daily links

Links for January 18th

tinySrc

This is an easy way to scale images to fit the display where they'll be used. This kind of thing is incredibly important as the conversations around web design that is responsive to device sizes and capabilities continues.

tags:

performance

tools

mobile

design

Links for January 13th

Reclaiming the Mission » Death of a Church Plant – Some Reflections and Hope for the Future of Missional Church Planting

Observations on planting (real) missional communities – the struggles, needs, expectations, and approaches. I can't tell you how much these words (a bit dark though they are) have encouraged me that maybe it's not a lost cause for me to be deeply involved in such a thing.

tags:

ministry

church

missiology

mission

Links for January 11th

A List Apart: Articles: A Simpler Page

"How do you create elegantly typeset, gloriously balanced reading experiences when tablets render type differently and support different fonts, text can extend in every direction, and type can change size? Craig Mod (Flipboard, Art Space Tokyo) addresses these questions and presents the initial release of Bibliotype, an HTML baseline typography library for tablet reading."

tags:

books

css

typography

design

Links for January 6th

Nike Better World

Nike's new Better World site has some great HTML5, and also tries to show the role sports (and Nike) play in making the world a better place. Nike still confuses me, as I'm still not sure about the ethics of their manufacturing, but I do hear that they have improved?

tags:

design

html5

Export Delicious Bookmarks

Export Delicious Bookmarks:

This serves two purposes: one is to test a WordPress import of tumblr posts, and the other is to remind delicious users to export their bookmarks.

Links for December 15th

24 ways: An Introduction to CSS 3-D Transforms

This shows a number of ways we can use CSS 3D transforms, what kind of properties they can affect, and what kind of support there is (only Safari, at this point).

tags:

design

css3

css

24 ways: Real Animation Using JavaScript, CSS3, and HTML5 Video

Just what it says: real animation with CSS3 and JavaScript. But this is showing us the difference between moving things around and really animating them, and that's what makes it unique in a sea of crappy JavaScript tutorials.

tags:

css

jquery

javascript

animation

css3

Links for December 14th

A List Apart: Articles: Testing Content

"Whether the purpose of your site is to convince people to do something, to buy something, or simply to inform, testing only whether they can find information or complete transactions is a missed opportunity: Is the content appropriate for the audience? Can they read and understand what you’ve written?"

tags:

usability

content-strategy

design

Links for December 9th

LukeW | Touch-based App Design for Toddlers

I've never designed anything specifically for children, or (as far as I know) anything that children would have been interested in using. But maybe that will change, and regardless it is important to learn how to look at design this way.

tags:

usability

user-experience

design

Links for December 7th

24 ways: Golden Spirals

This concept of designing on a golden spiral ratio is new to me, and fascinating.

tags:

css3

css

design

Links for December 6th

24 ways: Wrapping Things Nicely with HTML5 Local Storage

An introduction to the localStorage API in HTML5.

tags:

performance

storage

javascript

html5

Should White Men Feel Guilty? » Sociological Images

"Tim Wise answers just this question in this 2 1/2 minute clip featured on his website.  Sneak peak: His answer begins with 'No. You should feel angry.'"

tags:

culture