Building functioning wireframes or site prototypes can be time consuming and limiting, but with the help of a CSS framework you can keep the process speedy and flexible.
We had a great discussion regarding web fonts and the future of typography on the web at our monthly Mizzou Web Developers meeting this week. Afterward, designer extraordinaire Josh Hughes sent an e-mail to the listserv outlining some of the basics. I present it to you, kind reader, in its entirety.
@font-face is all the rage in the CSS world these days and I’ve been dying to give it a whirl. This entry won’t discuss the best practices in terms of CSS syntax or the ins-and-outs of @font-face; that has been done in numerous other places which I will link to at the bottom of this entry. I’d rather focus on a specific Windows-related issue.
These handy links help people using assistive software or hardware, or mobile devices. They allow quick access to the navigation, main content or any other important element on the page without having to “tab” through all the page’s links. Try hitting the tab key (option+tab in Safari) and go through a page’s links to get to the main content. It takes a while doesn’t it? You can see an example of this working on or Mizzou Admissions site.