Category Archives: Web design

Site improvements

Posted on December 13, 2003 by Chris Heisel

As you can see, heisel.org, has taken on a slight new look. I’ve switched to a sans-serif typeface for everything but blockquotes, and I’ve adjusted some of the color scheme here and there. I also moved the historic photo of … Continue reading →

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There’s nothing like a click

Posted on December 9, 2003 by Chris Heisel

Flyout menus: I don’t like ’em. I don’t want ’em. Recently, my employer, AJC.com, switched to using flyout menus, and many other Web sites and Web applications use them. I understand the need. As a designer, you have to constantly … Continue reading →

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Usability of digital editions

Posted on November 14, 2003 by Chris Heisel

“E-media Tidbits”:http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=53888 has an item about the usability of digital replica editions. (See “previous”:http://www.heisel.org/archives/2003/10/29/taking_a_liking_to_digital_replicas.php) While I can’t read German, the overview presented indicated that its seen as an extension of the print version, rather than the Web and that it … Continue reading →

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Video ads on news sites

Posted on November 7, 2003 by Chris Heisel

“Editor and Publisher”:http://www.editorandpublisher.com reports that the two “Denver”:http://www.denverpost.com “papers”:http://www.rockymountainnews.com/ have begun “selling video ads”:http://www.editorandpublisher.com/editorandpublisher/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2016756. I was unable to find any of those ads on the site today, but the “E&P article”:http://www.editorandpublisher.com/editorandpublisher/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2016756 says that they do *not* start playing automatically — … Continue reading →

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Breaking news makes the case for standards

Posted on October 31, 2003 by Chris Heisel

E-media Tidbits has an item about how the San Diego Union-Tribune was swamped as the nation hit their servers to find out about the wildfires. Just a friendly reminder from Waspy the standards bug: Standards-based layouts save you bandwith! Some … Continue reading →