Front End Style Guides: Your Questions Answered
We recently gave our Twitter followers the opportunity to ask anything they wanted on the subject of Front End Style Guides. Here are the best questions and (of course) the answers!1....
View Article50 Style Guide Tools, Articles, Books and Resources
When you get started with the process of creating and applying your own Style Guides, be aware that you're not on your own. Style Guides have been around for a while now so there is a mountain of...
View Article50 Style Guide Tools, Articles, Books and Resources
When you get started with the process of creating and applying your own Style Guides, be aware that you're not on your own. Style Guides have been around for a while now so there is a mountain of...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Style Tiles for Leaner Design
Style tiles, introduced to the mainstream by Samantha Warren, are a concept whereby the hi-fidelity comp is done away with, instead communicating design decisions in a more abstract way. Some designers...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Style Tiles for Leaner Design
Style tiles, introduced to the mainstream by Samantha Warren, are a concept whereby the hi-fidelity comp is done away with, instead communicating design decisions in a more abstract way. Some designers...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Use CodeKit 2.0 for Local WordPress Development
Working in a local environment (ie: directly on your own computer) is a standard approach when building WordPress themes and plugins. It saves you from breaking a live site, while speeding up the...
View Article7 Dropbox-Powered Site Creation Platforms
Over the past couple of years Dropbox has grown into more than just a file storage and sharing service. Thanks to their generous storage and bandwidth allowances, ultra fast CDN, their various APIs,...
View ArticleHow to Use After Effects for Web Animation Prototypes
What You'll Be CreatingIn this screencast tutorial we're going to prototype an app UI animation. We'll take a Photoshop layout, then bring it to life using Adobe After Effects. Prototyping interfaces...
View ArticleHow to Use After Effects for Web Animation Prototypes
What You'll Be CreatingIn this screencast tutorial we're going to prototype an app UI animation. We'll take a Photoshop layout, then bring it to life using Adobe After Effects. Prototyping interfaces...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Set Relative URLs With the “Base” Tag
The <base> tag in HTML is a relatively little known element, having become a fully fledged part of HTML5 quite recently. It enables you to do two things:Set any URL you choose as the base for all...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Set Relative URLs With the “Base” Tag
The <base> tag in HTML is a relatively little known element, having become a fully fledged part of HTML5 quite recently. It enables you to do two things:Set any URL you choose as the base for all...
View ArticleGet up and Running with Google Web Starter Kit
Web Starter Kit is a new Google initiative; part of their mission to streamline web development workflow, whilst at the same time advocating best practices which they suggest in Google's Web...
View ArticleGet up and Running with Google Web Starter Kit
Web Starter Kit is a new Google initiative; part of their mission to streamline web development workflow, whilst at the same time advocating best practices which they suggest in Google's Web...
View ArticleAll You Ever Need to Know About Sass Interpolation
So you play with Sass from time to time. You're starting to enjoy it since it caters to most of your needs. But there's this one thing you don't completely understand: interpolation - slotting values...
View ArticleAll You Ever Need to Know About Sass Interpolation
So you play with Sass from time to time. You're starting to enjoy it since it caters to most of your needs. But there's this one thing you don't completely understand: interpolation - slotting values...
View ArticleTips for Getting a Web Design from Illustrator into the Browser
Scenario: someone hands you an Illustrator document with their latest web layout and it's your job to convert it into working HTML and CSS. Let's take a look how you can do that.Note: The aim of this...
View ArticleTips for Getting a Web Design from Illustrator into the Browser
Scenario: someone hands you an Illustrator document with their latest web layout and it's your job to convert it into working HTML and CSS. Let's take a look how you can do that.Note: The aim of this...
View Article6 Beginner “Safety First” Color Guidelines for the Web
I still vividly remember one of my earliest art classes when, as a small, eager child, I was presented with a range of bright colored paints. I recall the delight of seeing primary colors mix into...
View Article6 Beginner “Safety First” Color Guidelines for the Web
I still vividly remember one of my earliest art classes when, as a small, eager child, I was presented with a range of bright colored paints. I recall the delight of seeing primary colors mix into...
View ArticleA Simple Responsive Grid, Made Even Better With Sass
In this tutorial we're going to build a simple, responsive grid system using CSS. Once we're familiar with how it works, we'll improve it with Sass, learning some core Sass features along the...
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