+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 9, Issue 03, July 16, 2010. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 03 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: EVALUATION & TESTING. 04: EVENTS. 05: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE. 06: JAVASCRIPT. 07: MISCELLANEOUS. 08: PHP. 09: STANDARDS, GUIDELINES & PATTERNS. 10: TOOLS. 11: USABILITY. SECTION TWO: 12: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? [Contents ends.] ++ SECTION ONE: New references. +01: ACCESSIBILITY. Content Strategy and Accessibility By Steve Grobschmidt. IÕve been thinking about how content strategy correlates with accessibility. Effective content presentation most definitely helps create a more accessible experience. http://www.theaccessibility.com/2010/07/content-strategy-accessibility/ PDF Accessibility and Usability Issues By Adnan Ansari. "The Portable Document Format (PDF) may be one of the most popular formats for posting documents to the Web, but it can also present a variety of barriers to access for people using screen-reading technologies. In this presentation, Sean Keegan, a premier expert on document and web accessibility, will address usability and accessibility issues of the PDF, strategies for the creation of accessible electronic documents, and the appropriate use of software applications to ensure accessibility of web documents..." http://www.adnanansari.com/?p=961 Accessibility - Adobe Videos "Join Adobe experts for a wide-ranging series of tutorials, demos and discussions about the fundamental techniques and best practices for making your PDFs, websites and RIAs compliant with the latest Accessibility standards." http://tv.adobe.com/show/accessibility-adobe +02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Flexible Web Layouts with CSS3 Media Queries By Chris Mills. "This article introduces you to media queries, a CSS3 module that already works with most modern desktop browsers (including support announced for Internet Explorer 9), as well as many browsers for alternative browsing devices, such as Opera Mobile and Opera Mini and Mobile Safari. With media queries, you can apply rules dynamically based on screen width/height, resolution, aspect ratio, and other browser/device properties." http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1604236&seqNum=1 Font Metrics and Vertical Space in CSS By Tim Brown. We put a lot of effort into the quality of the fonts in the Typekit library. As part of that work, we've been researching the relationship between font math and CSS, and would like to share what we've found. If you've ever wondered why some fonts look smaller than others at the same typeset size, or why the vertical space between lines of text is such a guessing game, this post is for you. http://blog.typekit.com/2010/07/14/font-metrics-and-vertical-space-in-css/ Top 5 Mistakes of Massive CSS (Video) By Michael Calore. "Huge CSS files can gunk up your page loads, creating annoying wait times for your readers and (if things get really bad) even driving people away before the page fully loads...." http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/07/video-top-5-mistakes-of-massive-css/ +03: EVALUATION & TESTING. The Distance Between Maker and User By Joshua Porter. "...As the distance between the maker and user increases, so does the difficulty of designing a great user experience..." http://52weeksofux.com/post/800723783/the-distance-between-maker-and-user +04: EVENTS. World Usability Day November 11, 2010. Online. http://www.worldusabilityday.org/ +06: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE. Design Better And Faster With Rapid Prototyping By Lyndon Cerejo. "...Prototypes range from rough paper sketches to interactive simulations that look and function like the final product. The keys to successful rapid prototyping are revising quickly based on feedback and using the appropriate prototyping approach. Rapid prototyping helps teams experiment with multiple approaches and ideas, it facilitates discussion through visuals instead of words, it ensures that everyone shares a common understanding, and it reduces risk and avoids missed requirements, leading to a better design faster..." http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/16/design-better-faster-with-rapid-prototyping/ +07: JAVASCRIPT. Re-Evaluating How to Teach JavaScript By Tom Barker. "Last year my department brought in Douglas Crockford to do a deep dive into the advanced features and uses of JavaScript. This training had a profound impact on how I think about and use JavaScript..." http://insideria.com/2010/07/re-evaluating-how-to-teach-jav.html +06: MISCELLANEOUS. Tim Berners-Lee. Confirming The Exact Location Where the Web Was Invented By David Galbraith. "I wrote to Tim Berners-Lee after exploring CERN last week, looking for the location where the web was invented, his replies regarding the exact locations are below..." http://davidgalbraith.org/uncategorized/the-exact-location-where-the-web-was-invented/2343/ +08: PHP. Three Advanced Object-Oriented PHP Features You Need to Know By W. Jason Gilmore. "In this article I'll introduce you to three of PHP's advanced object-oriented features which seem to not have garnered the attention they deserve. The topics discussed here should be useful whether you're a relative newcomer to object-oriented development and are looking to expand your knowledge, or have a background using languages such as Java or C# and are trying to learn more about what PHP has to offer." http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/Jason_Gilmore061510.php3 +09: STANDARDS, GUIDELINES & PATTERNS. No Browser Supports HTML5 Yet. Part 1. The Rant. By Lars Gunther. Yes, you've read that headline correctly. There are so many websites that measure HTML5 readiness in one way or another, and so many marketing pitches that claim HTML5 support for browser X, Y or Z. But the crux of the matter is this. Supporting HTML 5, regardless of definition, is not a boolean proposition. I.e. It's not something you do or do not, it is something you do more or less..." http://itpastorn.blogspot.com/2010/07/no-browser-supports-html5-yet-part-1.html No Browser Supports HTML5 Yet. Part 2. Technology. By Lars Gunther. "...My main gripe with browser vendors not using solid shipping criteria for stable versions, but releasing flawed and incomplete implementations of HTML5, is that it may lead to flawed and incomplete web sites..." http://itpastorn.blogspot.com/2010/07/no-browser-supports-html5-yet-part-2.html Does Your Browser Really Support HTML5 and CSS3? By Adrian Roselli. "...remind people not to get caught up in the marketing hype and the gee-whiz factor of the technology. Understanding your users, their available browser features, and the business cases for implementing a particular technology are the better methods for guiding how you should build for the web. If you want to play with the cool new gadgets and features, do it on your own time, don't make your users or clients pay for it." http://blog.adrianroselli.com/2010/07/does-your-browser-really-support-html5.html Your Questions Answered #10 By Richard Clark. "The clinic is getting busy with more HTML5 ailments. This week, we'll cover using sections within a footer,