Monthly Archives: March 2010

A Look into Color Theory in Web Design

A Look into Color Theory in Web Design.

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Why you only need to test with five users (explained): Measuring Usability

The five user number comes from the number of users you would need to detect approximately 85% of the problems in an interface, given that the probability a user would encounter a problem is about 31%. Most people either leave … Continue reading

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Online Font Converter

The Online Font Converter is a 100% free service converting fonts to/from: .dfont .eot .otf .pfb .pfm .suit .svg & .ttf via Online Font Converter. .eot is MS’s proprietary font format for websites and naturally the conversion software is PC-only.

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-17

@billba definately Samoas. in reply to billba # Listening to the Celtic Traditional: http://is.gd/aL30B station on Pandora. Rascal is howling along with the bagpipes. #

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Alfred App

Alfred is a quicklaunch application for Mac OS X, which aims to save you time in searching your local computer and the web. Whether it's maps, Amazon, eBay, Wikipedia, you can feed your web addiction quicker than ever before. via … Continue reading

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CSS in Depth: Floats and Positions | Spyre Studios

This week we’ll be discussing positions and floats as well as what the differences are and when it’s best to use them. Both floats and positions deal with the relationship of elements between each other. Without these, padding and margins … Continue reading

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Ask H&FJ: Four Ways to Mix Fonts

e thinnest possible serifs, Verlag through its insistently geometric motifs, and our new Vitesse typeface through its pairing of machined edges and racy curves. Together, these three mechanical faces create a dramatic typographical tension. via Ask H&FJ: Four Ways to … Continue reading

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CSS Border Radius with jQuery Sliders

CSS Border Radius with jQuery Sliders.

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The small & hr elements | HTML5 Doctor

We recently examined <i> and <b>, presentational HTML4 elements that have been given a new lease on semantic life. Two more elements that have undergone transmogrification to receive semantics in HTML5 are <small> and <hr>: via The small & hr … Continue reading

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-16

http://www.patientslikeme.com/ Find patients that share the same diagnosis as you, see their symptoms & treatments they’re receiving. # @devlynmoreland Glad to hear it. in reply to devlynmoreland #

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