2006 Year In Review - The Best Of Joy Gems

As judge and jury, I submit for your consideration, my picks for my favorite Joy Gems of 2006. These weren't necessarily the most commented on, loved, or hated by you, my JG Reader.

My choices represent what I thought was my best work discussing what's illustrative of good web page design through the growing use of web page design standards.

Here now my babies.

The Holy Grail Of Web Page Design: Look Ma, No Tables
If there's any one direction in web page design which moved to the forefront this year it's the use of Cascading Style Sheet positioning properties in place of table based layout. I made major moves in that direction and all I can scream is "Freedom, Hurrah!!"

Where's The Cascade In Cascading Style Sheets?
Speaking of CSS (and I'll be doing lots of that in 2007), this was the first of two JGs where I described the location and effect that the 3 style sheets - Browser, User, and Designer - have upon the look of every web page.

A Writer's Medium
I still feel apologetic when I say that the web is a medium built for writers. If you doubt the accuracy of my assertion, then just take a look at the source code of any page and think about what you are looking at.

What Style Is Your Parachute?
Where does your sense of style come from? I don't think it is something that can be taught. I think it's innate, a part of your soul.

Why Bother To Learn XHTML?
I make the case, but maybe I should have called this one "Why Bother To Learn XHTML The Right Way?"

The Funer Side Of Web Design
If you're old enough to remember Mad Magazine, then you'll remember "The Lighter Side Of..." which was a major monthly hoot. This was a play on that.

I still love that Netdisaster link.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. MAKE IT THE BEST EVER!!