http://pegd.org the webspace of Art Lawry Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:05:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Peakflow Design's 10 Useful CSS TipsPeakflow Design offers a broad introduction into some of the finer points of CSS and cross-browser development. There's a good deal of common patterns, along with an IE6 fix and a brief look at creating a reset style sheet. For more on reset ... http://pegd.org/peakflow-designs-10-useful-css-tips/ SEO Findability CrimesInteresting article about the top ten mistakes made in SEO and findability. I'm not sure I agree with numbers 8 and 9 just yet. Content should always speak louder than metadata, which can always be abused. http://pegd.org/seo-findability-crimes/ Opera Web Standards CurriculumOpera has released their own Web Standards Curriculum. I'm interested in seeing how much it takes accessibility into consideration and whether or not it touches base on Progressive Enhancement/Graceful Degradation. http://pegd.org/opera-web-standards-curriculum/ Making Links AccessibleHarry Roberts at Webdevlounge shares his thoughts on for making links easier to identify and use for both visually impaired and sighted users. http://pegd.org/making-links-accessible/ Google Learns to Crawl Flash Google can now parse text content in flash, but screen-readers still can't. Do we really want to set another precedent for designers to avoid providing alternate content for accessibility purposes simply because our search engines are getting smarter? http://pegd.org/google-learns-to-crawl-flash/ Web Standards Primer A well-written introduction to the "how" and "why" of web standard design, including the challenges involved in convincing clients of the often invisible benefits. http://pegd.org/web-standards-primer/ Pegd.org mentioned in Smashing Magazine Nothing fancy. I submitted pegd.org for a style-switching contest. My implementation was rather simple and playful, but some of the other designs are incredibly beautiful. Check them out! http://pegd.org/pegdorg-mentioned-in-smashing-magazine/ Aaron Cannon's Web Accessibility Checklist Aaron Cannon presents a checklist of design choices that have the largest impact on a site's accessibility. Interesting read, as Aaron is a blind web developer and consultant. http://pegd.org/title/ My name is Art Lawry, and I'm a relative nobody in the world of web development and design. I don't write books, I don't speak at any events, and my portfolio... well, let's just say that there's only so much you can bring to the table when you've worked at ... http://pegd.org/pegdorg-launches/