Web fonts: what's the deal with them, and why should we care about the recent progress? Simple questions, with lengthy answers. Web fonts are, simply as they sound, typographic faces that have been designed specifically for use on the web, and in many different sizes, resolutions, and monitor types. Sounds pretty complicated right? Well it definitely is. And, that's the main reason (perhaps aside from copyright/monetary issues) that the web has been so hand-cuffed for so long in terms of what was available for users of the web. But, a few years ago, a [few] teams of typeophiles got together to try to change this stale state of affairs. Read More »

Getting your creativity flowing and avoiding the dreaded "designer's block" can sometimes be tricky when working on a project. By being prepared and/or knowing your way around this can be the catalyst for a great design. The following are a few useful ideas I like to apply when the situation calls for it. Read More »

Why aren't more sites using HTML 5 and microdata tagging (in terms of helping search engine optimization)? While we here at Browser are excited about the opportunities afforded to us by these new features, we had to temper our client's expectations. Read More »

What's all the hubbub about mobile first mobileness?? While it is a hot new term, It's not just a hot new term. It's much, much more than that. It's a whole new way of thinking about users, content, web design, and the lot. Do a Google search for 'mobile first' and you'll find somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,520,000,000 results. That's a lot of results. Read More »

Is Javascript your primary language? Do enjoy the use of anonymous functions and closures? Do you support the concept of non-blocking programming transactions. Mainly, would like to effectively use Javascript on the server-side? node.js is the answer. Read More »

Misunderstanding markup is becoming very common with developers. With HTML, XHTML and now HTML5, there is some confusion as to the "right way" to deliver your HTML markup code for modern browsers. Read More »