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I had a Eureka moment when I read Snook’s Smashing Magazine article Decoupling HTML From CSS. I’ve always resisted using class names such as .one-col, .two-col etc. to control layout, mainly through habit but partly because there’s a residual fear of committing a semantic sin. Snook’s article showed me that the opposite is true. If [...]
I really like Bruce Lawson, and I couldn’t agree more with his defence of one website for everybody article in Smashing Magazine. There’s one argument that’s central to me, and I’ve been making it for years. As Bruce puts it: …sites should be minimal, functional, with everything designed to help the user complete a task, [...]
As I’ve had quite a few emails asking about the next version of Scherzo recently, I thought I’d give you a progress update. Firstly, you can view the latest development version to get an idea of what it’ll look like and how it will work. Next: Scherzo 3 will cost. I’m thinking of charging £10–15 [...]
If we accept that people don’t click on ads then it’s a waste of time trying to sell on your website. You need to link to information about whatever it is you want your visitor to buy. And your links must not look like ads. Easier said than done, perhaps. Think of all the exciting things [...]
Noted: The new ITV News website from Made by Many. It’s very, very good. Why? the simple layout means I can get to lots of news quickly. The main feature is a vertical list of stories that’s easy to scan. a stream of news updates where content is pushed out at a rate of about 10–20 [...]