Happy Cog: News

ALA 273: Agile vs. IA

happycog — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:04:03 +0000

Issue No. 273 of A List Apart, for people who make websites, looks at web design from both sides now. Learn how traditional, research-based IA leads to better site design—and why many are abandoning traditional methods in favor of agile design.

ALA 272: captions ’n code

happycog — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:20:58 +0000

In Issue No. 272 of A List Apart, for people who make websites, Joe Clark asks what it will take to make video on the web accessible by default. (Answer: Legislation, probably, as voluntary compliance has not worked.) And Mr Dean Frickey improves the humble 404 page to the point where it might not need to be so humble any more.

ALA No. 271: write right

happycog — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:59:35 +0000

The fundamental things apply in Issue no. 271 of A List Apart, for people who make websites. Erin Kissane tells how non-writers (i.e. the people who write most of the stuff on the web) can make every word count in “Writing Content that Works for a Living.” And Aaron Gustafson wraps our introductory series on progressive enhancement with a look at the thinking behind (and best practices for executing) “Progressive Enhancement with JavaScript.”

Housing Works launch

happycog — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:14:21 +0000

When you’re a web design agency, you try your darnedest to find clients to work with that make an impact. If we’re talking about global corporations, such impacts are often measured in quantitative terms like “market share” and “revenue”. In the case of Housing Works, a nonprofit organization based in New York, the fundamental issue at hand is whether someone lives or dies.

Started in 1990 by four members of ACT UP, Housing Works focuses its efforts on the homeless men, women, and children of New York City who live with HIV or AIDS. Happy Cog is humbled to have had the opportunity to help communicate the mission of this astounding organization. We are very proud to introduce you to the new Housing Works website.

10 Years of A List Apart

happycog — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:09:05 +0000

In Issue No. 269 of A List Apart, for people who make websites, master the basics of progressive enhancement and look back in orange at our first ten years.

AEA Chicago sells out

happycog — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:37:29 +0000

An Event Apart Chicago, the final AEA event of 2008, has sold out. If you’ve already secured a seat for this remarkable two-day web design conference, we look forward to seeing you October 13–14 at the Sheraton Towers Chicago—along with Andy Clarke, Sarah Nelson, Robert Hoekman Jr., Jason Fried, Cameron Moll, Rob Weychert, Derek Powazek, Curt Cloninger, Jason Santa Maria, Jeffrey Veen, and your hosts, Eric Meyer and Jeffrey Zeldman.

If you missed the opportunity to join us in Chicago, we’ll announce An Event Apart’s 2009 schedule on October 1, 2008. Stay tuned.

ALA 268: whither standards?

happycog — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:50:17 +0000

Issue No. 268 of A List Apart fine-tunes the mechanics of progressive enhancement and rethinks the assumptions of standards-based design.

Krylon redesign, more than a paint job

happycog — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:01:12 +0000

Sixty-one years ago, a Philadelphia businessman revolutionized the paint industry and founded Krylon, Inc., the first and still largest supplier of aerosol paints in the world. Krylon looked to Happy Cog to help it reach new audiences and bring out the excitement inherent in the product.

A List Apart No. 266

happycog — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:18:53 +0000

CSS Sprites, the next generation. Cartography, the next metaphor for webmaking. Dave Shea and Aaron Rester aim high and score in Issue No. 266 of A List Apart, for people who make websites.

So long, San Francisco. Hello, Chicago.

happycog — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:44:29 +0000

An Event Apart San Francisco 2008 was our best conference event ever. (Check the Flickr photo pool for evidence of good times had.) If you missed this show, join us for the final event of the year. An Event Apart Chicago features Andy Clarke (Transcending CSS), Curt Cloninger (Hot-Wiring Your Creative Process), Jason Fried (37signals), Robert Hoekman Jr. (Designing the Obvious), Cameron Moll (Mobile Web Design), Sarah Nelson (Adaptive Path), Bronwyn Jones (Apple.com), Jeff Veen (Art & Science of Web Design), Rob Weychert (Web Standards Creativity), Jason Santa Maria (Happy Cog), Eric Meyer (CSS: The Definitive Guide) and Jeffrey Zeldman (Happy Cog, Designing With Web Standards).