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ZURB Foundation Customizations – 28 Blogs Later, Day 3
ZURB Foundation customizations for better selective & responsive styles. A few add-ons to improve ZURB Foundation 5 CSS framework.
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Salesforce Knowledge Base Design & Responsive UX
Want a custom Salesforce Knowledge Base design & responsive user experience? Here's how I implemented a custom Salesforce Knowledge Base design.
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Remove WordPress Jetpack CSS
How to remove WordPress Jetpack CSS from your WordPress blog, a copy-and-paste PHP code example. Paste example block into your theme's functions.php file to see your Jetpack CSS disappear.
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Another Year, Another Redesign
I redesigned my site again. I upgraded to HTML5, added Web Fonts, and coded with OOCSS. This is the 3rd major revision and it's been almost 18 months since I did any design work on my site. It's time to go back to basics―less is more.
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Design Demo: UMass Alumni
This is a demo website I designed for the UMass Amherst Alumni Association. The site is completely hand-coded (no CMS) and is full of lorem ipsum.
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An Event Apart Roundup – Part 2
This is Part 2 of my roundup An Event Apart: Boston 2010. Luke W covers the mobile web, Aarron Walter discusses designing for humans, and Jared Spool dissects design decisions.
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An Event Apart Roundup – Part 1
I had the good fortune to attend An Event Apart Boston last week. This is Part 1 of a roundup An Event Apart: Boston 2010, how I plan to use it, and what it means for Joe Everyman.
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Evolution of UMass Amherst Website
This post is a collection of screenshots and descriptions cataloging the evolution of the UMass Amherst homepage from 1997 to 2009, with pros and cons of each iteration.
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Preview of CSS Article for Smashing Magazine
A few weeks ago, I was commissioned by the fine folks at Smashing Magazine to write a 2-part article for them regarding CSS techniques. I couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity. I’ve compiled all the research and responses, sorted through them, and have drafted a list of broad topics for the article and sub-sections […]
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I'm Writing for Smashing Magazine!
I will soon be the proud author of a Smashing Magazine article (or two). I’ve been in contact with their editor-in-chief and I’m signed on to write a 1 or 2-part article, detailing CSS techniques that “I wish I knew” when I started designing. The content of the article will be CSS techniques, tips, tricks, […]
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Internet Explorer 8
Like many people, I recently “upgraded” my version of Internet Explorer to 8.0. Right away, a few things struck me. The user interface has changed… again. I’m all for redesigns (or “realigns”) but Microsoft seems to reorganize their UI so often, it’s almost hard to keep track. Already, there’s talk of a release of IE8.1 […]
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On CSS Tables
Recently, a very intelligent and talented designer/author named Rachel Andrew wrote an article for Digital Web Magazine called Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong. It’s an informative, well-written article, complete with figures and examples. To open the article, she states, “When released, Internet Explorer 8 will support many new values for the CSS display […]
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On Hacks (and Internet Explorer)
Anyone who has done design or development work knows the frustration that comes with testing in Internet Explorer 6. It got a little better with the release of IE7, but all is not yet right with the world. Well, thanks to some excellent work by Brittish developer Dean Edwards, there are some great simple fixes […]
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On Creativity
I’ve always considered myself a creative person. I used to draw a lot when I was a kid. I’ve written stories, songs, and poems. I’ve even tried my hand at screenwriting. But for as long as I can remember, I’ve had difficulty connecting each step of the creative process and I’ve never really been able […]
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On Googling Flash
Google announced recently that their spiders have "learned" to crawl and index Flash content on websites. Flash designers are celebrating, CSS designers are probably a bit nervous. There goes part of our ammo in the "why CSS is better than Flash" battle. But, there’s hope for us CSSers. From Google’s own blog entry about the […]