Insights from a Developer: Use Google Web Fonts
Let’s discuss typefaces. As the designer, you have the distinct privilege of selecting the fonts that will be used on the website, and barring client restrictions, you have free reign to use whichever...
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Developer Tutorial: How to Make a Triangle with CSS
Who among us hasn’t at some point in their life thought, “Golly, I wish there were a way I could create triangles with CSS!” Okay, I realize no one has ever actually said that, but while at first...
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3 Frameworks for Creating Reusable Style-based iOS UI Components
Web developers are familiar with the importance of Cascading Style Sheets when developing HTML5 apps. The basic premise is simple, standard look and feel of the elements can be described separately in...
View ArticleShaming Yourself Into Better Code
Last week Harry Roberts of CSS Wizardry posted an article that caught my attention. It was simply titled “shame.css.” http://csswizardry.com/2013/04/shame-css/ He talks about the issue all developers...
View ArticleMyths & Facts – Websphere Portal and UI.
Having worked as a front end developer, integrating the UI with backend systems, I am presenting below some of the myths and facts concerning UI (html, css, javascript, images, fonts) code integration...
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Showing Off Their CSS
In the past few weeks, I’ve seen no less than five different companies publish an article documenting their internal CSS frameworks; it’s a fascinating pattern. Getting an inside look at how other...
View ArticleCSS Pixel Ratio (or “How Big is My Phone?”)
When designing and developing a website for mobile devices, there are many things one needs to consider. Are you using a responsive or adaptive approach? What devices / browsers should be supported?...
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Houdini – A New Development in CSS
We know the frustration all too well… The goal is to build websites and web applications that are cross-browser compatible and provide a similar experience across the board. Unfortunately, when new CSS...
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Web Fonts – To Use, or Not to Use
Ever stumbled upon an article on social media that catches your interest? You click it. You are curious and anxious to read it. You are in the website – it loads, but at first, it seems empty. The site...
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