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Real Web Type in Real Web Context

A List Apart  Nov 17 09

Web fonts are here. Now that browsers support real fonts in web pages and we can license complete typefaces for such use, it's time to think pragmatically about how to use real fonts in our web projects. Above all, we need to know how our type renders in screens, in web browsers. To that end, Tim Brown has created Web Font Specimen, a handy, free resource web designers and type designers can use to see how typefaces will look on the web. Full story...

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Web Standards for E-books

A List Apart  Mar 09 10

E-books aren’t going to replace books. E-books are books, merely with a different form. More and more often, that form is ePub, a format powered by standard XHTML.

Accent Folding for Auto-Complete

A List Apart  Feb 23 10

Another generation of technology has passed and Unicode support is almost everywhere. The next step is to write software that is not just “internationalized” but truly multilingual.

Training the Butterflies: Interview with Scott Berkun

A List Apart  Feb 23 10

Whether it’s in front of a huge audience or a handful of executives, smooth public speaking is essential to a successful web design career.

Words that Zing

A List Apart  Feb 09 10

When someone consults a website, there is a precious opportunity not only to provide useful information but also to influence their decision.

The Problem with Passwords

A List Apart  Feb 09 10

Abandoning password masking as Jakob Nielsen suggests could present serious problems, including undermining a user’s trust by failing to meet a basic expectation.

Using SVG for Flexible, Scalable, and Fun Backgrounds, Part II

A List Apart  Jan 26 10

In Part II, dig deeper into the technology behind using SVG for your site design. Explore how to incorporate SVG in a cross-browser friendly manner, including using SVGWeb to ensure that the SVG shows in Internet Explorer.

Using SVG For Flexible, Scalable, and Fun Backgrounds, Part I

A List Apart  Jan 26 10

Many of us think of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) as an also-ran: fine for charts and tables, but not much else.

The Survey, 2009

A List Apart  Dec 15 09

For the third year in a row, good citizens of the web, we ask that you take a few minutes to tell us about your professional skills, educational background, career prospects, job benefits, and more.

Letting Go of John Hancock

A List Apart  Dec 08 09

Because clients expect everything to be faster, better, and simpler, web professionals must take an instant, foolproof, paperless, modern approach to how clients approve proposals and sign contracts.

The Content Strategist as Digital Curator

A List Apart  Dec 08 09

As the digital landscape becomes increasingly complex, and as businesses become ever more comfortable using the web to bring their product and audience closer, the techniques and principles of museum curatorship can inform how we create online experiences—particularly when we approach content.



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