Posts Tagged ‘CSS’
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Writing CSS For Others
- August 26th, 2011
- 124 Comments
I think a lot of us CSS authors are doing it wrong. We are selfish by nature; we get into our little bubbles, writing CSS (as amazing as it may be) with only ourselves in mind. How many times have you inherited a CSS file that’s made you say “WTF” ...
Read more...The Semantic Grid System: Page Layout For Tomorrow
- August 23rd, 2011
- 160 Comments
CSS grid frameworks can make your life easier, but they’re not without their faults. Fortunately, modern techniques offer a new approach to constructing page layouts. But before getting to the solution, we must first understand the three seemingly insurmountable flaws currently plaguing CSS grids. The biggest complaint I’ve heard from purists ...
Read more...Techniques For Gracefully Degrading Media Queries
- August 10th, 2011
- 35 Comments
Media queries are the third pillar in Ethan Marcotte’s implementation of responsive design. Without media queries, fluid layouts would struggle to adapt to the array of screen sizes on the hundreds of devices out there. Fluid layouts can appear cramped and unreadable on small mobile devices and too large and ...
Read more...The Neglected Necessities Of Design
- August 5th, 2011
- 26 Comments
Right now is an exciting time to be in the Web design community. Every month we seem to stumble on a new thought-provoking way to put our expanding tool set to use for our clients and the patrons of the Web. Many designers are chomping at the bit to litter ...
Read more...Dear Clients, The Web Has Changed. It’s Time To Use CSS3 and HTML5 Now.
- July 28th, 2011
- 48 Comments
Since hearing about HTML5 and CSS3, then later reading Hardboiled Web design by Andy Clarke, I have been working on a presentation to help introduce these development methods to my clients. If all i said to them was “these are the latest development methods, but there will be visual differences”, I’m ...
Read more...Learning To Use The :before And :after Pseudo-Elements In CSS
- July 13th, 2011
- 60 Comments
If you’ve been keeping tabs on various Web design blogs, you’ve probably noticed that the :before and :after pseudo-elements have been getting quite a bit of attention in the front-end development scene — and for good reason. In particular, the experiments of one blogger — namely, London-based developer Nicolas Gallagher — have given pseudo-elements quite a ...
Read more...Behind The Scenes Of Nike Better World
- July 12th, 2011
- 88 Comments
Perhaps one of the most talked about websites in the last 12 months has been Nike Better World. It’s been featured in countless Web design galleries, and it still stands as an example of what a great idea and some clever design and development techniques can produce. In this article, we’ll ...
Read more...Five Useful Interactive CSS/jQuery Techniques Deconstructed
- June 16th, 2011
- 58 Comments
With the wide variety of CSS3 and JavaScript techniques available today, it’s easier than ever to create unique interactive websites that delight visitors and provide a more engaging user experience. In this article, we’ll walk through five interactive techniques that you can start using right now. We’ll cover animated text ...
Read more...Useful HTML-, CSS- and JavaScript Tools and Libraries
- June 10th, 2011
- 50 Comments
Front-end development is a tricky beast. It’s not difficult to learn, but it’s quite difficult to master. There are just too many things that need to be considered; too many tweaks that might be necessary here and there; too many details to make everything just right. Luckily, developers and designers ...
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