Posts about Development

One of the hottest new trends in web design is a technique called parallax scrolling, which is the latest addition to a growing list of effects used to create a sense of depth on a web page. Throw out your misconceptions that Flash and video are the only ways to achieve the third-dimension. Parallax techniques use well defined imagery, JQuery and CSS3 to create a truly unique browsing experience.

Last week we started our series on mobile website interface design with The Ugly. We’re working our way up to The Good, but we have to address The Bad first. Hopefully this will help to provide a basic roadmap for ensuring your mobile website falls into The Good category.

You are a veteran of the website design and development process. You’re a warrior. You’ve conquered web designer giants, slayed a den full of forked-tongue programmers, and outwitted the caffeine-fueled marketing dragons — you have risen victoriously to the challenge! You successfully launched your company’s website (only slightly over budget). Then you decided to look at it on your...