Jennifer Siegfried - Senior Front End Developer — Jen has been with Foraker Design since 2007, and has been working in the industry for over 10 years. A self-proclaimed Web Standardista, she effortlessly codes table-less layouts with careful attention to both accessibility and usability concerns. Hobbies include linguistics, photography, LOLcats and hunting elk with bow and arrow.
I Do All My Own Stunts
Things I’ve Learned in 10+ Years of Web Development
I’ve been developing websites since 1998; I was there during the days of full-blown table-based layouts and have made the transition successfully — if I may toot my own horn — to CSS-based layouts. During a training session last week, I was reminiscing about table-based layouts and spacer GIFs. A co-worker chimed in — “Spacer GIF? What is that?!” As I wistfully explained it to him, I started thinking about all the things I have learned in my 10+ years in Web Development.
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Typography on the Web
Typography is an art form, just ask any designer. Typography is visual. Typography is an experience. But what do we do if we’re unsatisfied with the fonts available to us on the Web? There are a few techniques that satisfy accessibility requirements while still displaying a “designer” font of choice.
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