Shopping Carts should be Lists?
I have always made the assumption that shopping carts are tabular data and that its ok to use a table tag for that reason, but thinking semantically they are a list of the items your buying and their parameters. So why not use a list. It validates with W3C’s XHTML validator and the coding is alot cleaner than most ecommerce websites.
Web Browser Usability Issue
I just wanted to voice my concern that even though Internet Explorer is working on version 8 and Firefox into its terrible 2’s already, the browser designers are still missing a massive usability issue. One of the most common problems especially with the advent of high res screens and laptop popularity is text size.
WP Ecommerce Template Tags
A growing list off all the template tags you can use to design and customize wp ecommerce, The plugin is still in its infancy and documentation is a little sparse but its a great ecommerce plugin for adding a shop to Wordpress.
DesignBit Logo Concept
I thought it would be interesting to show the process of creating a brand identity and thought it would be fun to record the process step by step on the blog, I have given myself 4 steps to complete; come up with an logo concept, mock up the design, add some detail and finally publish onto this website. So this is step one, the logo concept.
Microsoft Paint
A unique look into the world of Microsoft software development which focuses on their MS Paint application, from developing the application to actually using its unique features and tools including the eraser tool and the new “save” function.
Design Inspiration: Cubism, Picasso
Cubism is an art movement that i find very inspiring as a designer, the movement took place in the 20th century (1908) and the results of this abstraction or fragmentation of the viewers perspective of the art piece created some amazing works of art. Check out this vid about it’s humble beginnings.
Web Design Podcasts
I find it very easy to take in information via audio and have found podcast’s an especially useful resource of great web design and business information and the medium is coming of age nicely. Following is my list of my favourite web design podcasts.