A LIST Apart: For People Who Make Websites

No. 223

September 12, 2006

Whether you’ve come for the basics, need a clever new trick, or just want a bit of a laugh, we have something for you in this week’s triple issue.

A Standardista's Alphabet

by Jack Pickard

“A is for Aaron, who fell down the stairs. K is for Kevin, menaced by bears.” No wait, those are just the notes from our last staff meeting. Jack Pickard offers a lighter look at the world of web standards.

Text-Resize Detection

by Lawrence Carvalho, Christian Heilmann

Chris Heilmann and Lawrence Carvalho serve up a way to detect your visitors’ text size settings using JavaScript.

The ALA Primer: A Guide for New Readers

by Erin Lynch

New to A List Apart? Welcome! ALA’s own Erin Lynch suggests a few good places to start reading.

A List Apart explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on designing with standards. Explore our articles or find out more about us.

Editor’s Choice

originally ran: April 02, 2001

Web Designer and Proud of It

by Chris MacGregor

Professional web designers do not “do” web page design, we practice it. We must continually work at improving our skills and techniques, learning how to use new tools and mastering the old ones. To elevate our profession from the perception it has now to the esteem that it deserves, the gap between the professional and the amateur should be evident to the casual viewer.