Models for simulating the severe forms of color blindness are well developed. Not so for the milder and much more common types of colorblindness, the so-called anomalous deficiencies. These are tougher to model because they vary on an individual basis and can actually change over time. This is a far more common condition than any type of complete color blindness. Most of these resources focus on modeling...

For whatever reason, there are a lot of people who think the internet, and their participation in it, should be free. This is a huge problem for those of us who try to make a living providing the valuable service of creating websites. One of the main reasons I started this blog is to give you, the web professional, some insight on how to survive in this business. This is such a great article, I wanted...

“Did you know that 23.9% of statistics are made up?” Display Resolution The statistics below were collected over a period of 10 years by a technical website. They warn that the average internet user may not have the newer equipment techies have. That may be. But, it is also October of 2009 and this has been a big year for monitor upgrades. All new desktop and many laptop computers come with...

Whether you want to make a website for yourself or have a professional do it for you, here are the steps involved in creating a web presence from scratch. The steps involved using a CMS system like WordPress, Joomla! or Drupal are somewhat different. That post will be coming, soon. 1. In writing, state the purpose of the site in one sentence. The “in one sentence” part may sound trite, but it...

Everyone’s curious about new versions of Adobe’s Creative Suite. Here are a few more videos guaranteed to either satisfy or intensify that curiosity. Sneak peek of new Adobe DreamWeaver CS5 technologies Did someone say HTML v5? Adobe Flash CS5 on Adobe MAX 2009 Adobe Flash CS5 applications for iPhone Adobe Opens iPhone to Flash Developers Evolution of Dance You need a break! This...

UPDATE March 3, 2010 – This page from anidan.design has lots of interesting and useful articles! Definitely worth checking out. Here’s a great resource! It’s a list of specialized freelancing blogs aimed at various web disciplines. The original list is much longer, but I only grabbed the sections I thought would be appropriate for my readers. To see the rest, follow the link at the...

Talent. Art. Bewilderment. Frustration. The talent to create beautiful works of art is a gift. The desire to do this for the web, a medium where artists paint with light, is irresistible. The result can be beautiful and uplifting or bewildering and frustrating. This is where the Zen of Web Design comes into play. Know there will be challenges. Without challenges there is no growth. Know you are not...

This is for all you freelancers and web professionals. It’s really very funny, in a true and sad kind of way. To survive in the website biz, you absolutely must avoid bad clients. Seriously. Here are a few of my personal tips to help you weed them out: Post your rates on your website. Be explicit. Stay away from anyone who says their previous designer split on them. Don’t answer classified...

What is Web Accessibility? Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the Web. More specifically, Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web, and that they can contribute to the Web. Web accessibility also benefits others, including older people with changing abilities due to aging. Web accessibility encompasses...

Patterns for the Color Blind About 8% of the male population has some sort of color blindness. The color blind have the inability to clearly distinguish different colors of the spectrum, they tend to see colors in a limited range of hues. Because of this, the color blind have trouble with a lot of websites. Are you a working on a website? The patterns and examples on wearecolorblind.com will help...