Damascity

Just because the label says it’s good for you doesn’t mean it is. Here’s how to read beyond the marketing hype.

One of the most practical articles you’ll read in a while on CSS was published in A List Apart this week: How to Size Text in CSS. Alhamdulillah I’ve been struggling with trying to figure out which way to size CSS texts.

A nice new acronym for a basic concept that should be deeply ingrained into every webdeveloper/frontend developer is making the rounds. POSH - Plain Old Semantic HTML.

To start writing semantic markup, you need to:

• Validate your HTML
• Stop using tables for layout
• Use semantic elements and attributes for their intended purpose
• Use semantic class names and id values
• Use as little HTML as will get the job done

456 Berea St summarizes a solution to the problem of screen readers ignoring “display:none”.

Nick Padmore breaks down the Greatest Copy Shot Ever Written.

I don’t necessarily agree with the conclusion but the article itself is an awesome reference tool for when you get stuck on writing a copy shot.

Ryan Nichols gives an overview of their rebranding of FOWA (Future of Web Apps). The breathless result was not by accident, but was very process driven. Great work.

Preparing your files for Printing on a Commercial Printing Press.

• Terminology
• Choosing your printer
• Information for your printer
• Out of your hands and into the printers
• Prepress
• In the pressroom
• The finishing area
• Distribution
• After burn - Time to clean up

Writing Smart Copy for Your eCommerce Product Pages

Kevin Hale posted a solution to creating CSS buttons that look anyway you want using only CSS that work across all browsers. Nice!  (via Bjorkoy.com’s upgrade of Blueprint)

EDIT: Related to this is Alex Griffioen’s How to make sexy buttons with CSS that uses the sliding doors technique.

Timothy Ferriss runs a thriving business — and spend more hours on sports than work, thanks to simple time management techniques that reduces his work week to only 4 hours.