Welcome to Juicy Studio
Juicy Studio is an independent UK website, run by Gez Lemon. It's an unfortunate surname, but explains why the site is Juicy.
When life deals you a lemon, make a lemon meringue pie.
— Me
The mission of this website is to promote best practice for web developers in a fast moving industry. Whether you're a novice or a professional, there's something for you.
Principles of Inclusive Web Design
Saturday, 4th June 2011
Sandi Wassmer of Copious outlines The 10 principles of inclusive web design.
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UK Census: Why Target Screen Reader Users?
Monday, 7th March 2011
Every 10 years we have to complete a census survey in the UK. I'm working in London this week, so don't have access to the full online survey, but from an initial check it seems screen reader users are unnecessarily targeted.
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Colour Contrast and CSS Sprite Maps
Sunday, 6th March 2011
CSS sprite maps improve efficiency by making fewer HTTP requests to the server, but most implementations cause serious problems for users who view content in high contrast mode.
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Great North Run for Alzheimer's Society
Wednesday, 16th February 2011
My entry was accepted for the Great North Run 2011, so I have decided to run on behalf of the Alzheimer's Society. Please consider sponsoring me: anything you can afford will make a difference.
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Say No to noscript
Friday, 2nd July 2010
I'm surprised that the noscript element is conforming in HTML5, as there are much better techniques for ensuring that pages work with or without JavaScript. Despite early accessibility advice advocating use of the noscript element, best practice is to use unobtrusive JavaScript for progressive enhancement, rather than relying on fallback content.
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Purpose of the summary Attribute
Wednesday, 10th June 2009
The purpose of the summary attribute is to concisely describe the structure of a data table. The summary attribute is not intended to provide a long description for data tables.
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