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Digital Web Magazine Updates Mailing List: July 9, 2007

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Captions for Video with Flash CS3 (Part Two)

by Tom Green (in Articles)

Do you think Flash video and accessibility can’t peacefully coexist? Think again. Flash video expert Tom Green is back with the second installment of his popular captioning how-to. In “Captions for Video with Flash CS3 (Part One)”, we learned how to caption using the Timed-Text XML standard. This week’s follow-up brings an even easier method: embedding the XML right in the Flash video file. Read more

From The Archive

Why Textpattern? An Interview with the Authors of Textpattern Solutions

by Andrea Schwandt-Arbogast (in Interviews)

We have many systems at hand for designing, developing, and managing site content—an almost overwhelming list of choices. The past few years have seen the rise of a several that are particularly well-suited to companies and designers who don’t require or want a powerhouse platform with a learning curve as steep as Mount Everest. One of these is Textpattern. We asked Andrea Arbogast, an experienced Textpattern enthusiast, to interview the authors of the comprehensive new book from Friends of Ed, Textpattern Solutions, and give us an in-depth answer to the question, Why Textpattern? Read more

Typography and Web Advertising: Making Every Opportunity Count

by Alexander W. White (in Articles)

Design principles and goals for web ads and print ads are similar—but the constraints seem starkly different. We can only benefit from standing back and taking a fresh look at our approach to these areas of web pages that need to pack a lot of punch within their tiny dimensions. We’d recently seen Alexander W. White’s gorgeous new book, Advertising Design and Typography, so we thought he’d be just the right person to explore this advertising niche for us. Read more

How to Choose an eCommerce Package

by Shannon Watters (in Articles)

The online store is the bread-and-butter of many freelancers and web agencies—but very few have the resources or skills to build their own eCommerce system from scratch. The sensible option is to turn to the professionals, but with the dazzling (or sometimes not-so-dazzling) array of options available, how do you choose the package or company that is right for you? Shannon Watters tells us the key things to keep in mind when shopping for a shop. Read more

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