Jeffrey Veen has released ‘The Art and Science of Web Design‘ in PDF format. This was the first book in my ever-growing library of web design titles. Although it is now 5 years old, much of what he talks about still holds true today. In fact, as I scan the headings and chapter titles, I would encourage all budding web designers to read this book. Particularly because it is free.
We’re looking for a few good people
Actually, we are looking for one good person. CITT, a.k.a. my day job, is in the process of hiring a web/eLearning designer to fill a recent vacancy. We have an official job description, but essentially it boils down to this:
- Can you code valid HTML and CSS
- Do you understand the basic priciples of visual design?
- Can you apply these priciples to create usable online materials?
- Are you able to work with some server-side code? (Don’t worry, we’re aren’t looking for a developer
- Can you bring something else to the table? (Flash, Video, etc.)
- Most importantly: Are you passionate about the work you do?
If you are interested, drop me a line.
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A few quickies. I seem to be falling behind.
- Transparent custom corners and borders Newr and improved rounded corners and such.
- Bookmarks for web designers and developers A great (and growing) of links. Good stuff. Particularly in the CSS section.
- Zebra Tables EnhancedNice, usable tables for looking up data.
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The bad news is, I’m not finished hacking my website back together. The good news is that when I am finished, not only will the site be upgraded to XHTML and wordpress 1.5, but it will also have a visual redesign. In the mean time, here are some more links:
- What is Line Height? In case you were wondering, here is a great explanation
- How to style a definition list I still think navigation should be an unordered list, but this is an interesting approach.
- Usability testing without a budget See? Even you can prevent confused users.
- WordPress Theme Browser Since deciding to upgrade to version 1.5, this site has helped quite a bit.
- CSS Organization Tip This is a great idea. I look forward to more tips from Doug Bowman.
