Tag: accessibility

  • The Craft of Editing

    The Craft of Editing

    Writing is a process of constant editing and revision. When the dreaded red or blue squiggle appears under the text you’ve just written, it can induce frantic back-tracking and even self-doubt. If you don’t know where to start, staring at a blank screen can be disheartening.

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  • Design and Development

    Design and Development

    What’s the difference between a designer and a developer? A lot of people assume that these terms are synonymous, but they are increasingly found on different teams in large organizations. There are other roles in the software development space that are also needed to ensure that the finished product is reliable and usable.

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  • Tools for Developers

    Tools for Developers

    These are some of the tools that I use all the time during development.

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  • About the Carnelian

    About the Carnelian

    Several people have asked me, “What’s a carnelian? How did you choose the name?” So here’s the story.

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  • Responsive Websites

    Responsive Websites

    A responsive website is one that you can view equally well on a mobile or desktop device. The font size and layout should be readable without zooming, panning, or scrolling horizontally.

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  • Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Making websites accessible is a very important aspect of user experience. Accessibility benefits everyone, because it makes websites easier for everyone to use. It is also a legal requirement in most countries, including Canada.

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  • User Experience

    User Experience

    User experience is an important aspect of website design. Remember the bad old days of the 1990s, with marquees, animated graphics everywhere, an excess of links that were just labelled “click here”, and garish background colours?

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