Articles by Douglas Bowman
- Sliding Doors of CSS, Part II
- @A List Apart |
30 Oct 2003
A follow-up to the popular “Sliding Doors of CSS” (Part I, published at A List Apart) which fills in a few gaps of missing information, and covers additions and variations on the technique introduced in the original article.
- Sliding Doors of CSS
- @A List Apart |
20 Oct 2003
It’s time to push the limits of CSS and raise another bar for standards-based web design. This tutorial walks through a new Sliding Doors technique for creating visually stunning interface elements with simple, text-based, semantic markup.
- Making the Absolute, Relative
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3 Sep 2003
Ever wondered how one object positioned with CSS affects other positioned objects inside it? Let’s take a look at how certain positioning requirements can be met by wrapping one positioned element with another.
- A Design Process Revealed
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2 Jun 2003
A detailed look at the process and decisions which were part of a design for the CSS Zen Garden submission titled, Golden Mean.
- Using Background-Image to Replace Text
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7 Mar 2003
Enhance the presentation of type on the Web via a simple CSS trick, while preserving accessibility for image-exclusive browsing and indexing applications.
- Confessions of a Designer
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22 Nov 2002
Recounting the downward spiral and early recovery phase of a designer’s switch to the Windows operating system.
- An Interview With Douglas Bowman of Wired News
- @Netscape’s DevEdge |
11 Nov 2002
An interview conducted by CSS guru and standards evangelist, Eric Meyer, covering the ins and outs of the conversion to a standards-based design for Wired News.
- Behind the Wired News Redesign
- @Wired News |
10 Nov 2002
A technical explanation written for Wired News readers to cover what we changed, why we changed it, and the technology and standards behind it all.
- Ad Banner Design
- @Webmonkey |
28 Jan 1999
Cramming all that copy into a small banner can be a tight squeeze. Here’s a few tips and tricks to help get you started.