January 2006
Introduction - In search of the One True Layout
by fredbird & 13 othersPure CSS-based layouts have come a long way but they still have shortcomings [2] that fail to address certain design goals without compromising the true separation of content and presentation.
November 2005
A List Apart: Articles: Printing a Book with CSS: Boom!
by fredbirdCan CSS be used for serious print jobs? To find out, we decided to take the ultimate challenge: to produce the next edition of our book directly from HTML and CSS files.
July 2005
Strategies for CSS Switching
by fredbird & 3 otherswe will explore different techniques for democratizing our design through the use of style sheet switching. By applying a different CSS file to a markup document, we can drastically change any or all aspects of its design—the layout, typography, or color palette. This technique may hold incredible appeal to designers because it exponentially decreases the amount of overhead required to redesign a site. But, as you’ll see, this technique can wield incredible benefits to our site’s users, allowing them fine-grained control over a page’s presentation and, in turn, better access to the content therein.
Complex Dynamic Lists: Your Order Please: A List Apart
by fredbird & 5 othersIn our struggle to reduce the number of steps site visitors must take to accomplish their goals, we face a number of challenges. One of them is to provide a good way for users to choose from a list of hierarchical elements. For example, a list that serves as a diner menu, offering a selection of drinks, main dishes, salads, and desserts.
June 2005
Annotating images with CSS
by fredbird & 10 otherssome techniques to display annotations on images using only xhtml and css.
May 2005
What's in a name (pt2) | And all that Malarkey
by fredbird & 3 others (via)taxonomy and naming convention for xhtml pages parts...
March 2005
Creating accessible bar charts - Standards-schmandards
by fredbird & 4 othersIn this short article we'll have a look at why image based charts are bad and what you can do about it.
Bar charts are used to give the user a visual overview of how values for something relate to each other. It also enables users to make their own comparisons of data items.
February 2005
January 2005
Alternative Style: Working With Alternate Style Sheets: A List Apart
by fredbird & 4 othersswitch styles with javascript
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