FormSite - Online Form Builder. Create HTML forms and surveys. Towards A Cooler Focus Caret The focus caret is that dotted outline you see around HTML elements when they have the focus. In some Mac browsers you see a standardized glowing blue border instead, but most browsers show a dotted outline. It’s not usually pretty, but it is completely necessary to give an indication of which element has the focus. (Some developers hate them so much that they try to suppress them, with JavaScript abominations like onfocus="this.blur()". Here’s an example of what the caret might look like (this screenshot was taken with Mac/Firefox): Focus carets serve a vital accessibility function for people who navigate with the keyboard, and so, far from trying to suppress them, what we as developers should really be doing is making them more obvious. This on its own makes it a useful development tool, because you can draw test borders on elements without affecting the space they take up. A dotted border that inherits the element’s focus color. So as a global rule, we could do something like this:
16 Great Graphic Design Blogs and Sites What are your favorite design blogs and sites? There are so many design blogs now, that your top list is sure to be a bit different. Here we've collected 16 great design sites that consistently bring high-quality material to their audience. They are filled with great resources, original material, thought provoking articles, or well constructed design tutorials that keep you growing as a designer. Add these sites to your feed reader, if they aren't already in there! 1. I'm not sure how many people know about this blog, but I just recently found it and liked what I saw. 2. OK, maybe this is a little shameless self promotion, but at least Outlaw Design Blog has a lot to offer in the way of graphic design. 3. This is another up and coming graphic design blog that is worth keeping an eye on. 4. This is another personal blog from a smaller design firm. What is nice here is that the author usually highlights some form of graphic design in a post and then shares some of his thoughts on it. 5.
C Log Validator Log Validator mini-FAQ What is this? A free, simple and step-by-step tool to improve dramatically the quality of your website. Find the most popular invalid documents, broken links, etc., and prioritize the work to get them fixed. Who should use this? Anyone writing or maintaining websites, especially large ones. Where is the documentation? All the information on how to use this tool is in the Manual. Where do I get it? See the download instructions. I'm a developer, can I help? The tool is open source, developers are welcome to help, and bug reports are welcome, too. Still unclear what exactly the tool does? The "Philosophy" of the LogValidator Step-by-step quality Log Validator is a web server log analysis tool with focus on the quality of Web documents. What this tool does (and does not) This tool takes a web server's last logs and processes it through validation modules. A bit of History How to Participate bug reports Source code for this tool is available under the W3C Software Licence.
Optimus Tactus keyboard Optimus Tactus does not have physical keys, which means there are no restrictions on their shape and size. Any part of the keyboard surface can be programmed to perform any function or to display any images. HOWDesign.com - Graphic Design Forum The time has come to close the legendary HOW Forums, but don’t worry; there are so many ways to connect with HOW and with other designers these days! The graphic design community has gone social. HOW Social Media Shortcuts Connect with HOW HOWdesign.com is also open to your thoughts and opinions. Build Your Design Network There’s no better way to build your network of design mentors and peers than by attending HOW Design Live. Join Your Local AIGA Founded in 1914 as the American Institute of Graphic Arts, AIGA remains the oldest and largest professional membership organization for design with 22,000 members in 67 chapters who create, inspire and appreciate good design. Discover Great Design and Designers Online There are lots of places to find other designers online to build your own design community. Dribble Logo Design Love Hunie Brand New Free Designer Download Resources
FTP Instructions All students are entitled to Web space on the ouray server run through the ITS (13th Floor Lawrence Street Center - 556-6100). Your accounts are set up for you upon enrollment - If you already have an ouray email address you use the same username and account number for your Web site. If not: Activate your account online at and click on “Student Account Activation Form.” Enter your Student ID number and PIN, and follow the instructions. Once you have a SFTP program installed you log onto your web site on ouray by filling in appropriate values for the Hostname, User name, and Password - then {Click} Login: Note: I got this error box (below) when I logged in for the first time. The SFTP window looks like this: Before you upload any files you will want to change the file transfer preferences so any files you upload can be browsed via the Internet.
IxEdit 99 Graphic Design Resources Below is a list of 99+ graphic design resources, in English and (and a few other languages), that all designers must know about. It is sorted by category (click to go to category): For more resources you can check out the 101 Places To Get Design Inspiration. Also don’t forget to subscribe for more graphic design resources. 1 Spunk United An excellent magazine with a selection of the worlds best artists providing inspiration, interviews, articles and more. 2 FreeLance Switch (No longer active) The community site of reference for all freelances. 3 Computer Arts The site of the excellent international magazine Computer Arts. 4 David Airey A graphic and logo designer who shares his knowledge on these areas. 5 Behance A site gathering the portfolios of the artists of the whole world, a true inspiration. 6 Pdf Mags References all the PDF mags out there! 7 Graphic Design Forum (no longer running). The most active of the graphic design forums out there. 8 Design Is Kinky 9 Freelance Folder 10 Bittbox