There is a new technique on user interface / experience cunningly mentioned by Dan Rubin, a while ago. It is also used brilliantly in great applications, such as Facebook or Wordpress itself. I took interest over the subject because I believe it is an important aspect of the modern web experience.
Yea, that’s right: I’m talking about you-know-which browser.
Internet Explorer 6 is the 8-year old Microsoft browser, it comes by default in Windows XP. There are already versions 7 and 8 for this browser. Version 6 is now extremely outdated as it doesn’t offer the best experience and quality when visiting a website. Web standards have evolved since the time and so upgrade is extremely recommended for all users.
Finally, after a long long time, I decide to say something to my readers. It’s been crazy in here!
Today starts my 2009 and with it certain acknowledgments and decisions I’ve made. Today I want to share some these with you.
I have been putting myself to test on a client project, regarding aesthetics. I have used “The Grid” in other situations but not in this way. I have learned how to accomplish grid balance on top of full-range background… again, the hard way. I use this approach in this very blog so you should realize its result already.
Despite the money issues, freelancing is great! It allowed me to learn so much on my proficiency as a designer and as a developer. One of the most important skills I’ve mastered is web standards. Designing on top of standards is the ultimate technique for everything else, from presentation with CSS to user experience with Javascript and AJAX.
Even though Drupal is the best CMS in the world – which I subscribe with pride -, there’s one thing I’ve been noticing: it has a load of attributes within elements, particularly classes and id’s (not to mention sometimes it seems there are loads of div’s that look rather unnecessary until certain point). This is good and bad for some reasons, and I’ll explain why the Drupal team proceeds that way.