http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:30:52 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.24/content/springwidget/webdesign.xml http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19054812 That last bit, feigning shock that people are paying close attention to what the Democratic nominee says about the signature foreign policy issue of the campaign, must be the most precious bit of shinola to escape his lips since his rousing refusal to disown Hot Air Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:40:41 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19054812 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19053642 My fellow Unitards and I have been busy with quite a few things lately, and one of them is our new Unit Interactive Labs site, which we launched today. There is precious little to see as yet, but we’re currently happy to share a couple of nice little widgets with everyone, including a tooltip Andy Rutledge: Design View Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:23:17 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19053642 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19050713 Noise, a weblog by 37signals about design, business, experience, simplicity, the web, culture, and more. So somebody else built a successful business on that idea you had three years ago. That if you would just have pursued that idea, you would now automatically be enjoying their spoils? It’s 37 Signals Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:07:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19050713 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19050145 You might be surprised at how easy it is to add special characters like ♥ and № into your Web pages with just a few steps. In fact, often the hardest part of adding HTML codes to your Web pages is finding the character you want to add - once you About.com: Web Design Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:00:27 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19050145 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19054121 And not only was it crap, not only did Iran offer nothing in its counterproposal except the prospect of more negotiations to drag this kabuki out further, it came sealed with an Ahmadinejad-esque rhetorical kiss. If you’ve sat through any of his tedious Hot Air Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:08:28 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19054121 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19034412 Below we present findings of our survey of current web form design patterns — the results of an analysis of 100 popular web-sites where web-forms (should) matter. The main objective of the survey was to provide designers and developers with some Smashing Magazine Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:44:08 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19034412 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19017801 Since the day I started at Adaptive Path, I’ve loved talking to folks here about how our work in other creative fields influences the way Adaptive Path approaches a project. Sarah Nelson and I have been talking about the ways in which these other Adaptive Path Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:52:20 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19017801 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19051792 Two schoolboys were given detention after refusing to kneel down and ‘pray to Allah’ during a religious education lesson… Parents said that their children were made to bend down on their knees on prayer mats which the RE teacher had got out Hot Air Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19051792 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19005189 We interrupt this vacation for an important message: there's a new episode of The Wire where Bunk and McNulty go skiing. Here's a screenshot. You're visiting kottke.org. All content by Jason Kottke (contact me) unless otherwise noted, with some restrictions Kottke.org Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:03:34 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19005189 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19051793 They asked voters to define themselves as liberal, moderate, conservative, or “not sure” with respect to both fiscal and social policy, then plotted them in a 16-box matrix. The unpolled X factor, of course, is foreign policy, which presumably is Hot Air Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:15:22 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19051793 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19031347 Still, I’m on some kind of mental obsession with the Core of Independence. I think this as a far more reaching an idea we should all think about. Yeah, so I spent a bunch of money on some old teller of fortunes. She said: Money, energy and time are all the same thing molly.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:41:07 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19031347 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19050885 Hot Air e-mailers wonder why we haven’t written about the death of Jesse Helms, yesterday at 86. In 1977, Helms angrily denounced a treaty advanced by President Jimmy Carter to turn over the Panama Canal to Panama. From 1979 to 1986, over the objections Hot Air Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:30:30 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19050885 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19029026 My Thoughts It sounds like aniketh wants to set up special fonts that aren't commonly found on computers. Dynamic fonts are a way to embed exactly the font family you want to use in the Web page. The problem is that dynamic fonts can increase download times About.com: Web Design Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:49:22 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19029026 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19050060 The camera here was actually part of the deception: Presenting the video at a news conference, Santos said that Wednesday’s elaborate ruse intentionally mimicked two hostage handovers brokered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez earlier this year, when Hot Air Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:48:08 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19050060 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19048501 The man who once appeared a likely candidate for Barack Obama’s VP slot now has become persona non grata instead, having given McCain a helpful boost in focusing on experience and military readiness: Nearly a week after his controversial “Face the Nation” appearance last Sunday, retired Army Hot Air Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:39:41 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19048501 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19047791 No matter what role Smith plays, audiences feel compelled to like him, and for the most part Smith has played likable characters. In Hancock, Smith challenges the audience to stick with him while we find anything likable about an alcoholic superhero that shows nothing but contempt for the people Hot Air Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:48 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19047791 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19047792 A growing number of Clinton supporters polled say they may stay home in November instead of casting their ballot for Obama, an indication the party has yet to coalesce around the Illinois senator four weeks after the most prolonged and at times divisive Hot Air Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:11:28 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19047792 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19047238 The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our six-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 11 am CT. The first two hours features Power Line’s John Hinderaker and Chad and Brian from Fraters Libertas. Mitch and I hit the Hot Air Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:50:56 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19047238 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19025299 It’s July 4th! Time for a caption contest Brainfuel Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:00:02 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19025299 http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19009628 Barack Obama picked some low-hanging fruit and scored some points in Denver today, after a local jazz singer substituted what some called the “black national anthem” for the Star Spangled Banner at a municipal event. Saying that Rene Marie should Hot Air Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:00:58 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/webdesign/item/19009628