It’s no secret that I’m always looking for an easy way out using CSS instead of trying to replicate things with convoluted code — there are so many underused techniques that we could be applying to our designs as an enhancement layer! In this experience, I take a brief look into the :target pseudo-class and…… Continue reading The CSS3 :target pseudo-class and CSS animations
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
The tangibility of websites, or something like that
Last night I watched Objectified, a good film about the design of everyday things. In the film, the matter of durability and sustainability in design is mentioned a lot, and that led me to think of how those ideas translate to web design. Users are not owners One of the main difference between an object…… Continue reading The tangibility of websites, or something like that
Remembering: the CSS3 multi-column layout module
Because I will not shut up about CSS3, this time I’ve decided to show you a little bit of the multi-column layout module. This module allows you to layout the content of an element in multiple columns, like flowing text on a newspaper-type layout. CSS Modules Just to briefly make sure everybody understands what I…… Continue reading Remembering: the CSS3 multi-column layout module
How to use Modernizr
There is a tool that came to make our lives as progressive web designers a bit easier: Modernizr. In this short tutorial, learn how to apply this handy script to maximum effect on your sites. An overview Although CSS3’s use has been increasing among web designers, browser support for some of its features is still…… Continue reading How to use Modernizr
#buildconf
Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending Build Conference, in sunny Belfast. I don’t usually write posts on particular conferences, but here’s the exception to the rule, because it certainly deserves one. An overview Build is a new conference for web designers and this was its first edition. The speakers’ lineup was what caught…… Continue reading #buildconf
Floated lists with CSS3 and jQuery
We should all be using advanced CSS selectors by now—they make our lifes so much easier! In this quick tutorial, I’m going to explain how you can have a nicely floated list of items. We will use jQuery to make sure IE understands it too. The markup Let’s start with a very clean semantic markup,…… Continue reading Floated lists with CSS3 and jQuery
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
How to give a more exciting presentation: a note to speakers
I’ve been part of the audience at web conferences a few times now. Some presentations are exciting and engaging but, most of the times, they tend to be quite underwhelming. I don’t think this is because the speakers are fundamentally bad, but there are a few things that can be done to make any presentation…… Continue reading How to give a more exciting presentation: a note to speakers
RTFM
We, web designers, like to complain about how little recognition our profession has, how everyone likes to think they can make a website, and how clients don’t respect our work. But when it comes to actually doing something that could make us a bit closer to any other “official” profession, we’re bored and dismiss it.…… Continue reading RTFM