Khoi Vinh shares the results of his search for "an alternative to the typeface Klavika... something similarly contemporary and similarly strong in its forms, a real workhorse of a typeface that I can call to duty during those times when Helvetica won’t do."
Read the full article - Font Hunt.
Jens Meiert outlines web development practices from 1990 through 2009 and projects what the future may hold in 2019.
Read HTML, CSS, and Web Development Practices: Past, Present, and Future (via @smashingmag)
by Tracy Brady of Modernista! and Matt FaJohn of FL2
“The Goal... the National Park Foundation needed a digital experience that could drive action and involvement—primarily in the form of email submissions and donations.”
Eyetracking Web Usability is a new book by Jakob Nielsen and Kara Pernice.
“Don't let the bland title fool you — what Nielsen and Pernice have done is track the eye movements of hundreds of people as they navigate Web sites...”
Read the complete book review at Time.com - Why We Look at Some Web Ads and Not Others
There seems to be no shortage of new (new to the market or new to me) web design related applications appearing weekly if not daily. I'm always looking for ways to do things more efficiently without sacrificing quality. Unfortunately finding the time to try out these apps and assess whether or not they are worth the time and cost is difficult. I'm guessing most people don't change the applications they use unless they encounter a catastrophe and are forced to change. To help cut through the clutter I look to fellow web designs, and people in the industry, for reviews and recommendations. The following is a list of a few potentially useful web design related applications I've come across over that past few weeks. All come recommended although not by me until I do my own due diligence. If you've used any of them or prefer something else I'd love to hear about it.
Mockingbird
An online tool that makes it easy for you to create, link together, preview, and share mockups of your website or application.
(via multiple twitter sources)
User Testing
The fastest way to watch and hear real people using your website
(via bokardo)
ABtests
Learn. Share. Improve your conversions today.
(via bokardo)
skEdit
Simple, Flexible, Powerful Text Editor for the Web
(via jessebc)
Billings3
Time billing + invoicing
(via Noah Stokes)