Trevor Davis

Asides

• On Flash

  Ever since the iPad was announced and we were informed that flash wasn’t supported, everyone and their mother has been writing articles about flash. I actually thoroughly enjoyed Jeff Croft’s take.

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• The importance of teaching your clients and being the boss

  Hallelujah: “We may check the site in a dozen browser and operating configurations but the visitors don’t, and never will, we can not forget that…”

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• Do what works best for you, not them

  Cameron Moll reminds us that if something works for you, but isn’t recommended by others, who cares. Do what works best for you.

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• Practical Uses of CSS3

  I have been so busy with my new job at Viget Labs that I haven’t had any time to blog. I did just write a post on our Viget Inspire blog about Practical Uses of CSS3 though.

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• Don’t fear the fold — people do scroll

  I’m definitely in the camp of people who don’t believe in the fold in web design, and this user testing does provide evidence to support that was of thinking. Designs should still be structured so that more important information is higher on the page though.

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• Simplest jQuery Slideshow

  I totally agree with this thinking. Everyone loves jQuery plugins, but they can sometimes be extremely bloated for things that can be coded relatively simply.

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• Smashing Magazine Killed The Community (Or Maybe It Was Me)

  It is getting pretty tiresome reading blogs that just have lists as blog posts. Every once in a while they may be ok, but try putting some thought into your posts.

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• Creativity is Not Design (Design Test 2)

  Andy Rutledge has created a second design test to show that creativity does not necessarily mean you are an effective designer. The first test is excellent as well. I need to learn more about design principles…

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