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Nomination & Judge @ the .Net Magazine Awards
I was recently contacted by the crew at .Net Magazine and had been asked to be part of the judging panel for this year’s .Net awards. It was an honor to be part of the panel amongst the other great designers, bloggers, and developers. Later on I received a few emails and tweets congratulating me [...]
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Advanced Columns using the :nth-child(N)
I recently developed a site for a client who requested their product listings be displayed similar to how Johnny Cupcakes (Street wear brand from Boston/Los Angeles) lays out their products (columns laid out in a zig zag pattern). My first instinct was to split each section into its own list, but since this site was [...]
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Inspiration Fridays – Pretty Lights
One of my favorite artists Pretty Lights just released his latest album “Spilling Over Every Side” just last week and I wanted to share it with those who are into electronica. Pretty Lights is the musical vision of the ultra-versatile Colorado based producer Derek Vincent Smith, accompanied in the live setting by drummer Adam Deitch. [...]
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Win a Free Membership to Vandelay Premier! *Contest Closed*
I recently created a simple one page HTML/CSS/jQuery portfolio template for Vandelay Premier and they have offered a free one-year account for three lucky winners! Vandelay Premier was created by Steven Snell of Vandelay Design and serves as a membership-based community for designers. They provide web and graphic designers with premium-quality design resources that make [...]
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Popout Details on Hover w/ CSS
I recently saw a hover over trick that caught my eye and I thought it was a pretty clever way of showing more details on an element. I decided to give it a try and the solution was quite simple. View Demo HTML The columns are made up of unordered list items, within each list [...]
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Inspiration Fridays – Rodney Mullen
I used to be obsessed with skateboarding back in my middle school and highschool days. I had quit after highschool and never thought I would be back into it, but early this year I picked it back up and now loving it more than ever. Its a great stress reliever and it gets my creative [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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