I like this nice straightforward approach. Instead of jumping into the complexities of the final interactive component, Chris starts with the basics and layers on the complexity one step at a time, thereby creating a more robust solution.
If I had one small change to suggest, maybe aria-label might work better than offscreen text for the controls …as documented by Heydon.
Charlotte’s opening remarks at the most recent Codebar were, by all accounts, inspiring.
I was asked to give a short talk about my journey into coding and what advice I would give to people starting out.
A really great piece by Scott Rosenberg that uses the myopic thinking behind “deep linking” in native apps as a jumping-off point to delve into the history of hypertext and the web.
It’s kind of weird that he didn’t (also) publish this on his own site though.
Mariana Mota is writing a book on the collaborative design process. She’s sharing her research videos as she goes.
The first video features Gerry Leonidas.
Before there was radar, there were acoustic mirrors along the coast of England—parabolic structures designed to funnel the distant sound of approaching aircraft.
I love this talk.
Alex takes a long-zoom look at the web and our technology stacks, from ’60s counterculture to start-up culture, touching on open source and the indie web along the way.
I don’t want to get over you.
On 05 May 2013 The National played the song ‘Sorrow’ for 6 hours…
Profits from the soon-to-be-released recording go to Partners In Health:
A non-profit that brings the benefit of modern medical science to those most in need.