February 2010
5 posts
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UX For The Mobile Generation
I remember thinking how cool it was to have a phone with a WAP (Web Application Protocol) browser back in the day. Though it wasn’t anything like browsing on my computer at home, I loved the idea of having the web in my pocket whenever I needed it. As smart phones became more affordable and popular, I watched the mobile web evolve from novelty to necessity. Today, the demand for useful,...
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A New Kind of Travelogue
The BrinkGuide adventure continues to unfurl, a fluttering cloth on the horizon. A way-station in the desert, promising water and shelter from the sun. Some projects unroll at a slow, deliberate pace. Others jump out at you unpredictably. The BrinkGuide continues to be something of an unusual animal, to describe it mildly, with so many loose threads crossing such tremendous distances....
We Travel Onward
The call of the road – it’s a wonderful thing. A low grown, a quiet voice tempting us to part with our hard-earned money in exchange for a few days of much-needed rest. The call of the road is a beautiful thing, even in these strange times, and the thirst for adventure is as alive now as it ever was. The sick sad fact, of course, is that our time always runs short, and the task of mapping-out...
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Scrolling Websites
Anyone that has dealt with clients in any field has become familiar with the odd requests that usually don’t make any sense. In web design, there are too many to list. Today we will focus on CSS scrolll bars (overflow:auto). A client quotes: “Users will be confused if they have to scroll” This is not true. Market studies have basically proved that scrolling is universally...
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HTML5:One step closer to a standards-based web
The web is messy. I am not talking about the mash-up of blogs, social networks, and sites dedicated to your kitten (and yes, she is adorable). What gives the web character is the ability to self publish: to be your own editor, your own designer, or your own reporter. I, for one, promote diversity and creativity. What I am referring to is what the user does not see, an antiquated markup language...
