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  • The Principles of Beautiful Web Design Book Review

    I think The Principles of Beautiful Web Design by Jason Beaird is a great book to read for those who wish to start off on the right foot when it comes to Web design. It’s also a good read for designers who would like to research improving their current methods by reading a book written by someone who has excelled in the medium.

    Originally posted April 30th, 2007. 11 Comments

  • Installing and Running WebKit in Linux Using Qt

    Running WebKit in Linux is quite easy now that it has been ported to Qt. This article is a walk through on installing WebKit in Ubuntu Feisty 7.04.

    Originally posted April 23rd, 2007. 26 Comments

  • Thinking with Type Book Review

    Effectively working with type is a craft in and of itself. Having the ability to use typography to solidify a design is something I hold in high regard as an admirable talent. There is a rich history behind the art of type and Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton goes to great lengths to describe much of that history.

    Originally posted April 16th, 2007. 3 Comments

  • Improving Your Process: Site Planning Guides

    Sometimes improving your process not only helps yourself, it can benefit your clients as well. Using your time more effectively allows a client to receive more time and effort from you focused on enhancing the project as opposed to spending time resolving miscommunication. Site planning guides are a good way to use direct client input to help steer your project.

    Originally posted April 9th, 2007. 5 Comments

  • Linux Font Equivalents to Popular Web Typefaces

    Linux should not be ignored when thinking about typography on the Web. I’ve taken some time to compile a list of fonts that ship by default with Ubuntu with type that has come to be considered Web safe.

    Originally posted April 2nd, 2007. 39 Comments