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Jonathan Snook

Jonathan Snook

Jonathan Snook writes about tips, tricks, and bookmarks on his blog at Snook.ca. He has also written for A List Apart and .net magazine, and has co-authored two books, and . He has also authored and received world-wide acclaim for the self-published book, sharing his experience and best practices on CSS architecture.

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  1. Being Responsive to the Small Things

    Jonathan Snook

    Jonathan Snook considers the problem of container (or element) queries in the context of responsive web design and looks at the approach taken by current open source JavaScript solutions. Remember, no matter what size of box your Christmas gift comes in, it’s the thought that counts.

  2. How to Write a Book

    Jonathan Snook

    Jonathan Snook knows that writing and publishing are different things, and relates his experience of creating an ebook, exploring the formats and the tools to set you on your merry way. Will 2014 be the year of your book?

  3. Going Both Ways

    Jonathan Snook

    Jonathan Snook saddles up to take us on a whirlwind tour of the world of bidirectional documents. “What’s left to write about internationalisation?” you may ask. Allow Jonathan, if you will, to offer you some festive words of direction.

  4. Spruce It Up

    Jonathan Snook

    Jonathan Snook picks up our theme of font embedding with some ideas on how to reduce font download sizes and load time to lessen the impact of the Flash Of Unstyled Text. The less flashing the better, if you ask me.

  5. Christmas Is In The AIR

    Jonathan Snook

    Jonathan Snook introduces us to the world of Adobe AIR and talks us through using standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript to build a run-anywhere desktop application. I used to think I could run anywhere, but after sprinting through the town centre naked, the antisocial behaviour order has rather put a stop to all that.

  6. Tables with Style

    Jonathan Snook

    Jonathan Snook investigates combining a full range of table elements and CSS to create more attractive data tables. Forget about decorating the dinner table for a week, and get styling those data tables.