How Does the Internet Work?

This article covers the underlying technologies that power the World Wide Web: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML); Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP); Domain Name System (DNS); Web servers and web browsers; Static and dynamic content.

Lane, Jonathan. Opera (2008). Articles>Information Design>Online

The Web Standards Model: HTML, CSS and JavaScript

You can accomplish content, styling and layout just using HTML—font elements for style and HTML tables for layout, so why should I bother with this XHTML/CSS stuff? Here are the most compelling reasons for using CSS and HTML over outdated methods.

Lane, Jonathan. Opera (2008). Articles>Web Design>Standards

Web Standards – A Beautiful Dream, But What's the Reality?

Web standards allow for interoperability between all web browsers, on every operating system, and even on every electronic device available. But is that really reality? The really simple answer is no; while that’s an ideal situation, that is far from reality.

Lane, Jonathan. Opera (2008). Articles>Web Design>Standards

Information Architecture - Planning Out a Web Site

This article is going to look at the early stages of planning out a web site, and a discipline that is commonly referred to as Information architecture, or IA. This involves thinking about who your target audience will be, what information and services they need from a web site, and how you should structure it to provide that for them.

Lane, Jonathan. Opera (2008). Articles>Web Design>Information Design