Monthly Archives: June 2010

Web Design is 95% Typography

Came across this post on Information Architects Japan, and how typography should be viewed as an interface element, no matter how limiting web fonts may be. Key Points: A printed work which cannot be read becomes a product without purpose. … Continue reading

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Loading chart data into Open Flash Charts using query string

This method uses object/embed tags to insert open-flash-chart.swf on the page. This is a simple setup using a query string to let the Flash player know where the data is. It only works if the url to the page has … Continue reading

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Getting started with Mootools

Mootools is a fabulous little unobtrusive AJAX library that will help you improve the user experience on your site. Its got a small footprint, under a 100k if you use the entire library.  The best part is that you don’t … Continue reading

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