kottke.org posts about 'html'

Video visualizations of how the HTML rendering engine underneath Firefox's hood renders mozilla.org, a Wikipedia page, and Google Japan.

 Jun 19, 2008  •  tags: video html webdev

Quick quiz: how many HTML tags can you name in 5 minutes? I found this to be pretty difficult out of the context of actually needed to code something. That and I'm kinda rusty with any non-<blockquote>/<a> HTML.

 Nov 28, 2007  •  tags: html

WindMaker adds motion to a web site based on the current wind conditions at a place of your choosing. Here's kottke.org with NYC wind and with Chicago wind. (thx, jim)

 Apr 18, 2007  •  tags: weather windmaker nyc kottkedotorg webdev html

David Galbraith notes that several of the top sites on the web don't validate: Yahoo, Ebay, Amazon, Google, and even "Web 2.0" newcomers Flickr, Digg, and Del.icio.us. "Are all these companies wrong, or is there something wrong with current accessibility standards?"

 Jan 19, 2006  •  tags: www html davidgalbraith webstandards

A museum of pull-down menus, for US states, currency, colors, etc. (via do)

 Dec 15, 2005  •  tags: design html museums