Tag Archives: technology

Will I bite the HTML and CSS bullet in 2011?

2010 has been a time when the next stage of web design was born with the introduction to most modern web browsers of HTML5 and CSS3.  I have dabbled and experimented as I expect most other designers have throughout the year, yet compliance always bugs me.

Do your best to cross browser test!

A number of web designers have decided to stop supporting some browsers and particularly Internet Explorer (IE6 to be precise), but as IE6 becomes the native browser for a number of smart phones is it right to dismiss what still can be a large and relevant section of your audience.

Keep your site graceful and enhanced

‘Graceful degradation’ and ‘progressive enhancement’ are terms that have crept into the web design world and I’ll admit that initially I didn’t know what they were or how they would affect the way I approach a design job, but after reading a few articles online and listening to a recent talk from Elliot Jay Stocks it proved [...]