Hidde de Vries

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Hidde de Vries is a freelance front-end and accessibility expert with a passion for web standards and teaching.

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hidde.blog

Specializations:

Teacher Accessibility Specialist Communications Specialist Front-end specialist Design systems specialist

Interests:

Web accessibility Performance Usability Design systems Developer relations

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2024-10-26 •

The blog post discusses the importance of front-end style guides and how they can be helpful in creating consistent and visually appealing web designs. It also provides examples of different types of style guides and their benefit...

2024-10-26 •

The World Usability Day Bristol was hosted in MShed, a building that is home to Bristol’s city museum with the same name. The conference featured speakers discussing a variety of subjects, including interaction design, accessibili...

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The blog post is a summary of Mark Boulton's workshop on designing grid systems. It covers the basics of grid design theory, the history of grid design, different types of grids, terminology in grid design, and the process of desi...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post is a summary of the Handheld 2013 conference, which focused on web design for handheld devices. It highlights the main themes of the conference, including communication with clients, mobile-first design, and data rep...

2024-10-26 •

The article discusses the use of icons in web design and how to make them more accessible. It covers adding icons to descriptive links and ensuring they have descriptive fallbacks. It also emphasizes the importance of text as a ba...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post discusses a meeting with the Technical Architecture Group (TAG) at the W3C, covering topics such as design principles, DRM, web components, and URLs. The TAG is responsible for overseeing web standards and the genera...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post discusses how to embed videos in responsive layouts. It explains how to ensure that the aspect ratio of the video is maintained when the width of the container changes. The post provides detailed CSS and HTML code to...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post is a summary of the State of the Browser 2014 event in London, organized by the London Web Standards team. It includes notes from eight speakers who discussed recent developments in web and web browsers, such as Fire...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post emphasizes the importance of focusing on improving knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript before delving into specific tools like preprocessors and package managers. It highlights that a strong foundation in the core...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post discusses the 'Museums Get Mobile!' event, which focused on designing mobile experiences for museums. The event featured speakers who discussed the advantages of responsive design, the importance of embracing the fle...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post is a detailed account of the Responsive Day Out 2 event, covering various topics such as sculpting text, responsive planning, CSS Grid Layout, flexible web, realistic responsive design, container model, responsive de...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post discusses the concept of breakpoints in responsive web design, focusing on language as a potential breakpoint. It explains how language can affect the layout and styling of a website, and provides examples of how to ...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post is a review of the Mobile Web Handbook by Peter-Paul Koch, discussing the importance of understanding the mobile world and the technical aspects of mobile development. The book provides useful background information ...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post is a summary of the Collaborate 2014 conference organized by UX agency Nomensa. It covers various talks on user experience, interaction design, and accessibility, emphasizing the importance of details, simplification...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post is a review of the book 'Responsible Responsive Design' by Scott Jehl. It discusses the evolution of responsive web design, the importance of responsible design, and the practical aspects of the book. The author high...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post discusses a different way to manage JavaScript in websites using progressive enhancement. It introduces the concept of handlers and enhancers, and explains how to declare JavaScript functions on HTML elements. The au...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post discusses cognitive accessibility and its importance in web design. It emphasizes the need for personalization and understanding the reality of the user. The author shares examples of projects and research in cogniti...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post explains the reasons for switching to HTTPS and how to do it at Webfaction. It discusses the benefits of HTTPS, the process of applying for a certificate, and the steps to upload and install the certificate.

2024-10-26 •

The blog post discusses Google's criteria for mobile friendliness and suggests additional criteria that are essential for mobile friendliness. It also highlights the importance of minimizing resources, using enough contrast, and a...

2024-10-26 •

The blog post discusses the tendency to add solutions to code bases before carefully considering the problems they solve. It highlights the potential harm of outsourcing automation of CSS code and the introduction of new vocabular...