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30th October 2003

QuirksMode - For all your browser quirks

“QuirksMode.org is the personal and professional site of Peter-Paul Koch, freelance web developer in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It contains more than 150 pages with CSS and JavaScript tips and tricks, and is one of the best sources on the WWW for studying and defeating browser incompatibilities.”

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30th October 2003

Foundation 33

“Foundation 33 is a design studio formed in March 2000 by Daniel Eatock, a graphic designer and Sam Solhaug, an architect. Each partner’s expertise in his respective vocation is combined with the other’s to form a multi-disciplinary studio practice grounded in a rigorous and conceptually motivated design methodology. As well as creating self-generated artworks and design projects, Foundation 33 offers a full range of commercial and strategic design services…”

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30th October 2003

QuirksMode - For all your browser quirks

“QuirksMode.org is the personal and professional site of Peter-Paul Koch, freelance web developer in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It contains more than 150 pages with CSS and JavaScript tips and tricks, and is one of the best sources on the WWW for studying and defeating browser incompatibilities.”

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30th October 2003

Typeworkshop

“100% practical. Sketches have been made to explain some basic issues in type design during the workshops. They get used to point out some problems which raise while creating a new typeface. Only some foundations are shown, no deep sophisticated details.”

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30th October 2003

Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines

“The Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines (Guidelines) were developed by the Communication Technologies Branch (CTB) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Guidelines were developed to assist those involved in the creation of websites base their decisions on the current and best available evidence. The Guidelines are particularly relevant to the design of information-oriented sites, but can be applied across the wide spectrum of websites.”

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30th October 2003

QuirksMode - For all your browser quirks

“QuirksMode.org is the personal and professional site of Peter-Paul Koch, freelance web developer in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It contains more than 150 pages with CSS and JavaScript tips and tricks, and is one of the best sources on the WWW for studying and defeating browser incompatibilities.”

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30th October 2003

Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines

“The Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines (Guidelines) were developed by the Communication Technologies Branch (CTB) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Guidelines were developed to assist those involved in the creation of websites base their decisions on the current and best available evidence. The Guidelines are particularly relevant to the design of information-oriented sites, but can be applied across the wide spectrum of websites.”

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24th October 2003

XHTML Transitional, Strict — What’s the Difference?

“What’s allowable in XHTML 1.0 Transitional but not permitted in XHTML 1.0 Strict? Peter-Paul Koch asked about comparison lists the other day in his exceptional XHTML-L discussion list. I’ve listed three of my favorites below. I found these concise and easy to quickly find what you need. I’ve added short descriptions to each of the links…”

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24th October 2003

101 Best Web Sites for Writers

“The Internet saveth time, and it taketh time away. How many minutes or hours have you spent searching for the right expert information, wrestling through scads of search results? How many times have you visited what seemed a promising site at first, but was really a thinly disguised ad for merchandise or a fee-based service? In our fifth annual ‘101 Best Web Sites for Writers,’ we list only sites that adhere to our criteria of inclusion. Sites must be current and authoritative, offer some free content and have tangible value to writers.”

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24th October 2003

Ancient World Mapping Center

“The Ancient World Mapping Center exists to promote cartography and geographic information science as essential disciplines within the field of ancient studies. The staff and affiliates of the Center work to advance the study of the ancient world through innovative and collaborative research, teaching, and community outreach activities using cartography, geographic information science, and historical geography.”

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24th October 2003

Syndicated Photography Feeds

“Pheed.com is a database of information about photographs available on the web. We present the work of photographers who have made information about their images available as an RSS feed. RSS is a simple document format based on XML that is used to syndicate web-based content.”

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24th October 2003

Syndicated Photography Feeds

“Pheed.com is a database of information about photographs available on the web. We present the work of photographers who have made information about their images available as an RSS feed. RSS is a simple document format based on XML that is used to syndicate web-based content.”

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23rd October 2003

Personas: Setting the Stage for Building Usable Information Sites

“Not long ago, I found myself at a newspaper with a Web team who wanted my usability services for a new entertainment site they were building. Our first meeting involved a spirited discussion about the site the team had long envisioned. As the talk of this feature, which functionality, and that content flew around the room, my stomach began to churn. Despite all the creative threads being spun, pulling together this site had the potential to be as awkward as needlepointing a three-piece suit. Something needed to be done very soon. Shortly thereafter, I introduced the Web team to Greg…”

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22nd October 2003

Balancing visual and structural complexity in interaction design

“How visual simplicity can harm usability: Usability is based on principles such as ‘Less is more’ and ‘Keep it simple, stupid.’ But there is more to simplicity than meets the eye. By reducing visual complexity at the cost of structural simplicity, you will give your users a hard time understanding and navigating the content of a web site.”

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22nd October 2003

Balancing visual and structural complexity in interaction design

“How visual simplicity can harm usability: Usability is based on principles such as ‘Less is more’ and ‘Keep it simple, stupid.’ But there is more to simplicity than meets the eye. By reducing visual complexity at the cost of structural simplicity, you will give your users a hard time understanding and navigating the content of a web site.”

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