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A List Apart is a great website that helps promote web accessibility and usability. It has become a top resource for many web designers both novice and professional alike and I have been a fan and avid reader for a long time. But it occurred to me the other day that their layout is not particularly user-friendly. Rather than taking advantage of the fluid nature of the web and using a liquid layout, they have a fixed-width design. This is somewhat ironic as you would expect such a website would 'do as they suggest' and make their website as accessible as possible.
Well I have decided to do something about it. I spent a few hours working on a new mockup that uses a liquid layout. Here it is:
I was quite surprised when I got deep into their CSS code, it's actually a bit messy and the homepage has 8 CSS hacks to say the least! I left most of their CSS in place and just folded in some rules from my 3 Column Holy Grail Liquid Layout to change the design. It might be a little rough around the edges but it gives you an idea of how it should look.
Help dig this up and maybe they will take notice. We need to let them know it’s time to update! =)
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