Collecting amazing and interesting things on the web.
February 16, 2013
javascript / jquery / jquery-plugins / mobile / responsive design
The purpose of stacktable.js is to give you an easy way of converting wide tables to a format that will work better on small screens. It creates a copy of the table that is converted into a 2-column key/value format.
February 16, 2013
Dan Nguyen has an interesting writeup of Dan McKinley’s talk about why the implementation of infinite scroll at Etsy didn’t work. Essentially what happened was that Etsy had spent time implementing an infinite scroll interface (i.e. a list of results that automatically keeps loading more items as you scroll to the bottom of the list) before first testing their assumptions that more search results at a faster rate would boost user engagement. They found that the new interface just didn’t perform. Although the amount of purchases stayed roughly the same, user engagement has gone down — now people weren’t using the search so much.
February 16, 2013
content strategy / erin kissane
Erin Kissane sets off hopefully into the broad open plains of the new year, vanquishing gooey and chaotic content with a refreshing dose of clear-headed strategy to prevent your post-Christmas content hangover.
February 16, 2013
browser issues / css / design / ie / mobile / responsive design / sass
Building CSS mobile-first is the way forward, because blah blah blah progressive enhancement blah. Problem is, Internet Explorer prior to 9 ignores anything within media query blocks, leaving those browsers with mobile styles.
Not all of us can get away with that, but thankfully, as Chris Eppstein points out, Sass 3.2 can generate a separate stylesheet with everything it needs to create a “desktop” look.
February 16, 2013
When making the transition to building responsive websites, the hardest part can be getting started. I get my fair share of questions about how to choose a direction and chart out the first few steps from industry comrades and potential clients. It can seem daunting, so I thought I’d attempt to sum up a few of my own current thoughts on the matter.
February 15, 2013
a list apart / design / mobile / responsive design
Real-world factors like low batteries and weak signal strength can turn even the most expertly crafted digital experience into a frustrating clustercuss. These factors are beyond your control, and, until recently, there was nothing you could do about them. Now there just may be. Tim Wright explains how to begin improving your users’ experiences under constantly shifting (and sometimes quite dreadful) conditions, via environmental design thinking and the Device API.
February 1, 2013
browser issues / design / ie / microsoft
Testing for Internet Explorer just got a little easier.
January 29, 2013
church / community / gardening
Christine Sine compiles some resources and reflections on what it means to create a “faith based community garden.”
January 29, 2013
church / culture / david fitch / missiology / mission
To the question “what is your position on LGBTQ?” I think the best answer (in these times) is “we have no position” The question itself misses the point of any other answer? Agree?
January 26, 2013
a list apart / design / html / html5
So, here they are, the official ALA blockquote patterns. A lot of thought for what might be a small detail, but in thinking about these things now we’re doing our best to ensure that our content is future-friendly, and not just our templates.