Louis Lazaris | Smashing Magazine

Author: Louis Lazaris

Louis Lazaris is a freelance web developer based in Toronto, Canada. He blogs about front-end code on Impressive Webs and is a co-author of HTML5 and CSS3 for the Real World, published by SitePoint. You can follow Louis on Twitter or contact him through his website.

Website: Impressive Webs

Twitter: Follow the author on Twitter

Google Profile: https://plus.google.com/107512330611517129044/posts

Website Maintenance Tips for Front-End Developers

November 4th, 2009
59 Comments

One of the biggest advantages of online media over print is the ability to change, update, and enhance online media at virtually anytime, with virtually no negative side effects. In fact, if a website or web application does not continually offer its users an ever-evolving and growing experience, that site ...

Web Conferences Roundup: Events from Around the Globe

October 21st, 2009
100 Comments

Each year, thousands of developers, designers, and programmers from around the world gather together at conferences and events to share ideas, promote the latest technologies, and discuss best practices, standards, and emerging trends in their respective fields. For those of us who have had the privilege to participate in one ...

Search Results Design: Best Practices and Design Patterns

September 28th, 2009
36 Comments

If you’ve been assigned to design or provide the architecture for a large e-commerce project or other information-heavy website whose success depends on content findability, it is vital that the design and layout of the search functionality for that website is considered carefully. The search results page is the prime focus ...

Horizontal Navigation Menus: Trends, Patterns And Best Practices

September 7th, 2009
64 Comments

The horizontal navigation menu has become a mainstay in Web design. It is safe to say that nowadays most websites use some form of horizontal navigation to facilitate content browsing. The dominance of horizontal navigation over vertical (i.e. down a sidebar) is obviously due to the design and content limitations ...

Unique TV Series Episodes That Inspire Creativity

August 13th, 2009
116 Comments

Whatever creative field you are striving to excel in – whether it be graphic design, web development, blogging, or writing of another kind – inspiration can be gleaned from any creative field, even if that field is not directly related to what you personally do. As artists striving to stand ...