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Getting on board with Preprocessors

David — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:02:07 +0000

This article details a CSS technique which is very useful for writing CSS in a developer-friendly way but also is helpful when working in teams and can make better CSS organisation.

CSS Selectors

David — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:52:43 +0000

The key lies in using CSS selectors efficiently to maximize performance and minimize load time, though this efficient usage matters only for website with thousands of DOM elements and the speed is the key for the existence in the market.

2013 Font Trends

David — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:15:03 +0000

After conducting some research and seeing what fonts are our top sellers, I compiled a list of currently trending fonts including: Grunge Fonts, Big and Bold, Handwritten Fonts, Re-Made Classic & Vintage Fonts & Stencil Fonts.

WordPress Too Slow?

David — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:05:15 +0000

Speed it up with these five tips from pelfusion. Now, the reason why I put site speed over content is because no one has a chance to look at the content if the site doesn’t load quickly. People might walk over or probably withdraw their session on your very own site.

CSS Grid

David — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:45:53 +0000

The future of the CSS layout! The CSS Grid Layout consists on defining a 2-dimensional grid in which the children can be positioned as desired.

So you want to learn hand lettering?

David — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:44:34 +0000

Tips & Tricks on getting started with hand lettering via Sean Wes. I hope what I share here will serve as an invitation for you to explore the hand lettering techniques, methods, and styles that work for you so you can develop your own process.

Media Queries are a Hack

David — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:22:08 +0000

The big buzzwords in CSS these days are “modular” and “responsive”—and for good reasons. But we’re still trying to achieve those goals with the wrong tool: Media Queries. What we actually need is a tool that doesn’t exist yet: Element Queries.

TIL some Photoshop tricks

David — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:22:32 +0000

TIL you can right-click with the eyedropper tool in Photoshop to get a “Copy Color’s Hex Code” option. – Check out the screenshot
By holding shift you can also sample up to 4 points at a time with the eyedropper tool. – Check out the screenshot
Pressing Shift + TAB will hide all panels (Layers, Channels,…) except the toolbar.

Windows of New York

David — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:21:46 +0000

The Windows of New York project is a weekly illustrated fix to graphic designer José Guízar’s obsession with the windows and fire escapes of NYC.

The Flat Build

David — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:09:23 +0000

The process of coding a static website in HTML & CSS without worrying about complete functionality or CMS integration.