aliirfaan, freelance web designer/developer, Mauritius

New CV

admin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:29:22 +0000

Revamped cv clearly showing my interest for information aesthetics/visualisation. Sometimes I really don’t know why people ask for this, there is linkedin now guys. Link to old cv.

Raw output in Joomla! 1.5

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:43:08 +0000

To generate raw output, without template code and html in Joomla! 1.5 : You have to specify output format as ‘raw’ in the url

index.php?option=com_mycomponent&format=raw

This is handy when you want only component output or you want clean output for your csv export for example.

BSA

admin — Sat, 28 May 2011 16:48:00 +0000

Business strategy advisers provides value added consulting services to governments and private entities in economic and technical fields including solid waste management, urban planning, climate change modeling and many other clean energy initiatives. The site focuses on their work worldwide and their experienced team.

Project resources

admin — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:40:27 +0000

Please visit http://www.ifelsetherapy.com/projects/ to view inspiring projects.

Choosing jQuery plugins

admin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:47:30 +0000

Choosing from the astronomic amount of jQuery plugins to accomplish a particular task can be a daunting task. Many plugins out there do the same task but some are more useful and will spare you some head aches.

Do you really need a plugin : A plugin means extra javascript and very often extra styling. See if you can code the desired task with simple jQuery or native javascript.
Check version support : Check if the plugin works with the version of jQuery you are using on your site.
Check browser support : Test plugin demos on browsers that are of interest to your audience.
Visit plugin site : All decent plugins have a home page where you can see if the author is maintaining his work or not. Also check for user feedback and comments, a fast way to evaluate the plugin. Read documentation to see if conflicts exist with other plugins.
Check for callbacks : A powerful and well designed plugin will offer callback function parameters where you will be able to put your code after events. This is extremely useful if you want further customization.
Graceful degradation/unobtrusive : See how the plugin works and what your users will see if javascript is disabled. A well thought plugin respects content and behavior seperation.
Plugin size/performance : If document size is important, check the size of the plugin and also check performance on different browsers.
Valid markup : Many plugins inject code in the document. Check to see of the plugin outputs W3C valid markup.

I’m sure there are many other things to check before using a plugin, for example the license. Hope this post will be helpful the next time you want to use a jQuery plugin.

ifelse therapy

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:21:19 +0000

Ifelse therapy is a social company that makes use of creative and new media coupled with social networks to bring about positive change in society. The design is very simple with informative graphics that effectively describes the goal and primary motivation of the company.

HTML5 and some semantics in current web projects

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:43:07 +0000

With all the buzz around HTML5, everyone is eager to make the leap towards web 3.0. HTML5 enforces semantic structure of web pages with new tags like

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Shahtours

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:40:32 +0000

Shahtours is a tour operator in Mauritius providing a complete set of services for tourists. These include transfer facilities from the airport to your villa or hotel, affordable seaside bungalows, car rental, excursions to discover Mauritius and shopping tours to buy duty free products. Mauritius always inspired me and the design truly reflects the beauty of the paradise island through beautiful pictures.

Get your UI design right

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:25:35 +0000

With the emergence of mashups and web 2.0, the amount of data to be presented on a web page has considerably increased, overloading the user with information and making user interface design a challenging task. User interactions are not restricted to primitive controls like text boxes but nearly every piece of data like pictures now form part of the UI and can be manipulated through drag and drop. User interaction becomes contextual and presenting opportunities for intentional manipulation is not always easy. Yahoo! developer network has a bunch of design patterns that may help web designers build intuitive interfaces and I like the way they arranged the patterns. http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/

rodetransport

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:52:43 +0000

rodetransport is a vehicle classifieds site where one can advertise vehicles for sale or find interesting cars to buy. rodetransport converts common questions that car buyers ask or options they seek in a car into easy to use filters. Makes use of Facebook social plugins so that buyers can discuss interesting ads with friends before buying a car. Influenced by vlane, orange.mu classifieds. Discontinued.