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Browser zoom great for accessibility 5 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am
This post was motivated by Denis Boudreau’s Why Browser Zoom Testing Sucks for Accessibility, even though I disagree with the method, it makes some good and important points and it will help set the c...
UX Bristol 2013 2 Aug 2013 | 01:50 am
I had a great day at UX Bristol, it was a great mix of workshops and talks with plenty to keep you interested. This is a little roundup from the sessions I took notes in. Not all of them I’m afraid, b...
Peak Appification 18 Apr 2013 | 04:40 am
The commercial model for software on devices is for Apps. That works great when an app matches the task you have, but falls down when you have to cross one or more apps. Android has made some progress...
How to hold your iPad 11 Feb 2013 | 06:46 am
Taking my arguments about pixels being relative another step, the CSS pixel sizes that device makers use actually tell us the distance away from your eye that they think you should hold a device. Appl...
Screen resolution by ratio 19 Jan 2013 | 12:06 am
Daniel Davis posted a simple survey of screen sizes which jogged my memory and I thought I would add some more data. I looked at the Google Analytics (GA) for a site I have access to with traffic in t...
Text size and screen rations 29 Dec 2012 | 04:34 am
The recent 'vexing viewports' article on Alistapart is a call on device manufacturers to choose a reasonable CSS-pixel resolution for each device so that responsive design works. This is something I t...
In defence of pixels 8 Nov 2012 | 04:29 pm
I keep reading recommendations for using EMs or other typographical units for layout, which I still don't understand. At best it is an extra layer of abstraction, at worst it is misleading and likely ...
Relative pixels 8 Apr 2012 | 01:55 am
Layout methods in web design have gone through a transition in the last few years, unfortunately we’re still using floats a lot, but flexible layouts have made a comeback in the form of responsive des...
Open Rights Group Conference 28 Mar 2012 | 05:02 am
I just had an interesting day at the Open Rights Group Conference (#ORGcon). As someone that doesn’t identify with any political party, it’s the only (mildly) activistic group I’m involved in. That’s ...
Is HRD equivalent to eye exposure? 13 Jan 2012 | 12:32 pm
In a rare non-web related post, I had a thought on HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography I wanted to share. Some people seem anti-HDR, I’ve just been trying it out and explaining what I’ve found. NB: I...
