Silo

A repository of excerpts, examinations and experiments, iterated arbitrarily in keeping with the diabolical alliteration of this sentence. Some refer to log entries, which they support. Others stand alone in glorious solitude.

  1. Typography

    1. Rendering test for display sizes
    2. @font-face test with Fontin Regular by Jos Buivenga
    3. 12 examples of paragraph typography
    4. Core web fonts test suite
    5. Spaces test suite

  2. CSS

    1. Complex type rendering test
    2. Elastic layout example
    3. Pixels to ems conversion table for CSS

  3. HTML

    1. HTML <button> test
    2. Placeholder markup with lorem ipsum

  4. Microformats

    1. Plain old semantic HTML badge

  5. PHP

    1. Discovering PHP versions and modules with phpinfo()

  6. Created Elsewhere

    1. Free WiFi Places in Bristol (Google Map)
Type tree with words forming the branches.

Lately in the Log

  1. Reversed Logotype — Mon, 24th May 2010 {11}

    This image shows a particular optical illusion that confronts us every…

  2. Self-promotion — Thu, 13th May 2010 {12}

    The world has changed. Everything we do is more immediately visible to…

  3. First Things First — Tue, 16th Mar 2010 {12}

    Last Wednesday I turned up in front of a friendly bunch of designers and…

  4. Introducing Analog — Wed, 30th Dec 2009 {20}

    Just before Christmas, a few friends and I launched a new company,…

  5. SxSW Pick ’n’ Mix for 2010 — Fri, 4th Sep 2009 {11}

    I know I’m woefully late. Voting ends today! I don’t really…

  6. Review: HTML and CSS Web Standards Solutions — Wed, 19th Aug 2009 {24}

    I’m so glad that this book exists. I’ve been hoping someone…

Remarks from the log

  1. By Mag in Self-promotion:

    Those are some very interesting thoughts. It certainly was inspirational.

  2. By JK in Designer PHP: A Simple Include:

    Great stuff, exactly what I was looking for. I’m also really digging the design of you site! Thanks so much!

  3. By Dan Millar in Introducing Analog:

    I’ve been following Analog since you launched, but only just read this blog which was very interesting. You…

  4. By carl in The Paragraph in Web Typography & Design:

    Paragraphs and puntuation are discussed in great detail.Thanks for this useful read.

  5. By Jason in Reversed Logotype:

    This was truly a great read. Found the article from a post on VandelyDesigns “25 Beautiful, Minimalistic…

  6. By Liam Jones in Self-promotion:

    I publish therefore I am, like that :) I look forward to reading more from you in the future.

People and XFN

Analog folks:

  1. Alan Colville

  2. Andrei Zmievski

  3. Chris Shiflett

  4. Jon Gibbins

Friends, colleagues, and authors with interesting voices:

  1. Ben Ramsey

  2. Dan Mall

  3. Denna Jones

  4. Ed Finkler

  5. Elizabeth Naramore

  6. Elliot Jay Stocks

  7. John D. Boardley

  8. Helgi Þormar Þorbjörnsson

  9. Joe Leech

  10. Jos Buivenga

  11. Kester Limb

  12. Nicola Pressi

  13. Patrick H. Lauke

  14. Piotr Fedorczyk

  15. Richard Rutter

  16. Rick Hurst

  17. Sean Coates

  18. Simon Pascal Klein

  19. Terry Chay

Work with me via ~ Analog ~ a creative consortium.