Thinking Outside the Grid

CSS has broken the manacles that kept us chained to grid-based designâ€≈so why do so few sites deviate from the grid? Molly E. Holzschlag can tell us that the answer has something to do with airplanes, urban planning, and British cab drivers.

Holzschlag, Molly E. List Apart, A (2005). Design>Web Design>CSS

To Use or Not to Use: An XHTML Roadmap for Designers

The problem with XHTML 1.0 isn't a matter of strength, or of importance. XHTML is both strong and important--and not just for markup snobs and hardcore developers. It's not that XHTML 1.0 has a particularly high learning curve. It doesn't--in fact, it's quite easy to learn. And, it's not that XHTML 1.0 doesn't display in browsers both current and past. When written with awareness of cross-browser considerations--just as with HTML, it does. The problem lies in the fact that XHTML is, quite simply, misunderstood.

Holzschlag, Molly E. Digital Web Magazine (2001). Design>Web Design>Standards>XHTML

The World Grows Small: Open Standards for the Global Web

We know that crafting a more accessible website relies on understanding and using web standards including (X)HTML and CSS. It's interesting to see how the same practices relate directly to the design and development of internationalized sites.

Holzschlag, Molly E. List Apart, A (2006). Design>Web Design>International>Standards

XHTML 1.0: Marking Up a New Dawn

Still writing your documents in HTML? If you are, you're not complying with current standards. On January 26, 2000, XHTML 1.0 became a recommendation by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). HTML, according to the W3C, is no longer the Web markup standard. Instead, XHTML 1.0 has replaced our old favorite, marking up the dawn of a new and exciting time in communications technology.

Holzschlag, Molly E. IBM. Design>Web Design>XHTML