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. Introducing Analog — Wed, 30th Dec 2009 {16}

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

  2. SxSW Pick ’n’ Mix for 2010 — Fri, 4th Sep 2009 {10}

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

  3. Review: HTML and CSS Web Standards Solutions — Wed, 19th Aug 2009 {22}

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

  4. All Change, Please — Thu, 13th Aug 2009 {33}

    ‘One door closes, another opens’ is an idiom that has always…

  5. OSCON 2009: incoming! — Sat, 18th Jul 2009 {2}

    Just a quick note. More of a test really. Can I crank out a quick post in…

  6. SkillSwap Goes Typographic — Mon, 9th Mar 2009 {16}

    Right. I’m blitzing this. Two posts in one day. It’s unheard…

Remarks from the log

  1. By Annie Ha in Review: HTML and CSS Web Standards Solutions:

    Hi Jon, As a graphic design student, I strive for a better structure and well design website. I was looking for a…

  2. By Shane in Days like these:

    Great post, makes me feel better that not only I have days like these! Thanks.

  3. By Joey in Introducing Analog:

    Long time reader - first time commenter! Good luck with the new company, hope it all works out for you :)

  4. By Emcee Hao in Complex Type: CSS Fix, ClearType Miss:

    dude, awesome type. rock on.

  5. By Shane in SxSW Pick ’n’ Mix for 2010:

    Great post, hope 2010 is going well for everyone! Keep up the good work.

  6. By Richard Fink in Introducing Analog:

    Jon, know you’re involved with Rich Rutter and Fontdeck and you’ve written a bit on @font-face. just a…

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.