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If you have not heard of The Big Web Show, you are definitely missing out. I’ve been hooked since the first round of interviews and I highly recommend subscribing and tuning into their weekly show. Hosted by Dan Benjamin and Jeffrey Zeldman, it’s filled with great resources from top professionals telling their stories and perspectives on [...]
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I wanted to switch it up this week to do a quick tip on how to create noise (grainy) textures with Photoshop to add subtle detail to your next project. A lot of times I feel that its the small and subtle details that really makes a project shine. Let’s get started. 1. Fill Base Layer Create [...]
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Featured on Designer’s Interviews
I had the pleasure of interviewing with Lillian Wells from DesignInterviews.com a few weeks ago and was featured on the site early this week. I was a bit intimidated being on the site with great designers like Yaron Schoen, Nick La, Rob Palmer, Rich Brown and many more, but it was quite an honor to [...]
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Have Fun w/ Borders – Beveled, Pressed, & More!
Since I released my new redesigned blog, a lot of people have asked me how I styled the pressed effect on my category navigation. I would like to share some simple border style tricks to get various effects for your next project. View Demo Light Shadow A simple light shadow effect can be achieved with using shades of [...]
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Inspiration Fridays – Ronald Jenkees
I absolutely love watching talent that comes from the soul. I mean people who can bust, flow, freestyle, jam, whatever you want to call it straight out of feeling alone. Being a dancer I have learned to appreciate different kinds of talents out there that is driven by the soul. Whether you are a musician, [...]
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CSS Sprites w/out Using Background Images
Recently I was working on a client site and he wanted a hover effect on some of the affiliate banner ads. The first approach in my mind was to do the typical CSS Sprites but this requires CSS work which my client did not know much of. I wanted to give him the access to [...]
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Characteristics of a Usable “How To” Article
Today I would like to review some design/dev blogs with great characteristics of usable “How To” type articles. There’s an abundance of tutorial style articles, but nothing is worse that hitting a tutorial that confuses it’s users. If you are starting up your own blog, or already running one, I hope this may help you [...]
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Simple Accordion w/ CSS and jQuery
Please note: This tutorial requires basic knowledge of CSS and jQuery. For best results, please be sure to learn the proper foundations before attempting to take this tutorial. Learn one step at a time :-) When designed and implemented with usability in mind, the accordion can be incredibly useful when organizing a good chunk of content. [...]
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I just watched Banksy’s documentary “Exit Through The Gift Shop” and I highly recommend it. It’s not a documentary about Banksy himself, but on the history of French videographer Thierry Guetta aka Mr.Brainwash and his journey in stumbling across the secret world of street art/graffiti. Features Banksy, Thierry Guetta, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader, and more. “The [...]
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Correcting Orphans w/ Overflow
The overflow property in CSS can be used in various ways and comes in handy when correcting bugs. Below are some tutorials that demonstrate how to clear up some common issues using the overflow property. After checking them out, I have one more to add to the list. The CSS Overflow Property – CSS Tricks The Overflow [...]
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