Font Awesome
Aug 13, 2012
A new and emerging tool has finally hit mainstream on the web today, as Font Awesome has released v2.0 of their SVG icons to be used on the web. These icons can be scaled, controlled by CSS, and be rendered on any HTML5/CSS3 compatible browser. It is the newest things to hit the web and ...
Responsive Boilerplate
Jul 15, 2012
Web development is rapidly changing as emerging technologies such as Responsive Design and CSS3 transitions are starting to become popular and replace the old code that was created years ago. How do you keep up with the changes? How do you create a system or framework that you can begin to build your apps or ...
Responsive Images With WordPress
Jun 27, 2012
With responsive websites comes responsive images, scaling them appropriately so that they fit the design of your site and not extend outside of your grid. Smashing Magazine has posted a great article that talks about utilizing WordPress’ images and making them responsive. A definite good read for all of the WordPress developers.
Create A Mobile Prototype of Your App
Jun 10, 2012
A lot of people have been asking me how I created my Seattle Metro prototype to work on the iPhone and I wanted to share how I did it. It was such a long process in finding the right tool because most of them required you to host files on their servers and I wanted ...
Fonts Sizing With Rems
May 19, 2012
Say goodbye to pixels and hello to rems. Pixels were the old way of sizing text but with the growth of mobile and responsive design, the pixel density of web pages are hard to scale. Snook provides a new way to size text, using rems with a base font, adjusting per device. Great tip and ...
AWWWARDS: Creative UI Design Examples
Apr 9, 2012
AWWWARDS has published an amazing list of examples that display great UI and user experience. They gather screenshots from Dribbble, Behance, and Blogs that have been rated as most popular. Have a look and prepare to drool
iPad Apps for Web Designers and Developers
Mar 16, 2012
With the new iPad now released to the public, I was looking for some great new apps that would compliment the iPad, and one that would helpful to a designer’s workflow. AWWWARDS recently released their 23 Essential iPad Apps for Web Designers and Developers that features apps from Adobe, OmniGraffle, and Blueprint. It never hurts ...
Jason Fried on Design and Creativity
Feb 14, 2012
Jason Fried, found of 37 Signals, talks about design and his theory behind it. It is such a great talk with good visuals that explain what he is talking about. One of the best videos of inspiration I’ve seen that challenged everyone’s view of design and functionality. Post from Dave Gray
Lost Type – Hand Crafted Typography
Jan 10, 2012
Lost Type has been a great place to find new fonts that are distributed on a “Name Your Price” basis. You can decide to submit $0 or $50, all the proceeds go to the site and creators who put their time in creating new typefaces. This site is definitely one to bookmark!