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February 7, 2014
design / javascript / responsive design / responsive-images
let’s break it down to a list of the biggest concerns when we’re implementing a responsive images solution using existing technology:
February 7, 2014
So in the end we should definitely listen to users, but only to self report their experience and not to do our jobs for us.
February 7, 2014
The Typekit folks take a look at kerning instructions built into font files, and how to use them on the web.
February 6, 2014
agile / design / jared spool / prototyping
From Jared Spool:
Teams employing paper prototyping and Agile development are showing a bias for making. Instead of waiting for the plan, they start building something. They know that what they’re making is likely to be wrong, but that doesn’t stop them.
A bias for making doesn’t mean the team never plans. On the contrary, plans happen fluidly throughout the entire design process. The difference is they are evolving as the team learns from the process of making.
January 29, 2014
24 ways / design / mark boulton / typography
We’re told time and time again that as a person who makes websites we have to get comfortable with our lack of control. On the web, this is a feature, not a bug. But that doesn’t mean we have to lower our standards, or not strive for the same amount of typographic craft of our print-based cousins. We shouldn’t leave good typesetting at the door because we can’t control the line length.
January 29, 2014
A List Apart’s pattern library
January 22, 2014
With this encouragement, I stripped one of my skillets and reseasoned it with flaxseed oil. As you can see in the picture above, the result was a dramatic improvement. The finish is smooth, hard, and evenly colored.
January 22, 2014
culture / design / google / user experience
And yet, I cannot get over what seems to me a tone-deaf approach by Google’s scientists. It also highlights Google’s fundamental challenge: it fails to think about people as people, instead it treats them as an academic or an engineering problem. Instead of trying to understand the needs of actual people, they emerge with an elegant technological solution.
January 21, 2014
design / responsive design / sustainability
There are more ways to scale than growth. There are more ways to deepen our impact than just reaching more people. What if we put just as much effort into scaling the impact of our work over time? Can we build digital products around sustainable systems that survive long enough to outlive us, that are purpose-built to thrive without our constant cultivation?
January 14, 2014
accessibility / css / design / javascript
Care must be taken when implementing icon fonts to ensure a great experience for all users. What happens when your font doesn’t load? What happens when @font-face isn’t supported in the browser? We’ll show you how to implement bulletproof font icons.