Pistachio Monkey

Bookmarks for May 12th through July 4th

Nick — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:00:02 +0000

These are my links for May 12th through July 4th:

500 Internal Server Error - 500 Internal Server Error
Pages - EasyTabs -
When can I use… -
YQL Console -
Ajax: Loading content asynchronously - JavaScript Framework Matrix -

Bookmarks for October 28th through April 6th

Nick — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:00:05 +0000

These are my links for October 28th through April 6th:

Open Source Design Pattern Library -
Selenium web application testing system -
500 Internal Server Error - 500 Internal Server Error
JSLint, The JavaScript Code Quality Tool -
500 Internal Server Error - 500 Internal Server Error

Bookmarks for June 10th through September 23rd

Nick — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:00:36 +0000

These are my links for June 10th through September 23rd:

Git - Fast Version Control System -
High Slide - Versatlie lightbox tool
500 Internal Server Error - 500 Internal Server Error
500 Internal Server Error - 500 Internal Server Error
Colour Contrast Check - snook.ca -

Bookmarks for April 17th through May 29th

Nick — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:01:14 +0000

These are my links for April 17th through May 29th:

Bookmarks for March 19th through March 26th

Nick — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:00:02 +0000

These are my links for March 19th through March 26th:

25 free Mac Apps for freelancers | Design daily news -
WSPBuilder - Home - WSPbuilder is a console application that creates SharePoint Solutions files
based on a folder structure
PNG-8 Alpha Transparency for IE6 - PNG supprt for IE6, rejoice!
Digital Outlook 2009 - By Razorfish
Dutty Tape - A funky GUI of someone's shared tunes
Don’t Panic > Street Fighter 4 Comp - Cool sketches of Street Fighter Characters

Bookmarks for March 28th through March 19th

Nick — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:46:51 +0000

These are my links for March 28th through March 19th:

MOSS Content Population tool -
MOSS Content Types Viewer - Home -
famfamfam.com: Home -
Wc Einar Krautzwel on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures … -
iDaft - idaft punk
Abduzeedo - graphic design | design inspiration | design tutorials -
Dzineblog -
How To Create WordPress Themes From Scratch Part 1 -
Flash vs Silverlight Gallery -
The Rissington Podcast | Like Gardeners Question Time, but for geeks - British web dev podcast
cabel.name: FancyZoom 1.1 - funky lightbox js
some links to sites that show some of the best designs about! -
javascript libraries - cool effects
[daily dose of imagery] - cool pictures
Monkey On Bike - Awsome video of a monkey, on a monkey bike. I love the way he watche3s the traffic to see when its best to go. He has the need for speed!

Selfriges Urban Art Show

Nick — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:33:37 +0000

The 90s culture didnt seem to far away with a Gold Plated Acid face and a Massive attack poster. This Urban Art show, now i think in its second year has some very cool and thought provoking urban scenes. It ends today with an action, so catch it if you can

I managed to get a couple snaps of some D Face, Banksy and Blek Le Rat

Graded Browser Support

Nick — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:58:54 +0000

Pixel perfect implementations are at most a bag of hurt which result in an exponential cost on our balance sheets and invoices to clients. A preferred solution is to simply support the features which are fundamental to the look and feel; and then though Progressive Enhancement or Graceful Degradation ensure that all Browsers render a site which is functionally no different but possibly visually distinguishable.

The aim is to still ensure each and every user can complete their desired goal to ensure that conversions rates are at their maximum, but due to their choice of platform and browser they may see altering variations.

The level of differentiation of course remains undefined but looking forward is the key. Considering the Key browsers technologies supported in the most common setups ( at time of writing,IE7 and FF3) as a benchmark we should ensure they make a best match of the designs requirements. For example this may mean we use specific CSS 3 attributes to create shadowing, rounded corners or gradients to reduce the number of required images and decrease implementation time.

As browsers gain support for the enhanced attributes we can ensure that they have the ability to render content as fast and lightweight as possible, creating an incentive for obsolete users to update. As for our corporate users this lifecycle is simply longer and the requirements list of support may differ, but it is important they realise the cost effectiveness of their requirements for situations which will soon expire when IT departments upgrade.

The focus on Accessibility and Usability should remain paramount in any User Interface development, and often adding in high level styling can have adverse effects on these areas. Be sure to consider the overall impact before implementing any kind of grading.

Further Reading

Declaration:: http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/articles/gbs/
Article:: http://boagworld.com/technology/effective_browser_support/
Demo:: http://boagworld.com/design/letgo/
Demo:: http://24ways.org/2008/shiny-happy-buttons

Snowman

Nick — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:41:09 +0000

With all the fresh snow in London we built this charming fellow.

Office dog

Nick — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:16:41 +0000

My new job at Content And Code comes with an Office Dog. Not as big as I had hoped but it’s a start