by Bob Wallace | Oct 28, 2014 | Web Design
Try Googling that question! When I Googled it I got 361 million results, so it seems to be a question that a fair number of people are asking. I also think that the answer is somewhat complex. Part of the answer is that people tend to follow the current design trend,...
by Bob Wallace | Oct 21, 2014 | Technology, Usability
As a web developer I am very aware of the need for usability of web sites. I also teach HTML/CSS as an adjunct professor at Clark College. In the time that I have been teaching HTML/CSS and trying to help students understand these languages, I have become more aware...
by Bob Wallace | Oct 14, 2014 | Technology, Web Design
Working for a graphic design firm is interesting. Print designers can be highly-strung individuals when faced with examples of poor typography. Straight quotes that should be curved quotes, poor kerning, fonts not using ligatures—are all examples of things that can...
by Bob Wallace | Oct 7, 2014 | Technology
I am a big fan of bookmarklets. (A bookmarklet is basically a piece of JavaScript code that is embedded in a web address (URL) and saved as a bookmark or, in Internet Explorer (IE), a favorite.) Bookmarklets work because JavaScript can be run from the address/URL bar...