City blog guides
City blog guide on the Guardian:
posted on: 28 February 2008
posted on: 25 February 2008
More browser version targeting
“ Version targeting shakes our browser-agnostic faith. Its default behavior runs counter to our expectations, and seems wrong. Yet to offer true DOM support without bringing JScript-authored sites to their knees, version targeting must work the way Microsoft proposes, argues Jeffrey Zeldman.”
posted on: 22 February 2008
Earth images as art
“ Welcome to the Earth as Art Gallery! Here you can view our planet through the beautiful images taken by the Landsat-7 satellite - and most recently, the Terra Satellite's Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER). This gallery of images uses the visceral avenue of art to convey the thrilling perspective of the Earth that satellites provide to the viewer.”
posted on: 18 February 2008
On Scales and The Drake Manuscript
Two posts on The Nonist:
posted on: 18 February 2008
Patterns in Interaction Design
“ This site contains a lot of best practices in Interaction Design. Over the years I have collected examples and insight on their applicability that I share with you here on this site. So there is really no original design to be found here, sorry. It has all been done before...See it as a reference or basic toolkit you can use when designing user experiences. It is no substitute for creative design, it simply seeks to describe what we know and have learned about solutions you will find abundantly on the web and even beyond.”
posted on: 17 February 2008
posted on: 17 February 2008
The Moral Instinct
“..People don't generally engage in moral reasoning, Haidt argues, but moral rationalization: they begin with the conclusion, coughed up by an unconscious emotion, and then work backward to a plausible justification...”
“..Any neutral observer, and you and I if we could talk it over rationally, would have to conclude that the state we should aim for is the one in which we both are unselfish. These spreadsheet projections are not quirks of brain wiring, nor are they dictated by a supernatural power; they are in the nature of things...”
posted on: 15 February 2008
Impact of human activities on marine ecosystems
“ Fishing, climate change and pollution have left an indelible mark on virtually all of the world's oceans, according to a huge study that has mapped the total human impact on the seas for the first time. Scientists found that almost no areas have been left pristine and that more than 40% of the world's oceans have been heavily affected.”
posted on: 13 February 2008
Resetting CSS styles
I found out about it a bit late :
posted on: 10 February 2008
posted on: 09 February 2008
On the Origin of Species
“ 150 years ago, Charles Darwin unveiled his theory of natural selection. To mark this anniversary we bring you the definitive guide to the naturalist's great book, with extracts from key chapters and essays from leading scientists and thinkers.”
posted on: 07 February 2008
Better taxonomies
“ Large websites and intranets can benefit from improved methods of search and navigation. These include site maps, A-Z indexes, sophisticated search engines, and generally improved navigational design - and playing a potential role in all of these methods is well-planned taxonomy.”
On Digital Web Magazine: Better Living Through Taxonomies
posted on: 05 February 2008
Arms flow
“ ARMSFLOW is a data visualization which displays arms transactions globally between 1950 and 2006. It was created by Jeffrey Warren of Vestal Design with data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. ”
Year 2008, still unable to even talk seriously about stopping any of this. Will we ever be intelligent enough to change things?
posted on: 05 February 2008
Easy to read
On Information Architects Japan:
Good article, I often end up having to adjust the font size. I would have thought almost anyone knew about sizing text at this point in time but many times readability is still a problem.
posted on: 05 February 2008
Em based layouts
On James Whittaker's blog:
posted on: 01 February 2008
Human rights world report
“ Rarely has democracy been so acclaimed yet so breached, so promoted yet so disrespected, so important yet so disappointing. Today, democracy has become the sine qua non of legitimacy. Few governments want to be seen as undemocratic. Yet the credentials of the claimants have not kept pace with democracy's growing popularity. These days, even overt dictators aspire to the status conferred by the democracy label. Determined not to let mere facts stand in the way, these rulers have mastered the art of democratic rhetoric that bears little relationship to their practice of governing.”