The Letter - accessibility

Link dump #139

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:19:00 +0000

Candle Poise - adjustable candle holder
Setting Up LastPass with Google Authenticator
Is it time to give up Internet Explorer 8 as our default test scenario?
Three nifty (and free) new performance measurement tools for mobile and third-party content
PHP is much better than you think
Brandalism
Mousetrap - a simple library for handling keyboard shortcuts in Javascript
Stats.js - a simple info box to help you monitor your JavaScript performance
Using Dropbox as a Git repository
The new Reset Firefox feature is like magic
The Slow Web - putting effectiveness before growth
Aura Imaging - take photos of people's auras
No, you don’t need a real-time data dashboard*
The Photoshop Etiquette Manifesto for Web Designers
CSSWARP - CSS text to path generator
Good design is invisible: an interview with iA's Oliver Reichenstein

Are you a human?

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:33:00 +0000

Are you a human: an alternative to the ubiquitous, illegible text CAPTCHA that introduces a bit of fun.

Klas Ernflo posters

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:09:00 +0000

Loving the simple geometric liquorice allsorts shapes in these posters by Klas Ernflo.

Contrast Rebellion

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:33:00 +0000

Contrast Rebellion: another smart-looking single page scrolling site, this time for a very good cause: colour contrast. If you're a web designer, are you guilty of using grey text? Do you even check your colour contrast?

Here's a handy tool to check the difference between your background and foreground colours to see if your selections are accessible: Contrast Analyser.

Whitney Houston Pill Portrait

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:43:00 +0000

Portrait of Whitney Houston composed of pills by Jason Mecier.

Via Arrested Motion.