Tag: web design
The Case Against Share Buttons
Back in The New Leaf Journal's early days, I had share buttons on my articles. I eventually removed them in part because I did not think they added anything useful to my site and in part because of a certain Pinterest incident. I had not thought about them in some time, but I nevertheless read...
Why Make Your Website Accessible, Anyways?
Web accessibility isn't compliance theatre or checking off a list. It's about designing for everyone. Exploring the curb cut effect, why disability is more common than we think, and practical steps to make your website usable by as many people as possible.
Breaking from the Median
The barrier of entry has been significantly lowered for design and technology. But what does this mean for individuality and identity online, and how can we return to digital independance? (My first blog post)
Weird HTML Hacks
Many of these code quirks shouldn’t work, but somehow they do. We’re highlighting 10 hacky website coding strategies—some big, some small.
I Love LAMP
Giving some well-deserved appreciation to the LAMP stack, a key building block of the modern-day internet that you use daily. It’s everywhere. It may never die.
Thoughts On Flash
Pondering the demise of Adobe’s Flash through shifting approaches to digital creation these days—and why we may not have anything quite like it again.
Your Code Is Junky
FrontPage tried to solve an important problem in the early-internet era—the idea of making web design accessible to mere mortals—but the code wasn't so hot.
Controlling the Rag with Redcarpet
Improving web typography by preventing orphans and controlling line breaks with custom Redcarpet renderer