A List Apart
Web animation, without the F word (Flash, that is).
by Val Head · 15 Comments
The words “web animation” make many of us search frantically for the “skip intro” button, but adding motion to our work can be meaningful and functional—when we find the right circumstances. Animation can provide cues, guide the eye, and soften the sometimes-hard edges of web interactions. Val Head shows you how CSS makes it possible.
by Rachel Nabors · 11 Comments
We use HTML to tell stories and communicate vast amounts of information—and animation helps us do both better. Just as hierarchy guides users through content, animation guides them through interactions by helping them understand relationships, structure, cause, and effect. Rachel Nabors explains her fascination with CSS3 animations, Canvas, SVG, the web audio API, webGL, and all the rest, and explains why we need web animation—and web animators.
In this excerpt from Writing for Designers, Scott Kubie explains why designers need to be more intentional with how we use words.
Brandon Gregory considers how to design accessibly for cognitive differences like anxiety disorders, inattention, and depression.
It may be easy to turn your nose up at FAQs, but Caroline Roberts can help you take the simple Q&A format to the next level.
Jon Yablonski explains three key theories of psychology that designers can use to build more intuitive, human-centered products.
Fronteers, the Dutch front-end association, aims to join the W3C to represent independent web developers worldwide.
In this excerpt from Image Performance, Mat Marquis chronicles the pros and cons of `img` and why we needed something better.
When we put the UX at the expense of the developer experience, it’s the user who pays the price.
Stop designing for the happy path! Steven Garrity shows how to create more robust layouts by designing with difficult data.
With voice interfaces becoming the norm, semantic markup is more important than ever. Learn how HTML tags can have a huge impact.
