Sean Corfield
Weblog of Sean Corfield.
He is the "Director of Architecture" @ macromedia
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Raymond Camden
Blog of Raymond Camden.
There are some nice usefull downloads and tips on his blog!
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Project : NEW - for new designers and designers new to standards
Ok while this isn't strictly speaking a blog it IS a very cool site that, over time, will provide a syllabus of material aimed at the new web designer or web designer new to working with webstandards.
And for the truly lazy, me included, you can sign up for an email when Kevin releases the next issue!
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Usability Test Data Logger
Most people use Microsoft Excel to analyse the results of usability tests, but did you know you can use it to collect the data too? This spreadsheet allows you to measure task completion rates, analyse questionnaire data, and summarise participant comments. It even includes a timer so you can measure time-on-task. Best of all its available free of charge! Don't forget to get the PDF to help you work your way though things if you've not used anything like this before Read MoreCSS
Compressing your CSS with PHP
If you write a CSS file for a medium sized website you may find, depending on the complexity of the site, that the file can get above 10kb quite quickly. Compressing your CSS in the method outlined below has proven to reduce the transfer size of the file by up to 75%. With this method all you need is PHP. Read MoreCSS
Stylesheets for handheld devices
Discussion on some of the issues concerning the use of CSS for handheld devices (using the media type "handheld"). Read MoreTools/Software
Visual Impairment Simulator for Windows
Developed by a senior design computer science student group at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Visual Impairment Simulator is an educational tool that can be used to inform computer users about what it is like to use a computer with a disability.
When the program runs, it manipulates the images on the user's screen so that it seems like the user has a visual impairment such as colorblindness or macular degeneration among others. The user will be able to pick which visual impairment to use and the severity of the impairment.
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StyleMaster 4 (CSS Editor)
New to CSS? Style Master has Wizards, over 30 standards based templates, built in help and an outstanding new CSS tutorial that will have you styling your own web standards sites in no time. Read MoreTools/Software