Chain Links #045
Posted: October 27th, 2009 | Author: robincurry | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: copywriting, css, design, fonts, jquery | Comments OffI wonder if watching hours upon hours of children’s programming on television makes adults dumber too.
- 10 Tips on Writing Hero-worthy Error Messages
Some good reminders here. Error messages need love and care. - Scrollbar Contents (aka Visual Page Contents)
An interesting little jQuery plugin that creates a visual area next to the browser scrollbar to denote page contents vs. comments and jump you between each. - Behind the Typedia Logo Design
Note that I’m a developer with very minimal design skills, but I came across this behind-the-scenes look at the way a serious craftsman created a very nice looking logo. The rigorous process and focus on the details will be relevant to anyone serious about their particular craft. - How to Achieve Cross-Browser @font-face Support
A really excellent tutorial on using custom fonts with @font-face. Seems much less daunting after reading… - RFPs Will Kill Us All
Similar to the NO!SPEC movement, some people feel that submitting bids in response to RFPs for technical services is bad mmmkay. - rack-bug
Debugging toolbar for Rack applications.
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