Work Archives
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Pre-order DWWS 3e
August 24, 2009
The 3rd Edition of Designing With Web Standards, founder Jeffrey Zeldman’s magnum opus and the foundational web standards text, is now available for pre-order at savings of 37% off. Written with Ethan Marcotte, this major revision to the book that changed how websites get designed and developed captures the explosion of new ideas and technologies that are shaking up standards-based design. From HTML 5 to web fonts, CSS3 to WCAG2, Designing With Web Standards 3rd Edition captures this moment, makes sense of it, and keeps readers smartly ahead of the pack. Zeldman’s blog describes what’s new in this edition. There is also the first page of a new book mini-site, which makes interesting use of embedded web type that works in all browsers.
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ALA 282: Real Type on the Web
April 21, 2009
In Issue No. 282 of Happy Cog’s A List Apart, For People Who Make Websites: We discuss the licensing and technical hurdles of bringing real type to the web with The Font Bureau’s David Berlow, and explore the usability benefits of beauty in design with Stephen P. Anderson.
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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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Housing Works launch
October 17, 2008
When you’re a web design agency, you try your darnedest to find clients to work with that make an impact. If we’re talking about global corporations, such impacts are often measured in quantitative terms like “market share” and “revenue”. In the case of Housing Works, a nonprofit organization based in New York, the fundamental issue at hand is whether someone lives or dies.
Started in 1990 by four members of ACT UP, Housing Works focuses its efforts on the homeless men, women, and children of New York City who live with HIV or AIDS. Happy Cog is humbled to have had the opportunity to help communicate the mission of this astounding organization. We are very proud to introduce you to the new Housing Works website.