
06 July 2010 | 0 comments | web design, data uris, css, images
The Ultimate Website Launch Checklist
Invaluable - a comprehensive checklist to run through before launching any website. The "check all bespoke/complex functionality" item might need to be expanded on a site-by-site basis though.
The Ultimate Website Launch Checklist (pdf) (posted from ZooTool).
Responsive Web Design
Thinking about a iPhone version of your website? Read this first - it's a comprehensive piece explaining how to use the media attribute to control the display of your site in different width browsers (including mobile devices).
Responsive Web Design (posted from ZooTool).
New Server, New Platform, New Design
After a year of tweaking and putting it off, I've finally flipped the switch on the new version of addedbytes.com.
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03 December 2009 | 14 comments | modx, web design, slicehost
Ten Web Design Commandments
During a particularly geeky conversation recently, the topic got around to Web Design Commandments. If I were to come up with them, they might be a little something like this. I'm sure not everyone will agree with these though, so please feel free to add to the list!
- Thou Shalt Be Damn Careful If Thou Must Use Embedded Audio Or Video.
- Thow Shalt ensure Designers, Developers And Marketers Work With, Not Against, Each Other.
- Thou Shalt Not Covet <blink>, <marquee>, JavaScript Slide-Ins, Images Following The Mouse Around Or Other Foul Tags and Effects.
- Thou Shalt Not Waste The Users' Time Demanding Unnecessary Information.
- Thou Shalt Not Use Flash For Everything.
- Thou Shalt Code Using Specifications And Standards.
- Thou Shalt Structure Thy Site In A Meaningful Way.
- Thou Shalt Not Confuse The User With Unclear Navigation.
- Thou Shalt Test Thy Site Extensively.
- Thou Shalt Give The User What The User Wants.
