Web Development Foundations

Non-Breaking Space Show

2012-01-28T08:16:00.001-06:00

Check out the new Non-Breaking Space Show — it's a podcast by web professionals and authors Christopher Schmitt and Dave McFarland. They chat with the "best and brightest on the web about what and why they do what they do."

SOPA

2012-01-18T13:47:00.006-06:00

SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, will do much more than stop pirated media on the Web — SOPA gives the government the power to block and censor websites. See http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa/ for more information on related issues.

W3C Conference Presentations Streamed Live

2011-11-14T15:53:00.004-06:00

W3Conf: Practical Standards for Web Professionals will be held on November 15-16, 2011. There is a well-rounded line up of presentations including web standards, HTML5, CSS, and universal access. See the conference presentation schedule. What's really cool is that the presentations will be streamed live and archived at http://www.w3.org/conf/live.html.

Silk: Amazon's New Browser

2011-09-30T06:25:00.004-05:00

Amazon recently released their new Kindle Fire, which is an Android-based 7 inch tablet WiFi device. In addition to the Kindle e-reader app, the Fire includes access to the Amazon AppStore (but not the Android Marketplace), typical utilities (like e-mail access), and a spanking new browser called Silk. Watch the video below to find out how Amazon leverages cloud processing to speed the

Get Started with HTML5 Today!

2011-09-05T18:51:00.026-05:00

There is a lot of buzz about HTML5 these days, which will be the successor to HTML 4 and replace XHTML. If you already use HTML 4 or XHTML to design web pages, you're probably wondering how to begin using HTML5.Currently in draft status, HTML5 is a superset of HTML 4, provides for the use of XHTML-like syntax (such as enclosing attributes within quotation marks, and always coding both opening and

Adobe's Expressive Web

2011-08-02T09:07:00.004-05:00

Adobe's new resource site, http://theexpressiveweb.com, showcases new HTML5 & CSS3 coding techniques, including CSS3 Animations, CSS3 Media Queries, HTML5 Canvas, Web Storage, and more! The site is organized by coding techniques, called "features" by Adobe — and provides for each feature with an overview, examples, browser support chart, detection and fallback strategies, and list of related

Expansion of TLDs

2011-06-20T08:52:00.003-05:00

Need a change from the the old .com, .net, .biz domains? We'll look for more variety in the future. ICANN has approved the expansion of generic TLDs and will accept new TLD applications from companies/organizations to create TLDs for their brand or company names. Sound too good to be true? Well, there's a catch. With an $185,000 application fee and an annual $25,000 fee, you need deep pockets.

Mobile Apps: Basics of Web Design Review

2011-05-15T20:00:00.005-05:00

Need to review concepts from the Basics of Web Design: HTML5 & CSS3 textbook? There's an app for that!Android Market: Basics of Web Design ReviewiTunes App Store: Basics of Web Design ReviewThe app provides a mobile way for students to check their knowledge of the concepts and topics in the book; featuring a review quiz for each chapter with 10 randomly chosen questions. Students can practice and

Trial Version of Dreamweaver CS5

2011-04-14T16:38:00.003-05:00

With Adobe's announcement about CS5.5 it's become temporarily difficult to find the free trial Dreamweaver download on their site. Here's a direct link to the download:https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?ref=sup&product=dreamweaver

New HTML5 Logo from the W3C

2011-01-19T11:38:00.004-06:00

The W3C's new HTML5 logo is here! Visit http://www.w3.org/html/logo for free downloads of image files, free stickers, and other fun stuff. Although some may question the need for a "logo", it's one way to spread the word about this emerging technology.The key is the concept of progressive enhancement — use HTML5 new elements, attributes, and features to enhance web pages rather than for mission

New HTML5 & CSS3 Textbook

2011-01-07T13:07:00.004-06:00

Looking ahead to an early March, 2011 publishing date for my new textbook, Basics of Web Design: HTML5 & CSS3! The textbook takes a unique approach to prepare students to design web pages that work today in addition to being ready to take advantage of new HTML5 coding techniques of the future. Use HTML5 Today! To meet this challenging goal, Basics of Web Design: HTML5 & CSS3

Google SEO Guide

2010-11-23T07:00:00.005-06:00

Check out the new Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide from Google. Using a baseball card website as an example, the guide clearly demonstrates techniques that web developers and web designers can build into a site. Seach Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques for mobile sites are also provided.

New Adobe Flash CS5 Tutorial

2010-08-16T10:08:00.001-05:00

The tutorial has been updated for Adobe Flash CS5:Adobe Flash CS5 Banner Tutorial

New Adobe Fireworks CS5 Tutorial

2010-08-16T10:06:00.003-05:00

The tutorial has been updated for Adobe Fireworks CS5:Adobe Fireworks CS5 Banner Tutorial

New Adobe Photoshop CS5 Tutorial

2010-08-16T10:04:00.001-05:00

The tutorial for Adobe Photoshop has been updated for CS5:Adobe Photoshop CS5 Banner Tutorial.

Internationalized Domain Names Have Arrived

2010-05-07T07:57:00.006-05:00

Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) are domain names represented by non-Latin (think of characters not in the standard alphabet) local language characters such as Arabic or Chinese. Such domain names could contain letters or characters from non-ASCII scripts (for example, Arabic or Chinese). The first three production non-Latin top-level domains were placed in the DNS root zone on May 5, 2010.

The Growing Importance of Social Media

2010-04-21T07:43:00.003-05:00

Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn ... the list can go on and on. Social media seems intertwined with our daily lives. Check out Erik Qualman's slick video that answers the question, "Is Social Media a Fad?"The statistics to support the statements in the video are available at Socialnomics.net.

HTML5 Online Conference

2010-03-27T06:48:00.000-06:00

If you've been looking for a quick way to get up-to-speed on HTML5, check out ThinkVitamin's HTML5 Online Conference on April 12, 2010. It's four hours of online presentations from some leading edge web developers:An Introduction to HTML5HTML5 Canvas, Video & FormsHTML5 Web Sockets, Web Workers, and Geolocation UnleasehedHTML5 Storage APIsPurchase HTML5 Conference Ticket Here

CS5 Launch Announced by Adobe

2010-03-25T10:39:00.002-06:00

It's here — the new version of Adobe's Creative Suite, CS5. Adobe will launch Creative Suite 5 during a webinar on April 12, 2010.

Google Moving Forward on YouTube Accessibility

2010-03-13T09:28:00.002-06:00

Google recently announced that their pilot auto-captioning project will be expanded to include all English language videos on YouTube. Not only is this a huge step in increasing the accessibility of YouTube content, auto-captions are also useful in searching for video content. Although speech-to-text technology is not perfect, the owner of the video has the option to download the auto-generated

Interview Posted at WebProfessionals.org

2010-02-25T05:47:00.006-06:00

Wondering if web development/design may be right for you? For a brief overview of the web development programs at Harper College and a description of the career, check out my interview at WebProfessionals.org.

Universal Design for the Web

2010-02-14T10:57:00.001-06:00

The Center for Universal Design defines universal design as "the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design." See http://terrymorris.net/universaldesign for a video overview of universal design for the web. Awareness of universal design by web developers has been steadily increasing. Web

Apple Announces "iPad"

2010-01-27T18:35:00.004-06:00

The long awaited tablet device from Apple was announced today. The iPad, a touchscreen tablet computer that access the Web via WiFi and the AT&T network. More about the iPad.

CSS3 RGBA Color

2010-01-25T06:13:00.004-06:00

Looking for ways to use transparency and color? Check out RGBa color, part of the CSS3 working draft, to configure both color and alpha (tranparency) with CSS. All major browsers with the exception of Internet Explorer (are you listening, Microsoft?) support RGBA color. 24ways.com offers a brief overview of RGBA Color.

A List Apart Survey

2010-01-18T08:16:00.005-06:00

A List Apart is conducting their annual survey of web professionals. Check out http://alistapart.com/articles/survey2009 to take the survey. You might also be interested in the analysis of the 2008 survey results.

Technology Predictions for 2010

2009-12-24T06:20:00.005-06:00

Wondering what's in store technology-wise for the new year? Check out Newsweek's technology predictions for 2010. The most intriguing is the long-awaited Apple tablet netbook, described as a 10-12 inch full color touch screen tablet device that can access the Web, online newspapers, and books (and may possibly run Mac OS X). And if the price really is as low as rumored (possibly as low as $600) —

Visible Tweets

2009-11-01T11:05:00.002-06:00

Jump into the twitterstream and explore your favorite topic on Twitter in a visual way at http://www.visualtweets.com. This could be an effective attention-getting method when introducing a new topic class or beginning a presentation.

The Social Media Count

2009-11-01T11:00:00.001-06:00

Check out the Social Media Count for a visual look at the growth of social media.

CSS Property Review

2009-07-25T15:46:00.003-05:00

Announcing a new resource on the Web Development & Design Foundations textbook companion site: CSS Property Review.Use this Ajax application to review your knowledge of CSS properties:Begin typing the name of a CSS property in the text box. As you type, a list of suggested CSS property names will be displayed. When you type a complete CSS property name, a description of the property is shown.

Web Design Best Practices Checklist (redux)

2009-07-13T07:59:00.002-05:00

Another article in Smashing Magazine includes a link to the Web Design Best Practices Checklist. Check out Cameron Chapman's 6/29/09 article, 45 Incredibly Useful Checklists and Questionnaires.

OWEA - Open Web Education Alliance

2009-06-29T08:11:00.003-05:00

The new W3C incubator group, The Open Web Education Alliance (OWEA), is expected to have a significant positive impact promoting web standards and best practices to the realm of web education. OWEA's mission of OWEA is to bring together companies, schools, and organizations involved in shaping the education of Web professionals to explore the issues around the topic of Web development education

Web Design Best Practices Checklist

2009-05-31T22:27:00.005-05:00

Smashing Magazine included a link to the Web Design Best Practices Checklist in Cameron Chapman's May 14, 2008 article, Non Profit Website Design: Examples and Best Practices.

WolframAlpha — Beyond Search Engines

2009-05-18T07:31:00.004-05:00

Check out WolframAlpha (http://wolframalpha.com) — a computational knowlege engine. The rather lofty goal of WolframAlpha's developers is to "make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone"! They're collecting objective data, implementing models, methods, and algorithms, with the final aim to "build on the achievements of science and other systematizations of

Zeldman Explains "What are web standards and why are they important?

2009-04-10T09:16:00.005-05:00

Jeffrey Zeldman, one of the founders of The Web Standards Project, discusses how the movement for web standards began, why it succeeded, his thoughts on design, accessibility, validation, and more... My fav quote is Zeldman's take on design, "..design, like everything in life is about understanding what the problems are, solving those problems, and there's always trade offs."

WCAG 2.0 Resources

2009-03-27T05:29:00.004-06:00

Check out Patrick Lauke's presentation, "What you need to know about WCAG 2.0" for an overview of how WCAG 2.0 differs from WCAG 1.0 and, well, what you need to know about WCAG 2.0. :) The ATRC Web Accessibility Checker is now available — it's an online testing tool that checks for WCAG 2.0 compliance. The tool conducts a number of automated tests and also notes areas that must be checked

Microsoft Expression SuperPreview

2009-03-24T19:15:00.004-06:00

Wouldn't you like a convenient way to test your web pages in multiple versions of Internet Explorer on the same machine? Try Microsoft Expression Web SuperPreview — beta version available for free download. This stand-alone application provides a way for you to test your pages and easily compare the rendering of the various flavors of IE — a productivity boon for web developers everywhere. Of

Web Standards Project InterAct Curriculum Framework

2009-03-18T17:54:00.006-06:00

The Web Standards Project (WaSP) recently announced a new web design curriculum framework, InterAct, intended to be a living curriculum to help schools, colleges and universities bridge the gap between educators and industry best practices. There is a wealth of course materials that educators can adapt or adopt as best meets their needs — including assignments, projects, exam questions, resource

WCAG 2.0

2008-12-11T18:32:00.002-06:00

A new day has dawned for web accessibility -- the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Web Content Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) has finally reached W3C Recommendation status it's now an official web standard. The WCAG 2.0 Guidelines are organized around the following four principles (use the acronym POUR to remember them):Content must be PerceivableInterface components in

Web Teacher Review

2008-12-02T13:36:00.000-06:00

Check out Web Teacher's review of Web Development & Design Foundations with XHTML. Here's an excerpt:"This book is 100% courseware, a complete curriculum with project files, test and discussion questions, careful planning of objectives and learning activities, and resources for students at the Addison Wesley site for the book. ... Very complete. It deals with code, design, ethics, accessibility,

Google Celebrates 10th Birthday!

2008-09-27T09:35:00.000-05:00

Was it only ten years ago that the Web was without Google? If you'd like to know more about Google's origins (including a photo of their start-up garage), have fun exploring Google's Tenth Birthday page and Interactive Timeline.

OneWebDay - 9/22

2008-09-21T09:47:00.001-05:00

Press release: On the third annual “Earth Day for the Internet”, communities across the country are holding events to learn about and advocate for that marvel of modern infrastructure, the Internet. It happens in the United States and around the world on OneWebDay, Monday, September 22, 2008.

Which Browser Will Gain the Most Market Share?

2008-09-09T16:50:00.000-05:00

See PC World for a an overview of the new browser wars -- between Chrome, IE8, and Firefox 3.1. Find out how they compare in areas of security, speed, reliability, etc. According to PC World, Google's Chrome browser is poised to take more market share away from Firefox than from IE8. Only time will tell.....

Google's new browser -- Chrome

2008-09-02T06:35:00.003-05:00

Google is due to release a beta today of its new browser named Google Chrome. See http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/ for a comic book intro to Chrome. Download Google Chrome. View Chrome FAQs.

Target's Lack of Web Accessibility == SIX Million Dollars

2008-08-30T07:25:00.001-05:00

Look for more organizations to increase their focus on web accessibility — Target and NFB just reached a $6 million dollar settlement. See http://webaim.org/blog/target-lawsuit-settled/ for an overview.

One Trillion Pages....

2008-08-05T08:13:00.000-05:00

Google's Official Blog recently reported, "even our search engineers stopped in awe about just how big the web is these days -- when our systems that process links on the web to find new content hit a milestone: 1 trillion (as in 1,000,000,000,000) unique URLs on the web at once!" The article also has a high-level overview of how Google keeps up with the Web. :-)

Web Standards Project Curriculum Framework

2008-07-31T13:34:00.001-05:00

The Web Standards Project (WaSP) just announced the WaSP Curriculum Framework. The framework's goal is to identify the skill sets and competencies that aspiring Web professionals need to acquire to prepare them for their chosen careers. Outlines for a set of foundation courses that can be readily adapted into an existing program at a college, school, or university will be released in March 2009.

New Google Knol

2008-07-31T07:38:00.001-05:00

Google has launched a beta of Knol — kind of like Wikipedia with a twist. Google defines a knol as "a unit of knowledge" and explains that a knol is an "authoritative article about a specific topic".Just like Wikipedia, anyone can post an article. See Web Design Best Practices for an example. :-)

Alexa : More than Search Results

2008-07-25T19:20:00.000-05:00

Alexa lives up to its tagline: A Web Information Company — providing more than search results. You can use Alexa to find out more about a web site: with displays of an overview (including a screen capture and contact information), traffic statistics (when available), sites linking in, and a direct link to the Web Archive to view how the site looked in the past.

Do You Grok Grokker?

2008-07-24T05:31:00.000-05:00

Grokker offers both an outline view and a visual view of search results. This provides a way to easily drill down into topics of interest in an organized manner and search within the results. Grokker searches your choice of Yahoo!, Wikipedia, and Amazon Books for information. An interesting twist is that Grokker can be licensed by businesses as an enterprise search management tool to mine their

TouchGraph: Visually Show Connections Between Web Sites

2008-07-23T08:18:00.003-05:00

TouchGraph's Java applet will visually display connections between websites related to the search term you enter. There are three flavors of TouchGraph:TouchGraph Google offers an intriguing method to explore a topic when brainstorming.TouchGraph Amazon visually displays books related to a topic.TouchGraph Facebook provides an new way to explore your friends and connections.

KartOO: A Mind Map of the Web

2008-07-22T07:44:00.001-05:00

Continuing this week's topic of search engines — you may want to explore your favorite topic using KartOO. This visual search engine builds a mind map of websites related to your search terms. Somehow, exploring a cloud of websites is more fun than looking at page after page of text-based search engine results. :-)

New Search Engine - Searchme!

2008-07-21T20:25:00.000-05:00

Searchme is a visual search engine that begins to show you results while you are typing your keyword or phrase. In addition to the expected search engine results page (SERP), Searchme displays the home pages of the web pages in a "deck" across the upper part of the page. A handy tool for those who think visually!

Firefox 3 Launched

2008-06-26T16:48:00.000-05:00

Well, I've really been in "summer vacation" mode recently and missed posting about the launch of Firefox 3. A world record was set for Firefox 3 downloads — over eight million — on 6/17 for the most software downloaded within 24 hours. Check out this screencast of Firefox 3's new features and the download your own copy at: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/.

ICANN Approves Recommendation for New TLDs

2008-06-26T16:40:00.001-05:00

ICANN will initiate a process for applications for new top level domain (TLD) names. In addition the current TLDs such as .com, .biz, etc., the press release states, "This proposal allows applicants for new names to self-select their domain name so that choices are most appropriate for their customers or potentially the most marketable." So, the sky's the limit for creativity here — whether it's

New Accessible Web Design & Compliance Certificate

2008-05-06T20:20:00.001-05:00

Harper College's new Accessible Web Design & Compliance Certificate was just approved by the State of Illinois. There is an increased focus in the technology industry and in society on accessibility. Information technology (including web sites) is expected to provide accommodations in order to be accessible for all individuals. The certificate was added to address learning needs generated by the

New Adobe Photoshop Express Beta

2008-04-15T14:18:00.001-05:00

Adobe launched a new beta version of Adobe Photoshop Express. This Rich Internet Application (RIA) is free -- all you need to do is sign up! You'll be able to store up to 2GB of images, edit your images, and share them online.

WOW Technology Minute Podcast

2008-01-31T15:20:00.000-06:00

January 2008 is turning out to be quite a month... check out my one-minute podcast interview about web design best practices and accessibility at the WOW Technology Minute.

Outstanding e-Learning Faculty Award

2008-01-20T10:24:00.000-06:00

The Instructional Technology Council (ITC) recently announced the recipients of their 2008 Awards for Excellence.Harper College Associate Professor Terry Morris was named the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding e-Learning Faculty Award for Excellence.The ITC is a national organization that promotes effective use of technology to enhance distance learning. Member institutions may nominate an

Netscape's Demise

2008-01-07T07:36:00.000-06:00

AOL announced that support of the Netscape browser will end on February 1, 2008. Back in the days of Netscape Gold, this browser was considered the latest and greatest. Netscape made available an open-source build called Mozilla, which has grown in popularity as Mozilla Firefox.

A Preview of HTML 5

2007-12-04T06:52:00.000-06:00

Want a preview of the next new version of HTML and be the first on your block to know about the new

10 Future Web Trends

2007-09-07T05:55:00.000-05:00

Read/Write Web has posted a list of 10 Web trends to watch for. Some may be familiar to you but others may be new. The trends are: Semantic Web, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Worlds, Mobile, Attention Economy, Web Sites as Web Services, Online Video / Internet TV, Rich Internet Apps, International Web, and Personalization. Intrigued? Explore the post and its related links.

New Adobe CS3 Tutorials

2007-08-23T18:17:00.000-05:00

New tutorials are available for Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Fireworks CS3, and Adobe Flash CS3. Each tutorial walks you through creating a logo banner for a web site. The Fireworks and Photoshop tutorials also introduce techniques for creating navigation buttons. The Flash tutorial introduces motion tweens, shape tweens, symbols, and behaviors.

The Rise of Ruby on Rails

2007-07-25T16:12:00.000-05:00

Ruby on Rails has been around for a few years as one of the open source server-side programming languages for the Web. With Microsoft's announcement of its own implementation, IronRuby, you can expect this language to get a lot of attention. Read eWeek's Rise of Ruby on Rails for an overview of where this technology is headed.

Apple Safari Browser for Windows

2007-06-12T08:50:00.000-05:00

Apple recently released a beta version of its Safari Browser for Windows. See http://www.apple.com/safari/ for a free download. Why should you consider using this browser? According to Apple, "The fastest web browser on any platform, Safari loads pages up to 2 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2. And it executes JavaScript up to 2.8 times faster than

HTML 5 - the next version of XHTML/HTML

2007-05-18T06:59:00.000-05:00

Back in March 2007 a previous post discussed the founding of the new HTML working group at the W3C. It's recently been resolved that "HTML 5" will be the name of the W3C's next HTML specification.

New! Flash Slideshow Tutorial

2007-04-29T12:19:00.000-05:00

Try out the new Flash Slideshow Tutorial. The slideshow uses Flash but you don't need to know how to develop in Flash to download and configure the slideshow to display your own images! That's because the slideshow utilizes an easy to edit text-based XML file to configure the file names of the images that it displays.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

2007-04-06T10:00:00.000-05:00

Adobe is releasing a new version of Dreamweaver called Dreamweaver CS3 in mid-April. Visit http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/features/ for an overview of what's new. Highlights include improved CSS and XML support. You may need to upgrade your computer before trying out this new software -- the Windows version requires Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista along with 1GB of RAM. The

The Next Version of XHTML May Be HTML 5

2007-03-23T09:08:00.001-06:00

An independent group, WHAT-WG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group), has been working outside of the official W3C since 2004 towards a new "version" of HTML. In March 2007 the W3C announced a new official HTML Working Group that is expected to build on and extend WHAT-WG's efforts.According to the W3C HTML Working Group's charter, their charge is to recommend a new standard that

The World, Technology, Education, and the Future

2007-03-19T08:24:00.000-06:00

What are the implications of this video to you, your family, your education, your career, your future?

At one time even books were a "new" technology

2007-03-19T08:21:00.000-06:00

A look at Web 2.0

2007-02-09T06:41:00.000-06:00

Play the video below for an enlightening perspective of the impact of Web 2.0. The video was created by Michael Wesch.

The Big Three Search Engines Agree!

2006-12-30T08:26:00.000-06:00

Google's SiteMap XML protocol provides a method for a web developer to publish a map of a site and submit it to Google. The purpose is to describe pages to be listed in the search engine. It's designed to let organizations guide Google's crawlers and should help get pages indexed more quickly and thoroughly. The big news is that now Microsoft and Yahoo! have agreed to also use this protocol!

EV SSL Certificates

2006-12-26T19:40:00.000-06:00

Verisign has issued the first Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificate to overstock.com. EV SSL is a new standardized validation process created by CA/Browser Forum, a voluntary organization of leading certification authorities and vendors of Internet browser software and other applications. EV SSL Certificates maximize consumer confidence when visiting Web sites by providing another visual cue (

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Released

2006-10-30T07:02:00.000-06:00

Mozilla recently announced the release of Firefox 2.0. Visit http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ for a free download. New features include improved tabbed browsing, session restore, "Live Titles", and more....

Internet Explorer 7 Released!

2006-10-23T09:48:00.000-05:00

Microsoft recently released a new version of its popular browser. Check out the at CNET review of IE7.

browsershots.org

2006-09-12T07:32:00.000-05:00

When testing your website it's a great idea to test in as many browsers and platforms as you can. Visit http://www.browsershots.org and submit your URL -- selecting the browsers and platforms for testing. Your request is placed in a queue and the (eventual) response will be a collection of browser screen shots. View a sample browsershots results page.

Just for fun: Popular URLs

2006-04-20T11:50:00.000-05:00

Visit http://www.popurls.com to explore links to a collection of popular content from a variety of sites including Digg, Furl, YouTube, Slashdot, Yahoo News, Flickr, Spurl, Del, etc. Have fun!

Enlightening Web Design Review

2006-04-18T06:33:00.000-05:00

Check out the article at Digital Web Magazine by McClurg-Genevese. The author analyzes various designs at CSS Zen Garden and discusses how the principles and elements of design were used to create these innovative and imaginative Web design compositions.

Firefox Browser 14% US Market Share

2005-11-07T09:23:00.000-06:00

A recent report by OneStat.com shows the Firefox Browser with a 14.07% market share in the US and an 11.51% global market share. Read the detailed report.

Treehouse -- new e-zine for web developers

2005-10-13T10:12:00.000-05:00

The first issue was just released. Treehouse is a PDF-based web development magazine. Find the free download at http://particletree.com/treehouse/ .

New Fireworks Tutorial Available

2005-09-25T10:49:00.000-05:00

An introductory Fireworks 8 Tutorial is now available at http://www.webdevfoundations.net/fireworks8. This tutorial walks you through creating a logo banner and buttons for a website.

Macromedia Studio 8 Released

2005-09-13T07:14:00.000-05:00

See http://www.macromedia.com/software/ for free trial downloads of the Macromedia Studio 8 applications. Enjoy!

Student CD Materials Available Online

2005-09-13T07:13:00.000-05:00

The Second Edition Student CD is now available online!See http://www.aw-bc.com/cssupport/FelkeMorris.html for free download.

New Release of Macromedia Web Authoring Tools

2005-08-11T07:44:00.000-05:00

Macromedia announced a new release of Macromedia Studio. View this article for information on new features in Macromedia Dreamweaver 8.

E-Commerce Web Site Design

2005-07-28T06:11:00.000-05:00

Want to know what annoys visitors most about e-commerce web sites? Visit http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a132265a76234924a0 to review results from a recent survey by Hostway.

Choosing a Web Host

2005-07-08T15:59:00.000-05:00

The text contains a handy checklist to help you compare web host features and pricing. But that's just the beginning in researching a web host, see the Chapter 8 Resource Page for tips on researching potential web hosts.

Corporate Blogging!

2005-07-07T07:55:00.000-05:00

Backbone Media's Corporate Blogging Survey 2005 reports that "corporate blogs are giving established corporations and obscure brands the ability to connect with their audiences on a personal level, build trust, collect valuable feedback... at the same time benefiting in ways that are tangible to the sales and marketing side of the business." They share a list of lessons learned, including

Color Scheme Generator

2005-05-31T20:59:00.000-05:00

WellStyled.com offers a handy color scheme generator that will create a variety of color schemes including monochromatic, contrasting and triad. See Web Developer Foundations (Chapter 4) for more color-related links.

W3C Mobile Web Initiative & Mobile Browsers

2005-05-31T09:17:00.000-05:00

Tim Berners-Lee announced that the W3C has started a Mobile Web Initiative (W3C MWI). The purpose of this group is to improve the quality of the web experience for mobile devices and to make "Web access from a mobile device as simple, easy and convenient as Web access from a desktop device". See Web Developer Foundations (Chapter 2) for more info and related links.