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    Art of the Quiet Interface (Issue No. 19)

    by Nicole Jones

    How do we design content to be engaging and distraction-free? Looking at Bonappetit.com, Nicole shows how we can give our users the space and time to relish good content.

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    What’s Your CSS Style? (Issue No. 18)

    by Emily Lewis

    Looking beyond class and ID selectors, Emily explores how and when we can use attribute, child and sibling selectors in the real world through a reader-submitted portfolio, klvn.org.

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  1. (Issue # 18} Do you favor id selectors over classes? How do you evaluate which selectors are best for a given project?

    Thoughts posted: 9

    Aaron Gustafson said:

    To me it really depends on the situation. For general application of style, I prefer classes, but there are specific instances where an element is unique to the page. In that case I still use id selectors, especially if I need to support IE6. If…

  2. (Issue # 19} How do you create a quiet, engaging space for readers?

    Thoughts posted: 1

    corinapries said:

    no

  3. (Issue # 17} How do you simplify form input for your users?

    Thoughts posted: 2

    Aliciawheen said:

    Its Nice One.

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