Design process for the messy in-between » cog & sprocket
Designing your design process:
- Know your strengths and focus resources on your weaknesses.
- Learn to identify the immovable objects.
- What has to be perfect now and what can be fixed later?
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:focus-visible and backwards compatibility
Patrick is thinking through a way to implement :focus-visible that’s forwards and backwards compatible.
Focusing on Focus Styles | CSS-Tricks
A deep dive into the :focus pseudo-class and why it’s important.
Nobody Said CSS Is Easy
One thing I gained a stronger awareness of (simply from working with checkboxes) is that it’s important to progressively enhance UI components, so that a fancy custom one is able to fall back to the default browser styles and functionality. This way, a user can still access the UI if JavaScript or CSS fail.
Happier HTML5 Form Validation - daverupert.com
Dave uses just a smidgen of JavaScript to whip HTML5’s native form validation into shape.
Instead of being prescriptive about error messaging, we use what the browser natively gives us.
Mutating the active element - ally.js
Rodney has done some great research into how different browsers respond to a focusable element becoming inactive (by being made disabled, hidden, or removed).
Start Building Accessible Web Applications Today - Course by @marcysutton @eggheadio
A great series of short videos from Marcy on web accessibility.
Chris Shiflett ▪ Lessons from Brooklyn Beta
Thoughtful points from Chris, delivered on the closing day of this year’s Brooklyn Beta.
So, the next time you feel like you’re missing out, stop it. Zoom out a little bit and give yourself some space and some perspective, so you can focus on what matters.