An Innovative Web

CSS Three - Connecting the dots

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:35:10 +0100

As a web community, we’ve made a lot of exciting progress in regards to CSS3. We’ve put properties like text-shadow & border-radius to good use while stepping into background-clip and visual effects like transitions and animations. We’ve also spent a great deal of time debating how and when to implement these properties. Just because a property isn’t widely supported by browsers or fully documented at the moment, it doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be working with it. In fact, I’d argue the opposite.

The Future of CSS Typography

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:39:52 +0100

The Future of CSS Typography:

The challenge for any web designer is to create style sheets that are unique, distinctive and can be replicated in a way that will create brand recognition. To that end, the future of CSS typography is an ever evolving and changing field that is constantly being updated, altered, and manipulated to both meets the growing demands of clients and the challenging demands of the market.

The HTML5 Family: CSS3

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:29:54 +0100

The HTML5 Family: CSS3:

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Web designer Jay Robinson adds to Ext’s blog series on HTML5 with this great post covering CSS3:

“Many of the benefits people associate with ‘HTML5’ are actually provided by CSS3 and Javascript. Ultimately, HTML only defines content structure, while Javascript provides behavior and CSS provides presentation. CSS3 builds on the widely supported CSS2.1 spec, and allows for truly stunning interfaces.”

Advanced CSS3 Box Shadow Techniques

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:25:23 +0100

Advanced CSS3 Box Shadow Techniques:

Here is a five minute video that will teach you some advanced CSS3 Box Shadow techniques.

How to use RGBA in IE

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:32:12 +0100

How to use RGBA in IE:

The modern browsers all have rgba(), giving you a semi-transparent background colour while keeping the foreground elements (text, images) fully opaque. But if you want to use that in your design, what about IE? Here’s how to do it.

Web Development for the iPhone and iPad: Getting Started

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:30:36 +0100

Web Development for the iPhone and iPad: Getting Started:

According to AdMob, the iPhone operating system makes up 50% of the worldwide smartphone market, with the next-highest OS being Android at 24%. Sales projections for the Apple iPad run anywhere from one to four million units in the first year. Like it or not, the iPhone OS, and Safari in particular, have become a force to be reckoned with for Web developers. If you haven’t already, it’s time to dive in and familiarize yourself with the tools required to optimize websites and Web applications for this OS.

HTML5 Globals and You

Mon, 31 May 2010 20:56:30 +0100

HTML5 Globals and You

WordPress 3.0 RC1 released

Sat, 29 May 2010 10:56:36 +0100

WordPress 3.0 RC1 released:

Another great development for the WordPress team.

Using CSS3 Transitions, Transforms and Animation

Tue, 25 May 2010 15:42:51 +0100

Using CSS3 Transitions, Transforms and Animation:

A great writeup on all of the new CSS3 transition, transform and animation features. Definitely worth a read through.

Google Reader Latest To Kill IE6 Support

Tue, 25 May 2010 14:44:27 +0100

Google Reader Latest To Kill IE6 Support:

Another small victory.

How to create offline web apps on the iPhone

Sun, 23 May 2010 14:38:42 +0100

How to create offline web apps on the iPhone

Why does Apple's web app store lack a mobile experience?

Sat, 22 May 2010 01:16:00 +0100

The lack of a mobile customised experience renders the web app store nigh on useless. The content of the page is useless to anybody browsing on a desktop yet it’s still horrible to use on a mobile device. Apple clearly has the resources to create a native feel to its web app directory yet still fails to throw even the slightest bit of love its way. I fully understand that Apple wants to drive users to the App Store but if they’re going to admit that they’re now a mobile device company then shouldn’t they at least have a mobile web presence?

Pure CSS Text Gradients

Fri, 21 May 2010 22:17:00 +0100

Pure CSS Text Gradients

What is The Future of Web Development?

Fri, 21 May 2010 21:18:57 +0100

What is The Future of Web Development?

Video JS - A HTML5 Video Player

Fri, 21 May 2010 11:27:13 +0100

Video JS - A HTML5 Video Player:

Looks like a good solution although I prefer SublimeVideo.

Examples of CSS3 in the Wild

Thu, 20 May 2010 16:43:45 +0100

Examples of CSS3 in the Wild:

Thorough roundup - as always - from Six Revisions on some recent examples of CSS3 in general usage.

Who? What? Where?

Thu, 20 May 2010 11:34:47 +0100

An Innovative Web is a blog run by Sam Bowler, a web design student at the University of the West of England, Bristol in England. I will be researching the extent we, as web developers and designers, can stretch the limitations of the web as we know it so why not join me for the ride?