Pantone declared “Honeysuckle” 2011′s color of the year. It’s a reddish pink, not unlike the one you see here. A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by a blogger from istockphoto about why I chose this particular shade of pink to represent my site. You can find the full article along with examples of several [...]
Read More...Ramblings from January, 2011
Rant: Whiny web developers on IE and AJAX
I am deeply disappointed in some of my fellow designers and developers. There seems to be trend of shifting blame from ourselves to the people who use our sites. I hear lots of whining about how “Internet Explorer broke my design!” and “Why would anyone ever use our site without JavaScript enabled? We don’t need to have a fallback process. That’s more work.” Oh noes! I think that’s a bum attitude. Commence ranting…
Read More...Redesigning Webcomics: design your site for readers
In my second readership survey, I asked readers how they use other web comics sites. Their responses helped me formulate the following best practices guide to designing a web comics site, from what to put on your front page to how to organize your archives. If you find this article useful, I encourage you to pass it on to others.
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