Opinion

On Showcases/Galleries ~ Niche is nice

By Andrew Faulkner on May 30th, 2007.

I’ve always been a fan of the showcases and galleries showing off talent within the web design industry. It’s inspiring to browse them daily and it’s exciting to have your work showcased within them and discussed. Some people love them, and others couldn’t care less. For those of you that …

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Weekly Thought: The Scourge of the Social Networks (or, the MySpace phenomenon)

By Ezekiel Bruni on May 29th, 2007.

Alright, I’d like to start off with an explanation of what this article is not. This is not a rant against MySpace (or its apparent lack of aesthetics) in particular, or social networking. I’m not going to say that it’s a waste of time.

I’m pretty sure we all know, that …

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Weekly Thought: Web Designers Wishlist

By Ezekiel Bruni on May 24th, 2007.

May 20th, 2007, I turned eighteen. I suppose we all have things that we wish for on our birthdays. I was going through my list when I realised that at least half the things I wish for are web design related. So just for the fun of it, I’ve listed …

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Should there be only one browser?

By Andrew Faulkner on May 22nd, 2007.

A while back when I was a young, optimistic, enthusiastic web designer (not that I’ve changed) I took part in a debate at my local web meet-up to discuss whether there should only be one browser. (I was young and reckless back then, I know.) I thought it may be …

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Weekly Thought: Why Good Designers Should Stop Saying “Web 2.0″

By Ezekiel Bruni on May 17th, 2007.

Introduction
I have decided to write something up for you guys once a week. The goal is to improve my writing skills, and to contribute more to Fadtastic. Enjoy.
The Thought
On just about every design blog, you will find at least one post that attempts to define “Web 2.0″, and what it’s …

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9rulers ~ On (Blog) CMSs

By Andrew Faulkner on May 15th, 2007.

I asked various 9rules members to come forward and speak openly on their chosen blog CMS. Here are their opinions in all their glory.
Kyle Neath of warpspire.com
CMS:
Wordpress (Hosted - not domain.wordpress.com)

Killer Feature(s):
Absolutely amazing framework with unchallenged extendability and flexibility.

Let Down(s):
Updates (again). But this is more a gripe with …

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SEO - Should search engines matter in your campaign?

By Andrew Faulkner on May 9th, 2007.

Today, I had a small epiphany related to SEO/SEM/Internet Marketing. Whatever you call it (I’ll call it SEO from here-on in), I mean in terms of getting as high as possible in the SERPs. The theory is a little offbeat but please bear with me. I’m sure many …

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A Time To Shine

By Matt Davies on May 4th, 2007.

The “wet floor” look has been around for ages. A trend, which died, then came back, then died and is now back. It seems to me that it will always be around either lurking in the shadows or being paraded in the limelight. It gives depth, class, and interest to …

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Best of the reboots ‘07

By Andrew Faulkner on May 2nd, 2007.

For those who didn’t realise, May 1st saw the reboot sites (Standards Reboot and CSS Reboot) open their doors to the rebooters. Whether you love or hate the concept, it’s an ideal place to browse for inspiration for both graphics and coding.

This year, I have the honour of …

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Interview: Jon Christopher of Monday By Noon

By Andrew Faulkner on April 23rd, 2007.

Jon, of Monday By Noon chats about standards and accessibility:
Welcome, Jon.
I’d like to take a second to thank you Andrew, for giving me the opportunity to interview at fadtastic. The site is great and I’ve been a long time reader.
Thanks. Jon, for the few that haven’t heard of you, can …

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You’re a standardista if… (Friday Fun)

By Andrew Faulkner on April 13th, 2007.

This Friday Fun session pokes a little fun at our beloved industry. All in the name of humour. So, without further ado, you’re a standardista if…

…you’ve ever sent an email to the admin of a website informing them of validation errors.
…you’ve ever spent over half an hour searching for a …

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Client Trouble (Or, Another Reason To Blame Microsoft)

By Ezekiel Bruni on April 12th, 2007.

There’s no denying the fact that there’s a lot of design-challenged clients out there. They’re everywhere, in fact. The problem has become extensive enough that someone even put up a site where people can go to rant about them. If you haven’t met clients like this yet, keep designing. …

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