Items of Interest

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“Thankfully, there are a few very simple things anyone can add into their jQuery workflow that can clear up a lot of basic problems. When undertaking code reviews, three of the areas where I consistently see the biggest problems are: inefficient selectors; poor event delegation; and clunky DOM manipulation.”

December 13, 2011

design / javascript / jquery / programming

Fantastic idea of creating icons with web fonts and data- attributes, saving bandwidth and making it easy for things to scale.

December 12, 2011

css / design / typography

Normally I don’t like these kind of posts, but this one really does compile many of the best sites of 2011, and it’s a keeper.

December 12, 2011

css / css3 / design

Explanation of a fantastic CSS technique Apple used on the iPhone 4S site.

December 12, 2011

css / css3 / design

I have found that the only way to insure a strong “outward” focus is to start groups with mission as their initial purpose for gathering. The upward and inward elements are far easier to nurture in an outward focused group than to get an inward or upward focused group to move outward.

December 12, 2011

comunity / ministry / mission

“Alex Morris flips open his well-thumbed journalist’s notebook to approach web projects through four powerful lines of enquiry that can set your product’s strategy on the right track.”

December 10, 2011

Owen Gregory reflects on what music composition theory has to offer to visual design with harmony and proportion, creating grids that align with devices and that allow content pieces to relate to each other. Fascinating idea.

December 8, 2011

design / grids / layout / typography

This is a method for building a front-end style guide, and also for building a design style guide. It allows us to create interface patterns, code them, and then reuse that code to keep things consistent.

December 8, 2011

css / design / html

It’s a fantastic thing to have a methodology to explain our processes. We already do stuff in certain ways, but often don’t know why. Knowing why can help us find better ways, and also understand the reasons for the good ways.

December 7, 2011

content strategy

The results from Nielsen’s testing of the Kindle Fire are disappointing. I wasn’t personally considering buying one instead of an iPad or regular Kindle, but my hope was that Amazon had finally produced a worthy competitor to the iPad. Maybe it’ll become one, but clearly it isn’t yet.

December 6, 2011

design / kindle / usability / user experience