March 2010 - Dennis Deacon

The Way We Build Websites

March 16, 2010April 1, 2010

Late last year, I wanted to verify thoughts I had on web design and the industry, specifically related to the web design process. I tapped my network at LinkedIn to poll. The results are definitely not scientific, as the questions were polled at different times, with different responders. Consider this just a quick check into the industry, not an all

Text-Decoration vs. Border-Bottom

March 15, 2010April 7, 2010

The topic of using text-decoration versus border-bottom for hyperlinks recently cross my mind. To be honest, I had never consider the effects and impacts of these two different implementations. However, since playing with these concepts, it has become quite an important usability item to me.

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Testing Methods: Language of PartsDecember 10, 2025
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