Monthly Archives: May 2007

Hiding from old browsers

Posted on Wednesday 30th May, 2007

No, this isn’t a post about being stalked in the Library of Congress, or the British Library. It’s about Web developers being encouraged to look backward rather than forward. ‘How-to’ books and online tutorials encourage it. Authoring tools like Dreamweaver … Continue reading →

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Dear Client,

Posted on Tuesday 29th May, 2007

(This heartfelt plea is not addressed to any current client of mine. Readers—especially fellow-designers—will get the point.) I am pleased to be working with you on your new Web site. Your business is one that anyone would be pleased to … Continue reading →

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A designer’s nightmare

Posted on Monday 28th May, 2007

I promised when I began this blog that I’d put longer and more substantial stuff onto the main Web Costa Blanca site, in the form of articles and tutorials. I’ve just written a longish article on screen resolutions in Web … Continue reading →

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Are you having a trouble focusing?

Posted on Sunday 27th May, 2007

No, there isn’t a typo in the title (this time). These are the very words which confront any visitor to the English homepage of the Barclays Bank website here in Spain. They are part of an animated ad for the … Continue reading →

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HomeSite is not dying

Posted on Saturday 26th May, 2007

A few moments ago, I came across the blog of a fellow Web developer, in which he said he had questioned a client’s tool of choice—HomeSite. I spent good money on a bells-and-whistles up-to-date Dreamweaver, but I keep wondering when it will be … Continue reading →

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No hacemos que hables inglés

Posted on Thursday 24th May, 2007

A couple of months ago, I was chatting to a taxi driver when he told me that some recent ‘fares’—I think that’s what you call a taxi driver’s customers—had told him off for speaking Spanish, and for not knowing their … Continue reading →

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Web design: the home page

Posted on Wednesday 23rd May, 2007

As I’ve said in previous posts, the first challenge for design is to think about purpose and use, and who you want to visit. (Which needn’t be anything heavy: the main purpose of a site might be to have visitors … Continue reading →

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Web design/Web development

Posted on Tuesday 22nd May, 2007

Readers of this blog will notice that there are separate categories for ‘Web design’ and ‘Web development’. This is a distinction which is often made in unhelpful ways. Some people think of Web design as a form of graphic design—arranging … Continue reading →

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Buying English books in Spain

Posted on Monday 21st May, 2007

In my last post I referred to a couple of books. I thought people might like to know where to get hold of books on the Costa Blanca. There are several English bookshops, but far and away the best—for my … Continue reading →

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Do you sincerely want to be read?

Posted on Sunday 20th May, 2007

I love the visual side of design. And, like everyone, I am attracted to visually appealing sites. However, even if I have some visual ideas which really excite me, I do not work on them when I am first designing … Continue reading →

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