Archive for the ‘Web Design’ Category

iPad and the Future of Web Design

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

A lot has been written in the last week about the ways the iPad will impact web designers, and the considerations we need to take into account.   Here’s my concise summary and questions raised, of the discussion I’ve read so far: (more…)

Building sites with Orientation Specific Content OSC

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

My previous post, released also on boagworld.com drew some feedback which pointed to the engageinteractive website which does exactly what I described, the site changes layout depending on orientation. (more…)

Use of the Accelerometer in Web Design

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
by Leigh Howells

As far as I have experienced there is little or no current use being made of the accelerometer on web sites when viewed on an iPhone.  The accelerometer when triggered in the iPhone’s Safari browser at the moment does little for our general browsing experience beyond giving us a little more horizontal space when in landscape mode.   But I believe we live in a world where the hand-held web device equipped with accelerometer is going to become more and more prevalent, and quickly. (more…)

Why Flash isn’t Going Anywhere, iPad be Damned

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

More debate at webmonkey.com over the future of Flash with the potential rise in use of HTML and the potential mass market appeal of the device that is 100% Flash resistant.

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Start Designing for the iPad today!

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Teehan+Lax want you to start designing for the iPad straight away.  They’ve taken a page from their iPhone GUI PSD and created one for the iPad too.  So now you can see how your designs will look with a nice shiney gradient bezel around them.

http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/2010/02/01/ipad-gui-psd/

A Win for Standards-based Design?

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Jeffrey Zeldman argues the positives of the continuing lack of Flash support on iPad.

http://www.zeldman.com/2010/02/01/flash-ipad-standards/