Web design trends for 2011

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Simon

2011 will be full of exciting new uses of technology, coding methods and user experiences. I predict the year will be challenging for designers who are falling behind with things like HTML5 and CSS3. Here is what I’m expecting throughout this brand new year… Continue reading →

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CSS3 – Degrading gracefully example…

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Simon

Whether you call it progressive enhancement or degrading gracefully here is a recent example of a microsite which uses CSS2 and CSS3 to create a subtle improvement for various browsers and their capabilities.

URL: http://www.flightglobal.com/page/mainliners/

Before I get technical I thought I would outline the main benefits of using CSS3 for a micro site I was tasked to build in our CMS (EpiServer). The benefits were: Continue reading →

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HTML5 – a great book to read on the subject

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Simon

I took delivery of a new book over the weekend called “Introducing HTML5” by Bruce Lawson and Remy Sharp:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Introducing-HTML-Voices-That-Matter/dp/0321687299/

Although my knowledge of HTML5 is rapidly increasing I have learnt a number of new methods and ways to do things. On top of this it clearly states things like when and why you can have multiples of the same elements on the page (headers and footers as a basic example).

The book is very easy to understand if you have any knowledge of HTML4 or JavaScript.  This book will really help you understand just how powerful HTML5 is and why it is already the next big thing!

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Resources to keep your knowledge fresh

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Simon

The web changes at such a fast pace it can be a struggle to keep up with the latest methods and technologies. I spend a lot of my free time on various forums and blogs to keep my knowledge fresh.

These are a few places you should regularly visit. Almost all of these have RSS feeds so you can quickly see if there are any new posts relevant to your skill-set.

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