December 2008
21 posts
“I have almost no nostalgia for the VHS format itself. With its springs and...”
– VHS, RIP (johnaugust.com)
State of Performance 2008 →
Steve “YSlow” Souders looks back at the last year with respect to website performance. Lots to digest here - Jiffy in particular will be getting a closer look once I’m back at work in the new year.
Improve your jQuery - 25 excellent tips →
Some useful little tips here - I’d never bothered to look into how to extend jQuery’s selector engine before, but now I know it’s so easy I might start.
HTML-Ipsum →
Yet another alternative lipsum generator, but this time it also comes as a convenient Mac app that sits in your dock. Unfortunately it looks like it just loads a web page, so still no use if you’re offline.
29 Most Useful Texture Packs of 2008 →
gridr buildrrr →
Nice JavaScripty grid creation tool - makes mine look a poor effort.
10 useful iPhone tips & tricks →
The Ultimate Collection Of Photoshop Custom Shapes →
Bookmarked.
Effective A/B Testing →
An interesting and very thorough look at the science of A/B testing online.
Gestalt Principles of Perception: 1 - Figure... →
Looks like the start of a very useful series on design principles; formal design training is the biggest gap in my skillset.
Best of CSS Design 2008 →
Some great inspirational designs here.
Consuming "1602" →
Consuming "Dreams from My Father" →
Designing The Holy Search Box: Examples And Best... →
Looking at free charts and stats APIs →
Content with Style’s round-up of the options available for charting data on the web.
