+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 2, Issue 46, May 7, 2004 An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 46 CONTENTS. SECTION ONE: New references. What's new at the Web Design Reference site? http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/webdesign/ New links in these categories: 01: ACCESSIBILITY. 02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. 03: COLOR. 04: EVALUATION & TESTING. 05: EVENTS. 06: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE. 07: JAVASCRIPT. 08: MISCELLANEOUS. 09: NAVIGATION. 10: PHP. 11: STANDARDS, GUIDELINES & PATTERNS. 12: TOOLS. 13: USABILITY. 14: XML. SECTION TWO: 15: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? [Contents ends.] ++ SECTION ONE: New references. +01: ACCESSIBILITY. What Is Web Accessibility? By Trenton Moss "While the methods we use to create accessible websites can be complex, the essential principles are simple: consider the obstacles your site presents to users who approach it differently than you do, then remove as many of those obstacles as you can. Trenton Moss provides a quick overview." http://www.alistapart.com/articles/wiwa/ Accessible Search Engine Optimization Techniques By Gez Lemon "The simplest and surest method of ensuring your documents are indexed correctly is to ensure your pages have good, accessible, and well-structured content...Techniques to trick search engines into ranking your content higher are unlikely to work, and could ultimately result in a ban. The accessible solution is not only better for your visitors, but also ensures you get plenty of them." http://www.juicystudio.com/accessible-seo/ Synchronized Multimedia Activity Launched By W3C "W3C is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Synchronized Multimedia (SYMM) Activity. The Synchronized Multimedia Working Group is co-chaired by Yoshihisa Gonno (Sony) and Guido Grassel (Nokia) and will extend the SMIL 2.0 W3C Recommendation. The Timed Text Working Group is chaired by Glenn Adams (XFSI) and is developing XML vocabulary and document types for subtitles and captions." http://www.w3.org/News/2004#item72 +02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Stylin' Forms By Meryl Evans "Take out your designer's scapel and prepare to give forms an extreme makeover without . Slight exaggeration, but adding a splash of color and changing the layout dramatically changes a room and the same concept applies to forms. The form code is also accessible. Note the