RE: WEB TYPE WILL SAVE US

I can't believe Zeldman blogged about TypeButter... I'm still in shock.

I just wanted to say how absolutely proud I am that the great Jeff Zeldman of zeldman.com wrote about TypeButter, a jQuery plugin that I developed in collaboration with designer/typographer Joel Richardson. I hope that one day, browsers will begin supporting optical kerning for the web but until that day comes… TypeButter! Read Zeldman’s article and check out TypeButter.com. For good measure, you should also check out another plugin I’ve developed called jQuery Bacon which allows you to align text to a bezier curve.

Four ways publishers can learn from web developers

Episode #66 of The Big Web Show was an interview with veteran web designer and publishing creative director David Sleight. During the interview, Sleight discusses how the new iPad retina display will cause serious bandwidth issues when downloading books and magazines taking advantage of the higher resolution. It made me think about how far behind certain publishers seem. Here are a few #protips that I think might help. Continue reading Four ways publishers can learn from web developers