In this post we will take a quick look at an issue that occasionally creeps up and prevents the loading of SVG fonts through @font-face. The issue, while quite small and very simple to resolve, has the potential to drive the average developer mad with frustration. Hopefully this quick tip will help prevent that!

In this post we will take a quick look at an issue that occasionally creeps up and prevents the loading of SVG fonts through @font-face. The issue, while quite small and very simple to resolve, has the potential to drive the average developer mad with frustration. Hopefully this quick tip will help prevent that!

The emergence of responsive design is changing the way that many people think about web design. In this article, we will look at what this might mean for the future and consider the possibility that it is finally time start moving beyond the division of the mobile web and start thinking of a unified and device-independent web.

Login forms are a common element that appear on a large number of websites. In this article, we will be looking at how we can use a bit of CSS and jQuery to create an elegant, usable drop down form. We will also be looking at how to maintain usability by creating an alternative for users who do not have JavaScript enabled.

It's a pretty common occurrence for developers and designers in this industry to have their own, pet side projects. Do you? If not, perhaps its time to consider starting something up. In this article, we'll be looking at some of the benefits that come along with having your own side project(s).

I've been working with CSS for quite a few years now. Based on that experience, this article will share some of the best habits and practices that I have found to be helpful and beneficial in the areas of organization, performance, readability and typography.

Responsive Design—it's one of the hottest new things in the web design community these days. In this article, I want to consider it is a tool, and examine some potential drawbacks as the technique relates to development time, questions of advertising and the importance of a consistent user experience.

Despite the visual and aural similarities between the words, ability and usability are not the same thing. In this post, we will examine the difference and consider why simply being able to do something in a website or application does not automatically result in a usable product or interface.

In this article, I will be drawing on my own recent experience to consider the topic of wireframes. Most specifically, I will be considering how wireframes are about more than just establishing the visual layout for a website and should not be created entirely in a vacuum, but rather with thoughtful consideration to structure and even HTML.

In this article, we're going to discuss the issue of columns, which have been introduced in CSS3. While considering the influence of print on web design, we'll look at the issue of how usability can potentially be impacted by some potential uses of CSS columns.

This is an article about education. It’s also an article about process, about personal evolution and even about unintentional snobbery. It’s about not just looking at where we are but remembering where we came from. There is a recurring metaphor (and sometimes not a metaphor) about your client’s nephew—you know, the kid who charges a [...]

I'm a big fan of CSS frameworks, and the immense benefits that they bring to my work as a web designer and developer. In this article, I would like to look at some of the reasons why I use these types of tools and even consider some of the criticisms that have been laid against them.

The standard method of marking up site navigation and menus has pretty much unchanged for more than a decade now. With the arrival of HTML5, however, I believe that it is changing. In this article, we're going to take a very brief look at the traditional way of coding menus, contrast it against what I believe to be the better HTML5 method, and even show you how to make it work in primarily-XHTML-based environments.

How do you measure success as a designer or developer? Is it all about the money, or are the other factors? In this guest post, Jeremy Carlson will consider a number of different factors that can be used to measure our levels of success.

Here's an interesting question: how much choice do you give your clients? In this post, I want to posit this question, discuss some of my own thinking on the matter and then open things up for a general discussion on the topic. So, be ready to share your thoughts!