Re: [WSG] Web Design in 2005
They suggested that the looks that are out, or dated are, ...Retro; Swiss/Euro; Minimal; that standards-compliant look, which I thought some of you might find an interesting read. You mean, like the standards-compliant look of his own site? ;) ~john _ Dr. Zeus Web Development http://www.DrZeus.net content without clutter ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Web Design in 2005
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:17:00 -0600 (CST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They suggested that the looks that are out, or dated are, ...Retro; Swiss/Euro; Minimal; that standards-compliant look, which I thought some of you might find an interesting read. Two columns plus header and footer? Check. Drop shadow? Check. IFR? Check. I do hope they're planning to launch a redesign with the new year, otherwise they're going to have some self-refuting prophecies on their hands. -- May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house. -- George Carlin ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Web Design in 2005
Forty Media wrote:
Flash widgets come into common use; full-site Flash still regarded as sucks.
If there's one thing I cannot stand... its use of Inline flash
replacement to use fancy fonts for headings
Of course, I'm more affected than most because I've got the FlashBlock
Firefox extension installed, so I have to click the play button for
every heading
Still... can't they just stick to CSS implementations? This solution
provides the exact same effect:
[code]
h1 span {
visibility: none;
}
#h-intro {
background: url(assets\headings\introduction.png) no-repeat left top;
}
h1 id=h-introspanIntroduction/span/h1
[/code]
Or change visiblity: none; to some indent and set the h1 element to
hide overflow content
Simple and effective, and it doens't annoy me in the process :)
-David R
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Re: [WSG] Web Design in 2005
Still... can't they just stick to CSS implementations? This solution provides the exact same effect: Except that when you're dealing with higly dynamic content (say, a weblog or a news site), tweaking the css 10 times an hour becomes problematic. This is a good article on the how and when of Flash Replacement http://usabletype.com/articles/2004/how-and-when-to-use-sifr/ -- Manuel a veces :) a veces :( pero siempre trabajando duro para Simplelógica: apariencia, experiencia y comunicación en la web. http://simplelogica.net # (+34) 985 22 12 65 ¡Ah! y escribiendo en Logicola: http://simplelogica.net/logicola/ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Web Design in 2005
Manuel González Noriega wrote:
Still... can't they just stick to CSS implementations? This solution
provides the exact same effect:
Except that when you're dealing with higly dynamic content (say, a
weblog or a news site), tweaking the css 10 times an hour becomes
problematic.
With a bit of server-side know-how, the CSS can be generated at the same
time
The headings could be defined in a dynamic CSS file... for example:
[Code]
link rel=stylehsheet title=Appendix-Headings
href=styles/themename/headings.aspx /
%Page ContentType=text/css enableViewState=false%
asp:repeater
itemtemplate
#heading-%# DataBinder.Item(HeadingName) % {
background: %# DataBinder.Item(ImageName) %
}
/itemtemplate
/asp:repeater
[/Code]
I'd go into more detail about generating the contents of the DataSet,
but you get the idea :)
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Re: [WSG] Web Design in 2005
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:44:24 +, David R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... With a bit of server-side know-how, the CSS can be generated at the same time ... CSS is good, cause it is cached. Dynamic CSS leaves us without the benefits of caching. I am not fan of sIFR, but feedling with CSS like this doesnt feel good either. Regards, Rimantas ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Web Design in 2005
Rimantas Liubertas wrote:
CSS is good, cause it is cached. Dynamic CSS leaves us without the
benefits of caching.
I am not fan of sIFR, but feedling with CSS like this doesnt feel good either.
Well... there's always inline styles ;)
h1 style=background: url('intro-heading');spanIntroduction/span/h1
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Re: [WSG] Web Design in 2005
The headings could be defined in a dynamic CSS file... for example: .. I'd go into more detail about generating the contents of the DataSet, but you get the idea :) I do, but you still have to create the images each time. You can also automate that but by the time you're done with it you could have implemented siFR like 57 times over. Like I said, (and keep in mind I'm pretty much the 'flash content sucks' type) I think there are some scenarios where siFR has a legit use. The link I sent sums them up nicely. -- Manuel a veces :) a veces :( pero siempre trabajando duro para Simplelógica: apariencia, experiencia y comunicación en la web. http://simplelogica.net # (+34) 985 22 12 65 ¡Ah! y escribiendo en Logicola: http://simplelogica.net/logicola/ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Web Design in 2005
On 12/29/04 10:17 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent this out: They suggested that the looks that are out, or dated are, ...Retro; Swiss/Euro; Minimal; that standards-compliant look, which I thought some of you might find an interesting read. http://www.fortymedia.com/2005-web-design-forecast.fhtml Very interesting read. Thanks I agree about the web standards look. It's generally very tired and bland. Rick Faaberg ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
