What we’re thinking

We're always thinking about better ways to present information, streamline workflows, and develop applications. Welcome to our lab.

Introducing the new responsive-designed BostonGlobe.com

Posted by Patty on September 12, 2011

Responsive Image illustration: contextual image sizes shown on iPhone and desktop

Responsive Images: Experimenting with Context-Aware Image Sizing

A recent experiment in using mobile-first images that scale responsively and responsibly

Posted by Scott on December 14, 2010

Designing with Progressive Enhancement

Announcing our book: Designing with Progressive Enhancement (Peachpit)

We're proud to announce that the four of us here at Filament Group have written a book on progressive enhancement.

Posted by Todd, Patty, Scott, Maggie on February 02, 2010

jQuery Cookbook Cover, O'Reilly Media

Filament Group’s chapter on Theming in O’Reilly Media’s “jQuery Cookbook”

Filament Group contributes a chapter on Theming to "jQuery Cookbook" from O'Reilly Media

Posted by Scott on December 08, 2009

jQuery UI Selectmenu: An ARIA-Accessible Plugin for Styling a Custom HTML Select Element

jQuery UI Selectmenu: An ARIA-Accessible Plugin for Styling a Custom HTML Select Element

Transform an HTML select element into an accessible, customizable menu with icons, formatting, and theming.

Posted by Scott on June 19, 2009

Update: jQuery UI Slider from a Select Element now with ARIA Supportt

Update: jQuery UI Slider from a Select Element - now with ARIA Support

We've updated our popular jQuery UI select-to-slider plugin with ARIA support!

Posted by Scott on April 16, 2009

jQuery Menu: Dropdown, iPod Drilldown, and Flyout styles with ARIA Support and ThemeRoller Ready

jQuery Menu: Dropdown, iPod Drilldown, and Flyout styles with ARIA Support and ThemeRoller Ready

We got lots of fantastic feedback on our earlier iPod-style menu, and decided to upgrade it for jQuery 1.3

Posted by Maggie on April 02, 2009

FG’s Scott Jehl in ALA #268

A List Apart: Test-Driven Progressive Enhancement

In issue 268 of A List Apart, our own Scott Jehl discusses our process of test-driven progressive enhancement.

Posted by FG on September 23, 2008

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