Archive for January, 2008

Overdoing accessibility

Sometimes when people first learn about Web accessibility they look for quick ways of improving the sites they build. This often leads to misuse or overuse of certain HTML features that are meant to aid accessibility, but when used wrongly have no effect and can actually have the opposite effect by making the page less accessible and less usable.

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Standards mode is the new quirks mode

Just in case you haven’t already read the companion articles Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8 and From Switches to Targets: A Standardista’s Journey at A List Apart, I suggest you do so now.

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DIY Bullet Time - Create The Matrix Effect

You remember that scene where Neo discovers he can dodge bullets, and the whole world slows down and he just sort of waves his arms, leans back, and the bullets whiz by him?

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The Ultimate Guide to Time-Lapse Photography

Boy, are we excited. We’ve spent every waking moment these last months cooped up in the Photojojo Labs, working tirelessly on what can only be our greatest experiment ever. We’ve finally done it. We’ve found the key to…

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Understanding Art History for Geeks

These mash-ups of art history and geek culture are brilliant.

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Transitory Homes Exhibition in Brasilia

This came in the mail, it looked good, they have no website. Maybe you need another reason to visit Brazil? Jetsetters check it out! Excellent work around the theme of homeless life - in a museum by Oscar Niemeyer! Runs through February 11th.

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Reusablebags.com for, uh, reusable bags and such

We were delighted to discover a great place with a wide selection of reusable bags so conveniently named Reusablebags.com. In addition to shopping, grocery, tote, lunch, and other bags, they sell reusable bottles–a sustainbable way to stay hydrated on your trips to and from the market. We like these ACME bags made from recycled PET bottles (left) and durable, lightweight rip-stop nylon (right).

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