Delivering Typography with Jason Pamental
87Using real typefaces on the web creates amazing design opportunities. But how do you deliver web fonts while not messing up the rest of the experience? Jason Pamental joins Jen Simmons to talk about...
View ArticleResponsible Responsive Web Design with Scott Jehl
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 12:00pmScott Jehl returns to The Web Ahead to talk about his new book, Responsible Responsive Web Design and teach us the latest on how to do responsive web design in a way...
View ArticleResponding Responsibly with Scott Jehl
89It's clear that responsive web design is the way to build a website in today's crazy world of mobile devices, but what's the best way to do so? How can you create a responsive site that's fast and...
View ArticleEngineering the Front with Claudina Sarahe
90Front-end development has changed a lot. What used to be simple text in files is now a deep stack of robust engineering tools. Is this a good change? What advantages do the power tools provide, and...
View ArticleMaking The Web Ahead Website with Jen Simmons
95After months of work, I've launched a new website for The Web Ahead, at thewebahead.net. Hear a saga of the agony, the ecstasy, the design and the build. How? Why? On what? A lot of geeking out about...
View ArticleFilament Group Revisiting Font Loading, This Time with Font Events
Once again the smart folks at Filament Group dig into the quest to find the ultimate webfont-loading solution, rethinking their conclusions from last...
View ArticleResponsive Images Update with Jason Grigsby
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 1:00pmResponsive images solutions are here. It's time to pay attention and figure out what to implement (or not) on your next project. Jason Grigsby will be our guest to...
View ArticleImplementing Responsive Images with Jason Grigsby
99It's time to start using responsive images on our websites. You specify multiple files in your image HTML. Browsers download the best one for a user's screen size or context. Improve image quality....
View ArticleTools don’t solve the web’s problems, they ARE the problem
The web definitely has a speed problem due to over-design and the junkyard of tools people feel they have to include on every single web page. However, I don’t agree that the web has an inherent...
View ArticleProgressive Enhancement
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 5:45pmThere are several themes that thread through every episode of The Web Ahead. Progressive enhancement is one of them. It's time, however, to have a show that dives...
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