November 24, 2003
Good article on ALA abut consistent current navigation using php variables as page types. It’s one of those articles you read and go, “oh yeah” that makes sense.
It’s something that i’ve wrangled with for a while - how to get CSS down-states from just one php include. This shows you how.
November 14, 2003
Designing with Web Standards
Jeffrey Zeldman
Quite simply a book that will change the way you create websites. I don’t often say that, but in this case it’s true. I generally ignore most “Web Design” books because they have little or no value to me, but this one is very different.
Zeldman begins by explaining why we should create websites in a standard way, and why it’s so important for the future. The second half of the book is how to do it. If you ever wanted to truly understand css, rather than just dabble, this book will teach you the difference between your divs and ids, relatives and absolutes.
Go and buy it, it’s cheap and invaluable.
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I'm a graphic designer from near Cardiff in the UK. I've been a designer for over ten years now and primarily work on the web. I'm still partial to a bit of print every now and then though. I used to work for Agency.com in London as an Art Director before working as a Senior Designer for the BBC in sunny Cardiff. This was all before I took leave of my senses and formed my own design consultancy, Mark Boulton Design Ltd.
I've got a thing about grids and typography and occasionally ramble on about them to anyone who will listen.
If you're after simple, clean and effective web design; let me know.