Article tag: Web standards
Why Does My Website Look Different on Certain People’s Computers?
By Adam J. Barkafski Published:01 November 2011
One of the little joys (or annoyances, depending on how you look at it) in website design is the inevitable challenge of getting a website to play nicely with all the different internet browsers, computers, mobile devices, screen sizes, etc., out there today. For anyone who has a website, it is also inevitable that someday you will look at your website on a different computer and see subtle changes in how the site looks. So what causes this, and is it possible to be avoided?
Do You Have Standards?
By Adam J. Barkafski Published:01 October 2009
Of course you do. Rather, the question should be, “Does your website have standards?” Believe it or not, most websites on the web today don’t! So what is standards compliance for websites?
Seven Signs It’s Time for a New Website
By Adam J. Barkafski Published:01 March 2009
If you’ve been in business long enough, you’ve probably seen fresh, shiny new websites and thought, “I wish mine looked like that!” You may be tempted to spring for a new website just because you’ve seen something else you like better, or you’re tired of your current design. However, you may be wasting your hard-earned money. Your current website may already be strong, so why tamper with a winner? There are deeper, more crucial reasons than “how it looks” to go for a new website. Let’s examine seven solid reasons to take on this large project.
The Browser Butchered My Website!
By Adam J. Barkafski Published:01 July 2008
Have you ever had the misfortune of having a finished website and proudly showing it off to your family and friends who are at their own computers, only to have someone call you and ask, “Why is there a big blank space on the right?”
Welcome More People to Your Website through Accessibility
By Adam J. Barkafski Published:01 March 2008
Think about opening a store of your very own. You have amazing widgets to sell, and they’re offered at fantastic prices. With just the right marketing, you hope to have lines of people out the door. But think about this: Would you design the store so that people in wheelchairs couldn’t enter? Or what if they could, but the sales floor was up a flight of steps with no elevator or ramp in sight? Would you turn away all animals in your store, including guide dogs?
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