CSS frameworks have a tendency to be dismissed by many CSS authors; code bloat and non-semantic class names are usually at the top of the list of reasons why. Even without ever using one, I shared the same opinion, but that might have changed after trying a few of them out while doing some research…… Continue reading Are CSS frameworks evil?
Author: inayaili
Quitting Project 52
A few weeks ago I mentioned I had signed up for Project 52 — an effort to produce one article per week. I’ve found that it’s not going as I expected; it’s not that I don’t want to write the content, but the schedule of one post per week is just not working for me.…… Continue reading Quitting Project 52
Book Review: “CSS Mastery — 2nd Edition”
I’m frequently confronted with the question of “which CSS books would you recommend?” and CSS Mastery is always at the top of the list. Here’s the audio review I did for the Boagworld podcast. The audio Listen! Transcript If you’d rather read, here’s the transcript of the review: Hi, my name is Yaili and I’ll…… Continue reading Book Review: “CSS Mastery — 2nd Edition”
Project 52, or why I need a helping hand
Sometimes you do things out of an impulse, and only think of the consequences later. That’s what happened when I signed up/pledged/signed my life away/subscribed to Project 52 (#p52) — only a few days later, looking at my already crammed writing schedule, I realised it wasn’t going to be easy. Ah well! But I’m no…… Continue reading Project 52, or why I need a helping hand
A quick note about my interview with Ryan Taylor
For those who’d like to know who’s behind this website, now you can: I’ve done an interview with Ryan Taylor—from Havoc Inspired and Boagworld—which you can take a look at right here. Ryan has more interesting interviews on his blog, in the Please start from the beginning… section. He’s interviewed people like Jonathan Snook, Dan…… Continue reading A quick note about my interview with Ryan Taylor
Favourite website designs: Ecoki
For my second Favourite Website Design article, I picked Ecoki, an eco-lifestyle community website. I like how the design feels really warm and integrated, and the attention that the designers payed to detail. Ecoki, The Eco-Lifestyle Community As I said, my favourite aspect of this website is the warmth of the whole theme, and how…… Continue reading Favourite website designs: Ecoki
25+ unusual Flickr groups for inspiration
It’s a good thing to look for inspiration outside of the usual online web design galleries and books—and it’s easier to be original this way. Here are some unusual Flickr groups to find inspiration. Flickr groups Flickr is an invaluable source of inspiration: I try to save some time almost every day to just wonder…… Continue reading 25+ unusual Flickr groups for inspiration
How to always enjoy a conference
I’ve recently been to my 3rd web conference: Future of Web Design, in London. You can’t say I’m a conference pro — I’ve never been to SXSW or something that big (or even workshops), but I think my experience may be helpful to those of you who’ve never attended a conference and are thinking of…… Continue reading How to always enjoy a conference
An ode to border-radius
Ah! Border-radius: web designer’s sweetheart and (sadly) the one that IE8 forgot, destroying many a web designer’s dreams. In this post I’m going to explain how it works, what are some of the cross-browser alternatives, and showcase some websites that took a step ahead and implemented it. What is border-radius? Border-radius is a CSS3 property…… Continue reading An ode to border-radius
Adding style with CSS: beautiful text
This may seem like a no-brainer, but adding style to your HTML is not just about adding pretty backgrounds and borders. The foundation of a good looking site has to be, with a couple other things, the way text is set. So let’s see how, with just a few lines of very simple CSS, we…… Continue reading Adding style with CSS: beautiful text