common fonts for all web browsers
A handy little list of the common fonts, MAC and PC equivalents, as well as how they render in various browsers.http://www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html
0408, 2007
Category Archives: Design
0208, 2007
something for you webdesigners! browsercheck
oh, finally. http://browsershots.org/ See what that fancy new website looks like in a variety of browsers!
0807, 2007
new site sneak peek
Well, I’ve finally got drupal up and running (again, second time is a charm, correct?). It’s kind of bare bones at the moment – no portfolio, not much content, and the design is kind of funky. However, the goal is to create my dossier/portfolio using drupal. I’ll be able to control access and I think (hope!) that I’ll be able
2306, 2007
drupal update
a little progress with drupal. I can’t say that I’ve actually been working on this for 2 weeks. More like 2 days max total. Anyhow, I loaded the drupal zen template which is designed to be css templating. Whew! I might actually be able to have a site that is not a cookie cutter. Funny, I’ve stumbled across a few
1506, 2007
drupal is counter intuitive to design…
…just my opinion and as a cms, drupal looks good, especially structurally, but overall, it seems completely backwards in terms of design sensibility. aargh.If I can make it look decent (i.e., not cookiecutter) I’ll post a screenshot. Honestly, Drupal is a neat product, if I only I can get it work properly (deja vu! from 2003).
1405, 2007
my projects
Ok, I realize I haven’t done a project update here in a while. so here goes (in addition to managing staff, project management, resolving complex problems, etc. in other words the day to day): Continuing work with the CRDL (Civil Rights Digital Library) in the portal design. I think the metadata issues have been resolved which now means it’s time
0502, 2007
Functionality tester for websites
okay, this is a very handy little tool for web editors… It tests functional units of a website (navigation, title, etc.) per best practices. http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu/
0302, 2007
MS Expression vs. Dreamweaver
This is a little bit old but still a good short overview of the new MS Expression Web Designer (think a much improved version of FrontPage):http://webstandards.raquedan.com/?p=107
0201, 2007
CSS generator for tables
Until IE becomes more standards compliant and all browsers began adhering strictly to the w3c coding standards, it will be nearly impossible to create one set of coding that renders beautifully across the various browsers. Many people do use one style sheet, but then include code specifically to work around junky IE. Anyhow, until that time, tables are still not
1909, 2006
CMS for bloggers
So, I’m still investigating a CMS (Content Management System) for the libraries web editors. A CMS is just a easy way to get content onto the web, without having to do much in the way of design. Blogger in some senses is a very primitive (primitive because it is limited in what it can do) CMS. Unfortunately, my quick and