“The New CSS Layout” was released when I was about to embark on the challenge of refactoring an old site to be responsive and have grid support and support for old browsers. Yikes! I wasn’t looking forward to the faff that I assumed this kind of challenge involved, so I was more than pleased to…… Continue reading My notes on Rachel Andrew’s “The New CSS Layout”
Category: Reviews
Technically Wrong: the book I needed to start the year
Those who know me know I’m not a fan of surprises—I choose my Christmas and birthday presents. And this year was not an exception. But nevertheless, my husband, as the risk-seeker that he is, took the bold step of gifting me something I hadn’t previously approved, but that he sensed would be just my cup…… Continue reading Technically Wrong: the book I needed to start the year
Book review: “White Hat UX”
When Trine told me she’d been writing a book for the past year I knew it would be good. I’ve had the pleasure of speaking at a couple of the same events as her in the last few years and have since followed her work. Her talks gave me a great insight on designing for…… Continue reading Book review: “White Hat UX”
Podcasts I like
A few months ago, while I was still on maternity leave, I asked on Twitter for podcast recommendations. My son was getting more and more mobile, and we were going out more, so watching everything there was on Netflix while he napped on me was no longer possible, and the only podcast I was following…… Continue reading Podcasts I like
Books: “HTML and CSS Web Standards Solutions”
The second book I’m reviewing is “HTML and CSS Web Standards Solutions”, by web standardistas Christopher Murphy and Nicklas Persson. What is the book about? The book provides the reader with a foundation in how to markup and style a web site — the right way. In the authors’ own words this book is “a…… Continue reading Books: “HTML and CSS Web Standards Solutions”
Book Review: “CSS Mastery — 2nd Edition”
I’m frequently confronted with the question of “which CSS books would you recommend?” and CSS Mastery is always at the top of the list. Here’s the audio review I did for the Boagworld podcast. The audio Listen! Transcript If you’d rather read, here’s the transcript of the review: Hi, my name is Yaili and I’ll…… Continue reading Book Review: “CSS Mastery — 2nd Edition”
Book Review: “How To Be A Rockstar WordPress Designer”
In recent years, WordPress has become an increasingly popular blogging platform and full-blown CMS for company websites – a sure credit to its immense versatility. Although not impossible to master, some of us still haven’t had the opportunity to put some time aside to delve into it. This inspired me to write a short review…… Continue reading Book Review: “How To Be A Rockstar WordPress Designer”