Research Informs Our Practice

Aleph1 understands that technology and design are ever-evolving, and that research is essential to both staying informed and exploring boundaries. Technologies and design trend comes and go, and we have consistently stayed ahead of the curve through research and experimentation. We believe in an open exchange of ideas, and to that end we are working towards a public facing research program.

These two articles have been picked up by publishers (Smashing Magazine and TBA) to be published later this year.

  • CSS Parallax Scrolling and Keyboard Accessibility

    By Daniel Barber
    (TBA)
    Though CSS-based parallax scrolling is considered the best implementation technique for performance, it has a serious accesibility consequence in current generation browsers.
  • Improving Integration Between JavaScript and CSS Animation

    By Daniel Barber
    (TBA)
    JavaScript is currently utilized to enable/improve CSS animation in a number of ways. However, there are still significant shortcomings and other approaches are worth investigating.