Book: Bulletproof Web Design
An interview with Dan Cederholm, the author of a new book: Bullet Proof Web Design ...
"We understand that this book is about being “bulletproof,” and has something to do with design—other than that, we’re pretty much clueless. Care to tell us what it’s all about?
DC: Gladly. The book’s subtitle is a tad more descriptive: “Improving flexibility and preparing for worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS.” What does that mean exactly? Well, it means that the focus is on utilizing Web standards to make designs as flexible as possible. Flexibility from a content perspective (size and amount), as well as flexibility in terms of environment (e.g., without CSS or sans images), and development (lean, easy-to-read markup). So, with the term “bulletproof,” I’m referring to the protection we can apply to our compelling designs.
The goal is simply to get people thinking more about “What happens if…?” What happens if a low-vision user bumps the text size up a notch or two? What happens when there are three sentences in this box, rather than the two that were originally planned? Or what happens when images or CSS aren’t present? Can this specific design requirement handle each situation? It’s important to ask these types of questions, and makes for pages with more integrity—adaptable to a wider variety of situations." continued ... (Via Digital Web Magazine)
"We understand that this book is about being “bulletproof,” and has something to do with design—other than that, we’re pretty much clueless. Care to tell us what it’s all about?
DC: Gladly. The book’s subtitle is a tad more descriptive: “Improving flexibility and preparing for worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS.” What does that mean exactly? Well, it means that the focus is on utilizing Web standards to make designs as flexible as possible. Flexibility from a content perspective (size and amount), as well as flexibility in terms of environment (e.g., without CSS or sans images), and development (lean, easy-to-read markup). So, with the term “bulletproof,” I’m referring to the protection we can apply to our compelling designs.
The goal is simply to get people thinking more about “What happens if…?” What happens if a low-vision user bumps the text size up a notch or two? What happens when there are three sentences in this box, rather than the two that were originally planned? Or what happens when images or CSS aren’t present? Can this specific design requirement handle each situation? It’s important to ask these types of questions, and makes for pages with more integrity—adaptable to a wider variety of situations." continued ... (Via Digital Web Magazine)
Bulletproof Web Design : Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS
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