December 11th 2009 by Peter · 6 comments
Should Comment Forms Have More Fields?
Often, when you visit a website, you’ll want to leave a comment there. To do that, you’ll of course write some text in a comment form. But most comment forms, regardless of their design, look the same. Sure, some do add that hated captcha field, but still, most comment forms are the same.
November 9th 2009 by Peter · 15 comments
How to Use Directions with Google Maps API V3
Google Maps are more fun when you can get directions. And now you can! The recent release of the Google Maps API adds two new classes in order to enable directions. In this article I will show you how to add an input field in an infobox and use that to render a route.
October 13th 2009 by Peter · 162 comments
Adding Custom Google Maps to Your Website
Maps are often placed on a company website to help customers find their way there. For that, Google Maps is excellent. But wouldn’t it be nice to add your company logo, parking lots, train stations, etc. to the map, to help the customer even more? It is very simple, and in this article I am [...]
July 3rd 2009 by Peter · 7 comments
Enhancing Your Site with WebKit
WebKit is an open source browser engine. Apple uses WebKit in Safari, Mail, and other applications. Google’s Chrome browser, along with the S60 browser and the iPhone browser, is also built on WebKit. Some of the cool features of WebKit is transitions and transforms. With purely CSS you can create stunning animations. Your site will [...]
March 19th 2009 by Peter · 5 comments
Great Designers to get Inspired by
When I first started out doing web design, and other types of design, I looked for people to get inspired by. I’m not only inspired by their graphical work, but also by their methods of working and acting on the Internet. I’ve tried to collect a list of people I get inspired by. These guys [...]
December 30th 2008 by Peter · 5 comments
Character Entity Chart PDF
When I make websites, I often need to know character and numeric entities. I remember the most common, such as & and ©, but what if I need other characters? I found a wonderful article over at Roselli.org, where Adrian Roselli has made a complete list of character and numeric entities. But I’d like to [...]