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Nov 14, 2013 357 career Sass for Web Designers sim )Nov 13, 2013 356 books , sass Art Directed Articles—Still a Good Idea? chr /css )Oct 17, 2013 355 art-direction , trends , examples , responsive-design , link-lists Flat UI and Forms ali )Oct 15, 2013 354 forms , buttons , accessibility Flat Design and Thin Is In sma )Sep 3, 2013 353 flat-design What Makes a Website Look Dated? Aug 7, 2013 352 The Web Designer’s Guide to Image Copyrights Jul 25, 2013 351 guides , images , licensing Flat Design as a New Foundation for the Web Jul 15, 2013 350 fundamentals , flat-design , responsive-design Discovering Sketch Jul 8, 2013 349 tooling , sketch Happy 10th Birthday CSS Zen Garden cra )May 10, 2013 348 anniversaries , css , css-zen-garden How Much Has the Web Really Changed? vas /sma )May 6, 2013 347 web Material Honesty on the Web ali )Mar 26, 2013 346 Is Responsive Design Soulless? 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You Bet Mar 10, 2009 257 minimalism Graceful Blame dav )Jan 6, 2009 256 career , community Don’t Follow Web Design Trends: Set Them sma )Nov 25, 2008 255 branding Accessibility Experiment Sep 22, 2008 254 accessibility Design by Community mar )Sep 18, 2008 253 redesigning , drupal , community , processes Jina Bolton on Creating Sexy Stylesheets jin )Sep 17, 2008 252 interviews , css Best Practices in Web Development IV joe )Sep 3, 2008 251 best-practices , semantics , principles Molly E. 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sim )Dec 10, 2007 220 websites , browsers Best of CSS Design 2007 Dec 3, 2007 219 css , retrospectives , link-lists Future-Proof Your Web Site Design by Planning Your CSS in Advance Nov 25, 2007 218 css , headings , lists , tables , images , links , forms , javascript Understanding Web Design zel /ali )Nov 20, 2007 217 typography UI12: Web Form Design Best Practices Nov 14, 2007 216 slides , forms , best-practices Better Web Forms: Redesigning eBay’s Registration gar /dig )Nov 12, 2007 215 forms , case-studies , ebay Adams and Clarke on CSS, the W3C, and Design mal +)Nov 9, 2007 214 interviews , typography , css-eleven , w3c Ask 37signals: Personas? jas )Nov 6, 2007 213 personas The Five Competencies of User Experience Design uxm )Nov 5, 2007 212 user-experience , information-architecture , interaction-design , prototyping , career Information Design Principles for Web 2.0 Design: Simple and Social Oct 17, 2007 211 information-design , principles , web-2.0 Amazon.com Soon to Launch New Navigation jms )Oct 15, 2007 210 amazon , navigation , case-studies Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for September 2007: JavaScript Mashups Take a Step Forward dal /aja )Oct 3, 2007 209 dojo , extjs , prototypejs , jquery , yui , browsers , javascript , offline , mobile , adobe , comet , ajaxian , link-lists 10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of sma )Sep 27, 2007 208 usability , anti-patterns , mistakes How to Be an Empathic Web Designer Sep 12, 2007 207 how-tos , career Web Design 101: Floats vir /dig )Sep 10, 2007 206 introductions , css , floats , examples 50 Web Designers × 6 Questions sma )Sep 5, 2007 205 interviews , myths , community Primary and Secondary Actions in Web Forms Aug 27, 2007 204 forms , buttons , usability , concepts Are You a Web Designer or a Web Decorator? j9t )Aug 24, 2007 203 career , decoration Bulletproof Web Design, Second Edition sim )Aug 8, 2007 202 books , xhtml , css 80 Beautiful Typefaces for Professional Design sma )Aug 8, 2007 201 fonts CSS Layouts: The Fixed. The Fluid. The Elastic. Aug 6, 2007 200 css , layout , liquid-design Blasting the Myth of the Fold Jul 24, 2007 199 myths , viewport Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count dig )Jun 25, 2007 198 typography , monetization You Are Not a Robot ali )Jun 12, 2007 197 processes , project-management Frameworks for Designers ali )Jun 12, 2007 196 frameworks E-Mail Is Not a Platform for Design zel )Jun 8, 2007 195 email , html Interview With Luke Wroblewski, Senior Principal Designer, Yahoo! Inc. May 30, 2007 194 interviews , usability , testing Breaking Out of the Box jin )May 16, 2007 193 css Re: 55 Reasons to Design in XHTML/CSS May 8, 2007 192 xhtml , html , css Usability Is Design Apr 24, 2007 191 usability An Interview With Mike Kuniavsky Apr 24, 2007 190 interviews The Principles of Beautiful Web Design jas )Apr 2, 2007 189 principles , processes , overviews Rules and Context Mar 20, 2007 188 art Five Principles to Design By Mar 5, 2007 187 principles Icon Design: Sizing dav )Feb 21, 2007 186 images , icons Link Hide-and-Seek Feb 21, 2007 185 links , usability Accessibility in the Design Process Feb 15, 2007 184 accessibility , processes , case-studies Interview With Doug Bowman sto +/dig )Jan 22, 2007 183 interviews , google , internet-explorer , browsers 1 + 1 = 3: Explaining Busyness and Background Noise on Websites j9t )Jan 18, 2007 182 information-design It’s in the Details: Seven Secrets of a Successful International Website dig )Jan 15, 2007 181 internationalization , localization , ecommerce , colors Web Design: 15 Important Research Findings You Should Know j9t )Jan 13, 2007 180 usability , research , conventions , best-practices Five Simple Steps to Designing With Colour: Colour Combinations mar )Jan 4, 2007 179 colors Elastic Layout—Wrong Term? Jan 1, 2007 178 layout , liquid-design , terminology , accessibility , css When Should You Use Personas? jms )Dec 26, 2006 177 personas Design Decisions: Basecamp Help jas )Nov 29, 2006 176 Don’t Start With the Home Page cam )Nov 27, 2006 175 homepages , processes Jeff Veen [Interview] vee )Nov 7, 2006 174 interviews , usability , google , career Is Left-Hand Navigation Evil? Nov 5, 2006 173 navigation Five Simple Steps to Designing With Colour mar )Oct 19, 2006 172 colors The Ridiculous Discussion About Monitor Sizes and Screen Resolutions rob )Sep 28, 2006 171 viewport The Ultimate Web Page jus )Sep 19, 2006 170 tech-stacks , prioritization Optimal Width for 1024px Resolution? cam )Sep 14, 2006 169 viewport , optimization When the Web Team Gets It Totally Wrong ger )Sep 11, 2006 168 usability , user-focus Accessibility Has Not Been Taken Too Far joe )Aug 23, 2006 167 accessibility Giving You Fitts jen )Aug 22, 2006 166 principles , usability Ten Questions for Donna Maurer rus )Aug 2, 2006 165 interviews , information-architecture , usability Veerle Pieters Interview vee /dig )Jul 24, 2006 164 interviews , processes , business-relations An Interview With Molly E. Holzschlag mho )Jul 23, 2006 163 interviews , standards , css Eyetracking Web Forms Jul 14, 2006 162 forms , usability Real Hackers Don’t Use CSS emi )Jun 11, 2006 161 images , image-maps , links , standards Web Designer’s Guide to Print Design mar )Jun 8, 2006 160 guides , print Design Patterns May 23, 2006 159 design-patterns “Cascading Style Sheets: The Designer’s Edge” by Molly Holzschlag May 3, 2006 158 books , css Principles and Elements of Design dig )Apr 17, 2006 157 principles “Color for Websites” by Molly Holzschlag Apr 2, 2006 156 books , colors Content Is King Mar 16, 2006 155 content , metrics Accessibility First! A New Approach to Web Design Mar 3, 2006 154 studies , research , accessibility , link-lists Zoom Layouts Update Feb 4, 2006 153 layout , zooming , accessibility Exclusive: Web Design God Steve Krug Jan 23, 2006 152 interviews , usability Nine Tips for Designing Rich Internet Applications Jan 7, 2006 151 rich-internet-apps , tips-and-tricks The Value of Graphic Design jus )Jan 3, 2006 150 usability Avoid Edge Cases by Designing Up Front ali )Dec 5, 2005 149 processes Creating a CSS Design From Scratch Nov 22, 2005 148 html , css Interview With Andy Clarke (aka “Accessibility, the Gloves Come Off”) mal )Nov 4, 2005 147 interviews , accessibility , standards Good Designers Redesign, Great Designers Realign cam /ali )Oct 25, 2005 146 branding , career Nice Error Messages Oct 11, 2005 145 errors Documentation Takes Time—Make It Worth the Effort Sep 28, 2005 144 documentation , prioritization It’s Hard Being a Custodian rob )Sep 26, 2005 143 business-relations , quality Why AJAX Matters Now jes )Sep 16, 2005 142 ajax , javascript , web Dan Cederholm [Interview] sim +/dig )Sep 5, 2005 141 interviews , css 9 Lessons From 9 Years of Interface Design Aug 29, 2005 140 lessons , link-lists Is 1024 OK? jon )Aug 25, 2005 139 viewport , trends Simplicity Is Hard Work ger )Aug 15, 2005 138 simplicity Top 5 Web Design Mistakes nza )Aug 8, 2005 137 images , javascript , colors , fonts , mistakes 16 Things That Really Annoy Most Web Users Jul 29, 2005 136 web , metrics , user-experience , pop-ups , performance , link-rot , content , search , navigation Mobile Web Design—the Series cam )Jul 26, 2005 135 mobile Amazon: No Longer the Role Model for E-Commerce Design nng )Jul 25, 2005 134 amazon , ecommerce , usability How to: Design for Color Blindness Jul 19, 2005 133 how-tos , color-blindness , colors , accessibility Scrolling and Scrollbars nng )Jul 11, 2005 132 scrolling , usability Zoom Layout sto )Jun 24, 2005 131 layout , accessibility , zooming Lazy, Stupid, and Evil Design the )Jun 23, 2005 130 usability Open Source Design? dav )Jun 20, 2005 129 foss , html , css The Principles of Design dig )Jun 13, 2005 128 principles , fundamentals , link-lists Designing for the Subtlety of AJAX vee )Jun 12, 2005 127 ajax Ten Questions for Russ Weakley rus )Jun 4, 2005 126 standards , web-standards-group 10 Bad Project Warning Signs and )May 31, 2005 125 business-relations , project-management Ten Questions for Jason Santa Maria jas +)May 6, 2005 124 interviews , css Visual Communication and Web Application Design Apr 23, 2005 123 web-apps , usability Liquid vs. Fixed Apr 16, 2005 122 liquid-design , comparisons Innovative Design Inspired by Accessibility dig )Mar 30, 2005 121 accessibility Cameron Moll [Interview] cam +/dig )Mar 17, 2005 120 interviews Information Architecture as an Extension of Web Design dig )Feb 17, 2005 119 information-architecture , layout , hierarchy What Should Drive Site Organization and Design: Consistency or Flow? Feb 1, 2005 118 information-design , information-architecture , consistency , navigation Accessibility From the Ground Up mat /dig )Jan 20, 2005 117 accessibility , wcag , tables , colors , javascript , flash Big, Stark, and Chunky ali )Jan 11, 2005 116 accessibility , zooming , screen-magnification , examples , layout , navigation What Makes a Design Seem “Intuitive”? jms )Jan 10, 2005 115 usability Why Design Accessible Web Sites? Dec 16, 2004 114 accessibility , link-lists Color for Coders—Color and Design for the Non-Designer Dec 15, 2004 113 colors , concepts Why Usability Folks Don’t Focus on Visuals in Design Nov 23, 2004 112 usability Growing Up With Web Standards Nov 22, 2004 111 standards , css Invasion of the Body Switchers sib +/ali )Nov 19, 2004 110 accessibility , css Ten Questions for Roger Johansson rus )Nov 16, 2004 109 interviews , html , standards The End of Usability Culture dig )Nov 10, 2004 108 usability , culture Designing a CSS Layout With an Interesting Header Treatment Oct 20, 2004 107 layout , css Iterative Design jus )Oct 13, 2004 106 processes Please Make Me Think! Are High-Tech Usability Priorities Backwards? Oct 10, 2004 105 usability Rebranding the World Wide Web Consortium Sep 30, 2004 104 w3c , branding Speaking Up for Accessibility, Open Standards, and Good Design Sep 23, 2004 103 accessibility , standards , advocacy Ten Questions for Jon Hicks jon +)Sep 19, 2004 102 interviews , standards , css The Need for Web Design Standards nng )Sep 13, 2004 101 usability , conventions Liquid Bleach sto )Sep 3, 2004 100 liquid-design , css , case-studies Mastery, Mystery, and Misery: The Ideologies of Web Design nng )Aug 30, 2004 99 user-experience , concepts 