4/11/2010

The Joy of Text - Choosing the best text replacement process

Text replacement is the process of replacing standard fonts with more stylised, stylish ones, allowing web fonts to be as elaborate and original as those seen in print. Without some form of text replacement, all websites become limited to the fonts that are already installed on the majority of computers, namely Arial, Georgia, Verdana or Times New Roman, making for a bland and generic web space. [More]

27/4/2010

April's Geek-Tech Roundup

These past few weeks have seen massive growth of interest in the now three-party race for the UK leadership – particularly among geek circles regarding ring-fencing of science and technology budgets, and the now infamous Digital Economy Bill. [More]

8/1/2010

CSS Rendering Issues in IE8? Surely not!

Well, it appears to be getting better (?), but it seems that Microsoft are still playing by their rules when it comes to web standards. Working on a recent project, I found a curious bug that doesn't seem to be documented, so I thought I'd write about it in case it helps anyone else. [More]

29/11/2009

Interesting new features of Adobe Photoshop CS5

Here is a collection of new featues to look out for within Adobe Photoshop CS5, take a look below. [More]

2/9/2009

Does Photoshop keep crashing? Reset and purge!

With our lives filled with new challenges everyday in the creative world, one of the most frustrating challenges we may have to deal with is Photoshop and its perfect timing to crash out when you have to deliver that all singing and all dancing digital pitch with only a few hours left to spare. [More]

10/6/2009

Website Design vs Functionality

First impressions count - be it a car you are about to test drive, the decor of your living room, your appearance on a first date...how about your website? You have 3-5 seconds to grab the attention of your visitor. [More]

3/4/2009

IE6 vs. Standards Compliance

There are a boatload of blogs and articles about Internet Explorer 6, its lack of standards compliance and whether designers and developers should cater for this disgracefully-aging browser. Big sites and brands are getting involved too; .net magazine published this article last month, mentioning Facebook's recent drop of IE6 support, as well as Apple's (albeit unsurprising) refusal to let IE6 users use their MobileMe service. Google was even among the list. [More]

3/4/2009

Compromising to create the perfect website

The internet as you know is forever growing and who knows what possibilties are ahead. There are numerous topics which can be discussed regarding the internet and these can be branched off into a variety of discussions. Is there any wrong or right answer about anything or are we just 'testing' the right way to do things and exploring all avenues both old and new? This is where my discussion starts...websites. [More]