Category: Asides
Interesting links or quick ideas which don’t require any comment from me.
Thoughts on web development and technologies by Peter Gasston
The end of the font element
It was announced on the HTML Working Group mailing list this morning that the font element will be absent from the next draft of the HTML5 specification. The inclusion of font in the spec was controversial, as many (including myself) thought it was a purely decorative element that had no place in semantic code.
Of course, browsers […]
Web typography at its best
A really nice example of how a site can look stunning despite being built without the use of images and with only a single font (and Times New Roman at that!): Seed Conference. Just amazing.
Bonus Update: Jeff Croft’s Typography: Beyond the Font [PDF]
Who can hook me up with twine?
Does anybody have a spare invitation to twine they’d be willing to send my way? I’m very curious to see what it’s all about.
More findings from IE8: XHTML and @import
Had the chance to run a few more tests to find out what’s new (and what’s not) in IE8. Good: @import media types seem to be implemented; Bad: XHTML still isn’t parsed, so everyone who thinks they are coding XHTML are still kidding themselves.
Future of Web Design 2008
My exceptionally supportive bosses have offered to buy me a Conference Pass for Future of Web Design 2008 on April 17, so if anyone reading this is attending and feels like meeting up, do get in touch.
@media 2008
My very kind and understanding bosses have just agreed to pay for me to attend this year’s @Media event in London, on May 29th-30th. If any readers are likely to attend, drop me a line and we could meet up to say hello.
Aside
It was announced on the HTML Working Group mailing list this morning that the font element will be absent from the next draft of the HTML5 specification. The inclusion of font in the spec was controversial, as many (including myself) thought it was a purely decorative element that had no place in semantic code.
Of course, browsers will still have to support the element because of the many legacy sites on the web; but as of now any software that generates mark-up should use the style attribute instead. It’s a small increment better.
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