Link archive: August 20th, 2011

Sizing with CSS3’s vm and vh units - Snook.ca

Once again I’m getting all my CSS3 information from Jonathan. This time he’s discovered the vw and vh units which allow you to specify sizes relative to the size of the viewport.

Jake Archibald - Font-Face - Good vs Legal on Vimeo

Jake’s talk at DIBI earlier this year was absolutely fantastic. It features a rape reference, a story about pissing, and a Human Centipede metaphor.

It’s also very, very informative. Watch this.

agile approach | The Anatomy of a Design Decision: Examiner’s 2012 Campaign Site

Samantha gives the rundown of a hands-on use of Style Tiles.

Twitter Bootstrap

Bootstrap is Twitter’s CSS and markup style guide—very similar to the pattern portfolios that we often provide as deliverables at Clearleft.

SimpleBits / Adapted

Dan gives his pragmatic perspective on making Dribbble more adaptive. Baby steps.

When time, resources and funds are more abundant, I’d love us to rethink things in a more holistic manner, but for now incremental improvements will keep us moving.