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Scrolling past the most recent 20 articles at io9 and deadspin?

I get that Nick Denton has some sort of fixation on breaking the simple functionality of scrolling backward through a blog's archives, but the last time Gawker sites redesigned, you could work around the breakage by going to "blog.[gawkersite].com" to get it back. Is there currently any way to scroll back past the most recent 20 articles at the front pages of io9 and deadspin? Note: I've tried, but don't care about the Kinja comment system at all; I just want to read the posts on occasional visits. Is Gawker Media just writing visitors like me off or is there a workaround to the elimination of easy access to older stories?
posted by mediareport on Mar 26, 2013 - 14 answers

 

You're doing it wrong.

I make websites. I have an old client whose new vendor is, to be blunt, not a competent web designer and not a developer at all. She has been coming to me for help, and it's putting me in quite an awkward situation. How can I remove myself at all gracefully? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 21, 2013 - 16 answers

A website to extract prominent colours in images/webpages?

I seem to recall at one point finding a website where you could type in the URL of a webpage or image and it would give you the prominent colours, with hex codes, etc. Does this actually exist or was I dreaming?
posted by kansakwens on Mar 17, 2013 - 2 answers

How do I build a component library?

How can I build a component library so our designers and developers keep things synchronized and don't end up doing a lot of double and triple work? [more inside]
posted by eleyna on Mar 6, 2013 - 3 answers

Design Filter: Do I need to use these colors in a layout?

Posting for my wife, a graphic designer who is tasked with doing a website layout job for a client. Here's the rub: The company has an existing logo that's red and blue, but she doesn't necessarily want to use red and blue as the dominant colors in this particular layout, but someone from the company is convinced that they MUST use red and blue as the primary colors throughout the site. I've had no luck coming up with any kind of evidence to support my wife's point, and so now I'm here to query the hive. Do any of you design-minded folks know of any articles or collections of layouts that might help my wife make her case? Sorry if the question is very vague.
posted by doogan nash on Feb 18, 2013 - 14 answers

Crash course in freelancing please

Some freelance programming/design work (javascript data visualization) is about to drop into my lap through a friend who has heard me talking about how much I enjoy this stuff. I'm a student and have never done this professionally, but would love to in the future. Help me not look like a rookie and make this go smoothly and professionally. [more inside]
posted by PercussivePaul on Jan 31, 2013 - 10 answers

Looking for an Externally Hosted Image Slideshow for the Web

I need an image slideshow script for a website. Unfortunately, I'm extremely constrained by our dinosaur CMS. [more inside]
posted by toastedcheese on Nov 30, 2012 - 9 answers

Separating the wheat from the chaff when hiring a Web Designer

What would be a good FizzBuzz question for a web designer? [more inside]
posted by furtive on Nov 27, 2012 - 13 answers

Are global but think local

Are there differences between Eastern style websites as opposed to Western style sites? [more inside]
posted by heavyp08 on Sep 13, 2012 - 5 answers

Good design goes to heaven

How to get started in graphic design? [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Jun 27, 2012 - 5 answers

What is the Folk Web?

I'm looking for 'Folk' Web Cultures. I am thinking of the recent take-down of Geocities, which seemed to refresh people's love of the naff, kitsch aesthetic it was famous for, as a prime example. What are some other folk cultures still lingering in the dark corners of the web? [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Apr 4, 2012 - 11 answers

Personal website

Thanks to a lead from a question I posted on this mefi thread, I finally found the contraption I was looking for to help disabled people go hiking. [more inside]
posted by dthm42 on Apr 2, 2012 - 5 answers

Since you guys have been amazingly helpful with all my web design questions, please explain to me the "Z Index" as if I were less intelligent than a box of thumbtacks.

Since you guys have been amazingly helpful with all my web design questions, please explain to me the "Z Index" as if I were less intelligent than a box of thumbtacks. [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Apr 1, 2012 - 13 answers

OK I give up. Someone please explain absolute and relative positioning to me in a way that an oak nightstand could easily understand.

OK I give up. Someone please explain absolute and relative positioning to me in a way that an oak nightstand could easily understand. [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Mar 3, 2012 - 6 answers

Wordpress getting hacked, need more security

I love wordpress but I am finding that it seems to be very unsecure when it comes to viruses and hacking. What do other Wordpress users do to keep their sites secure and safe? [more inside]
posted by hellodonna on Mar 2, 2012 - 14 answers

Career anxiety and finding a decent job

How do I get a new job? What kind of jobs do I even qualify for? How do I get over the fact that I didn't graduate from college and present a more confident self to potential employers? [more inside]
posted by krakenattack on Feb 27, 2012 - 11 answers

Non-Popup Notifications

What are some well-designed web apps that dynamically add/remove content (notifications) to pages without using lightboxes/overlays?
posted by phrontist on Feb 22, 2012 - 4 answers

Now that I am finally getting the hang of web desingering and CSS, is HTML 5 and CSS3 going to come along and make my knowledge irrelevant?

Now that I am finally getting the hang of web desingering and CSS, is HTML 5 and CSS3 going to come along and make my knowledge irrelevant? [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Jan 11, 2012 - 7 answers

Help me learn the name of this web thing I like!

Is there a name for this sort of website design/template? [more inside]
posted by gakiko on Jan 6, 2012 - 13 answers

Best method for embedding video & audio files into a website?

Please tell me the best current method for embedding/displaying audio and video files into a website using simple HTML &/or CSS. [more inside]
posted by jammy on Dec 8, 2011 - 18 answers

Multi-site cms for web design shop

Multi-site cms: I'm thinking of starting a website design /hosting business targeted at a few small business verticals I work with. What is the best cms to use to control many mostly standardized sites centrally but also allow for limited customization for the client? [more inside]
posted by mtstover on Nov 27, 2011 - 5 answers

To pop up, or not to pop up?

I'm building a blog-like site that will have lots of old stories about a particular rural area. I'll be adding lots of supplemental information about some of the places, people and things the author talks about, and I'm trying to decide how to display it. [more inside]
posted by nosila on Nov 21, 2011 - 2 answers

Looking for an online resource which will make me into an instant Archivist/Librarian...

Looking for an online resource which will make me into an instant Archivist/Librarian... Ha ha... not really but close. I am setting up an online archive of old records, photos, and other documents. I would like to do this right so that the average Joe can use it but also so that librarians and archivists won't look down their noses at me. Are there any sites out there which have basic information on this sort of thing? [more inside]
posted by brownrd on Sep 30, 2011 - 3 answers

Kind of like Proust.com only better (because it's homemade).

I want to make a really nice "family history" book (not necessarily genealogy, however) [more inside]
posted by Doleful Creature on Sep 29, 2011 - 2 answers

Innovative websites as template/model for MFA research community

I'm looking for examples of websites that have successfully enhanced a research community (academic or artistic) with a dynamic online/social/mutual-portfolio presence. Blog and social media based hubs, perhaps, that showcase the possibilities of web portfolio/research integration for academic and creative purposes. [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Sep 16, 2011 - 3 answers

Let's assume that I am the stupidest person that ever lived. Explain to me what JavaScript is, what it does, and how a moron would go about learning it...

Let's assume that I am the stupidest person that ever lived. Explain to me what JavaScript is, what it does, and how a moron would go about learning it... [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Sep 7, 2011 - 36 answers

Help inspire me to design great website UI's!

I'm a solo UI designer for an ad agency & I'm looking for good website or blogs that'll inspire me to make cool & effective user interfaces. Individual websites are cool & all ,but what I'm really looking for are sites like TheFWA or SmashingMagazine that curate cool designs. Bonus points for sites that look at e-commerce websites. Fellow web designers: Where do you get inspiration?
posted by cuando on Jul 20, 2011 - 6 answers

What online archives have the best design and UI?

Have you ever seen an online archive with an unbelievable design for users? A large archival online collection that's easy to navigate, tells you exactly what you want to know, and loads easily? Can you tell me what it is? [more inside]
posted by melodykramer on Jun 28, 2011 - 6 answers

How do I get my pages to grab a different header with the PHP and such?

How to get my pages to grab a different header with the PHP and such? [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Jun 21, 2011 - 15 answers

Do we owe for using a copyrighted image?

Copyrighted image found on our website; photographer wants big bucks - what should we do? [more inside]
posted by klinefelter on Jun 9, 2011 - 31 answers

need freelance web designer

How do I find freelance web designers who will create a website for me similar to these ones: www.the-weeknd.com www.caldecottmusic.com Also, how much does it typically cost to hire someone to do this??
posted by mememix on May 30, 2011 - 2 answers

Help me figure out a contact/subscribe form.

How can I add a "join mailing list" form to my iweb site? I think I've tried everything. [more inside]
posted by nataliedanger on May 20, 2011 - 3 answers

ecommerce "gallery"?

I'd like to be able to embed a grid of thumbnails of products either scraped by search terms or manually entered - products from, ideally, multiple sites with affiliate programs, but barring that just Amazon would do - onto a web page. [more inside]
posted by luriete on Apr 8, 2011 - 5 answers

To slice or not to slice in Photoshop

Slicing a web design layout in Photoshop - is this a conventional web design practice? What are the pros and cons? [more inside]
posted by Ms. Toad on Mar 22, 2011 - 20 answers

Need a line or two of custom PHP for my design portfolio website. Could you be the King of Kings?

Need a line or two of (I think simple?) custom PHP for my design portfolio website. Could you be the King of Kings? [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Mar 17, 2011 - 13 answers

What's a good alternative to the Readabiliity browser add-on?

What's a good alternative to the Readability browser add-on? [more inside]
posted by morninj on Mar 15, 2011 - 7 answers

Including a Business Directory in a Wordpress Site... any ideas

I am trying to find an easy way to incorporate a business directory into a Wordpress site. [more inside]
posted by hellodonna on Mar 8, 2011 - 11 answers

How to get from media student to web professional

Getting into web design (or maybe graphic design?) professionally a couple years after completing a good but in some ways lacking college education. I'm looking to fill in the blanks in my knowledge. Am I on the right track? [more inside]
posted by miraimatt on Mar 6, 2011 - 8 answers

What IDEs / editors do you use for web development?

What IDEs, editors, or general tools do people use to do web development? I'm a linux geek, so my tool of choice is gVim. But I'm teaching a course on this right now and don't want to inflict my prejudices on the students, and I'd like a broader perspective. So if you're a web developer, what do you use? NetBeans, Notepad? Something in-between?
posted by handee on Mar 2, 2011 - 38 answers

I want to design stuff for free!

I want to do web design work for free. Where should I be looking for collaborators/clients? [more inside]
posted by ella wren on Mar 1, 2011 - 13 answers

Looking for user and designer friendly ecommerce software

I'm looking for recommendations for ecommerce software that is easily customizable for a fairly code savvy designer which provides a very user friendly interface for my clients to add new items to the store. [more inside]
posted by ljshapiro on Feb 24, 2011 - 5 answers

Snazzy versions of the RSS icon in the wild

I was looking at the webpage for a sci-fi webcomic called Drive, and I noticed that the web designer had included a modified version of the RSS icon that meshed very nicely with the feel of the webpage. I was wondering if anyone else had noticed any other websites that had similarly jazzed up (or down, I guess) the RSS icon to better fit their page. To be clear, I'm not just looking for fancy versions of the icon (Google image search turns up hundreds of those), but instances of altered icons being used well in actual webpages. [more inside]
posted by ErWenn on Jan 20, 2011 - 3 answers

What are the best resources online to learn Web design or Web development from scratch ?

I want to learn Web design. It is my goal to create web sites with the latest techniques. Where can i learn the skills on-line ? Also, i would love to be informed about useful forums or communities on-line that would actively assist a newbie like me.
posted by Yiba on Jan 17, 2011 - 13 answers

What are the top plugins and tools for web developers?

What are your favourite plugins, IDEs, tools and tricks for client side web development? I'd like to have a "tip of the week" or a "plugin of the week" spot in a course I'm delivering. Main content of the course is HTML5/JavaScript/CSS, with a bit of JQuery and Silverlight. [more inside]
posted by handee on Jan 15, 2011 - 15 answers

How to organize XHTML/CSS before even starting to code?

Web Design noob here: is there a standard strategy for planning XHTML/CSS structure before you start coding? [more inside]
posted by Ms. Toad on Dec 30, 2010 - 17 answers

The best place to pick up Website Designers?

Where do you go to find Freelance Website Designers? [more inside]
posted by nam3d on Nov 23, 2010 - 9 answers

Help Me Build A Website Quick!

I want to build a relatively simple website in two weeks. Problem: I have no idea how. [more inside]
posted by hypocritical ross on Nov 18, 2010 - 11 answers

How to deal with an unpaid stock image licensing fee?

Getty Images wants $1200+ for use of a licensed image on a website I created nearly seven years ago and have done virtually no work on since. The design (a template including graphics) was handled by my brother in law, a professional web/UI designer. [more inside]
posted by yiftach on Nov 14, 2010 - 16 answers

Help me help my website.

How can I improve my small business's website? [more inside]
posted by Aizkolari on Nov 1, 2010 - 12 answers

Design of a Design

What makes a design good? And how do I create it? [more inside]
posted by aloysius on the mixing boards on Oct 16, 2010 - 11 answers

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