wow factor

The first of 24 Ways has arrived. Working with RGBA Colour by Drew McLellan.

Jeffery Zeldman is testing his eye burning new design and listening to the feedback. He kindly provides a style switcher if the orange is too much.

Andy Clarke has floated a proposal on how to deal with the slowly disappearing IE6. His suggestion is to serve it up with Universal Internet Explorer 6 CSS. The example page. Related comments make for a good read.
He's also busy at the barricades redesigning the New Internationalist and has a detailed post on the process and challenges.

After narrowly missing out on the Best Job in the World, Scott has returned to his knitting by Adding Pizazz to an Ordered List with a thorough article on browser challenges, solutions and links to resources.

1. Eric Meyer's charts and tables markup and CSS .
The Survey For People Who Make Web Sites 2008

2. Shaun Inman.. design originality and impact...
Pixels are the New Blog

Stu Nicholls has just launched CSS Menus for the New Year.

Stu's efforts and generosity in developing CSS has seen him recently focus on smart, browser friendly, menu designs.

They now have a destination of their own.

A website's success or failure depends to a large extent on it's navigation system. If it is difficult for your visitors to navigate your pages they will not stay long and, what is worse, they will not return. Is your navigation search engine friendly? Does it rely entirely on javascript? Is it difficult to update? If you are having problems finding suitable menus then look no further.

Remember, if you make use of Stu's work, also visit his support page.

Airbag, as seen from around the world

+10 time zone contributor - Michelle Park

Greg Storey: Six months ago I had an idea

The response was more than decent, it was amazing and quite humbling, with responses coming from places I would never think to find an Airbag reader. So I went to work (with the masterful help of Ethan and Ryan who’s ideas and efforts made this whole thing possible) designing the best possible frame for all these wonderful glimpses into the lives of readers from all over the world.

This personal project is no small endeavour that creatively demonstrates how universal one site can be. Sure beats publishing your stats.