Development Archives
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An Event Apart Seattle – That’s a Wrap!
May 8, 2009
On May 4–5, a sellout crowd enjoyed two days of peace, love, design, code, and content at An Event Apart Seattle, our design conference for people who make websites. Highlights included Kristina Halvorson’s impassioned advocacy and how-to session on content strategy; Luke Wroblewski’s insights into designing web forms to create compelling and successful user experiences; and Derek Powazek’s practical tips on creating positive participation on your website. Our next show, An Event Apart Boston, takes place June 22–23. Seating is still available; earlybird discount pricing ends May 25.
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Focus on art: MICA relaunch
March 10, 2009
As one of the top art and design schools in the world, Maryland Institute College of Art demanded bold thinking and exceptional execution in the redesign of its website. In Happy Cog’s site design, MICA’s student artwork isn’t merely the most important element in the visual space; it actually works to define the site experience. Read more.
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ALA 277: design, debug
February 3, 2009
In Issue No. 277 of A LIST APART, for people who make websites: Hallvord R. M. Steen and Chris Mills share the lowdown on Advanced Debugging with JavaScript, and Kevin Potts reveals the secrets of successful designers who keep their eye on The Details That Matter. P.S. You can now follow A List Apart on Twitter.
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ALA 276: education issue
January 20, 2009
In Issue No. 276 of A List Apart, for people who make websites: Web design education is stuck in the Stone Age. Join Leslie Jensen-Inman and Aarron Walter in surveying higher education’s web design curriculum (or lack thereof). Participate in the movement to create a sustainable foundation for the future.
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ALA 275: duty now for the future
January 6, 2009
Ring in the new year by exploring where the medium is going (or isn’t). In Issue No. 275 of A List Apart, for people who make websites, John Allsopp explains why semantics in HTML 5 are a dead end, and Dominique Hazaël-Massieux explains how to make mobile style sheets work. (No, really!)
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Changing the face of American leadership
January 5, 2009
Some programs are about helping students get into college. Some are about helping them stay there. The Posse Foundation is about changing the face of American leadership. This unique nonprofit foundation makes a lifelong commitment to each student taken under its wing—and the members of Posse extend that same spirit of mentoring and giving back when they enter the workforce. We are thrilled to announce the launch of a Posse Foundation website designed by Happy Cog. Read the case study or visit the site.
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Happy Cog and Housing Works showcase
December 11, 2008
In an Expression Engine Showcase Interview, Greg Hoy and the staff of Happy Cog Philadelphia discuss how the agency used Expression Engine to meet the detailed and sophisticated needs of Housing Works.
Housing Works provides homeless and low-income New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS and their families with housing, meals, medical care, drug treatment, social support, employment opportunities, and other lifesaving services fundamental to health and happiness.
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ALA 273: Agile vs. IA
December 2, 2008
Issue No. 273 of A List Apart, for people who make websites, looks at web design from both sides now. Learn how traditional, research-based IA leads to better site design—and why many are abandoning traditional methods in favor of agile design.
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ALA 272: captions ’n code
November 18, 2008
In Issue No. 272 of A List Apart, for people who make websites, Joe Clark asks what it will take to make video on the web accessible by default. (Answer: Legislation, probably, as voluntary compliance has not worked.) And Mr Dean Frickey improves the humble 404 page to the point where it might not need to be so humble any more.
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ALA No. 271: write right
November 4, 2008
The fundamental things apply in Issue no. 271 of A List Apart, for people who make websites. Erin Kissane tells how non-writers (i.e. the people who write most of the stuff on the web) can make every word count in “Writing Content that Works for a Living.” And Aaron Gustafson wraps our introductory series on progressive enhancement with a look at the thinking behind (and best practices for executing) “Progressive Enhancement with JavaScript.”