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Aug 20, 2014 | By Michael Baughman
3 Advantages of Responsive Web Design
In today’s digital age, more and more people are using mobile devices like tablets and smartphones to access the internet. As more consumers are using these devices to shop for products and services, it’s important that businesses utilize responsive web design. With responsive web design, your website can reconfigure its content and images to fit the screen of any electronic… Read more
Aug 20, 2014 | By Michael Baughman
Seattle: An Artist’s Sanctuary
When out-of-towners think of Seattle, they may think of rain, hipsters, coffee, Microsoft or the Seattle Seahawks. What they may not know is Seattle is a premier destination for foodies, adventurers, and artists. One of the most visited destinations in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle is home to 80 live music clubs, 15 symphony orchestras, and too many theater clubs to… Read more
Jun 23, 2014 | By Connor Blikre
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Fixing Scaled Image Cutoff in Firefox with the “image-rendering” Property
You’re flying through your current project without even the slightest hiccup. Your new Retina-display-ready site logo is fantastic. Scale it down to 50% width and it looks great in Chrome. Then you open Firefox and see this disaster: No, the logo design isn’t the disaster we’re focusing on here Why does this happen? My only theory is it’s just a bug in the… Read more
May 21, 2014 | By Connor Blikre
Chrome for Windows Smooths Out Jagged Fonts
UPDATE: As of Chrome version 37, this is now a standard feature. Web developers across the globe have long lamented the appearance of many fonts in Google Chrome on Windows. Jagged, fuzzy, and often just plain weird looking, the Windows version of Chrome has always had some trouble making text look good. This is due to a holdover from the Webkit days,… Read more
Mar 14, 2014 | By Joe Ardeeser
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Testimonials – Do’s & Dont’s
Recently I've been thinking a lot about testimonials. Though simple enough to get, I've come to believe that there's a right way and a wrong way to do testimonials on the web. Most of my ideas are borrowed from others (in particular a book called "Guerrilla Marketing") but I've begun to own and to add to the principals. Below are… Read more
Feb 28, 2014 | By Cameron Rahman
Bootstrap CSS Grid System LESS PHP Responsive
Responsive Grid Column Resets
Since the release of Bootstrap 3.0, developers have been able to take advantage of the framework's grid mixins to create their own custom grids. Semantically, this has its advantages as your code no longer needs to be cluttered the standard gird class names, such as .col-sm-8. Instead, you can now selectively target the elements you want to appear as a… Read more
Feb 17, 2014 | By Cameron Rahman
CSS Gravity Forms PHP Responsive WordPress
Multi-Column Gravity Forms With CSS
There is no built-in way for the Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress to generate a true, multi-column form layout. However, this can easily be accomplished using a single filter hook and some accompanying CSS. Occasionally, the mockups I'm using to build a WordPress site call for a multi-column form. Natively, Gravity Forms doesn't support something likes this. Sure, they have what… Read more
Jul 17, 2013 | By Cameron Rahman
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Joomla vs WordPress vs Drupal, which CMS is Right for You?
Creating a successful website in today’s world has become increasingly difficult. In order for viewers to use your site you need to be visible, able capture their attention, and hold their interest. Fortunately, with the use of a content management systems (CMS), all three of these objectives can be made easier. A CMS is designed to simplify the process of… Read more
Jul 17, 2013 | By Joe Ardeeser
UX Design
Great Software Design. Features, Usability & Pleasure
I can’t remember where I originally picked up this graphic (admittedly, it’s not my own) but its impact on my thinking only continues to grow. Essentially, software that we would label “great,” excels equally in three areas: Features Features are the bedrock of any great software and great software always solves real-world problems. In this post I’ll use the alarm clock as… Read more
Jun 24, 2013 | By Joe Ardeeser
SEO
Aggravating Google with your SEO
Conversation Red Flags Here are some statements that should throw a red flag when talking with an SEO agent: “With my special blend, you’ll start seeing your website appear on the first page of Google.” The Truth: No one can guarantee this- Google’s aim is to put rich/helpful websites first. Your effort should be focused on creating a web presence that offers value… Read more
Jun 24, 2013 | By Joe Ardeeser
CSS Google Fonts Typography
Web-safe Fonts the Google Way
If you’ve been designing websites for any amount of time you’ll know that as designers we’re incredibly limited by the list of fonts we’re allowed to use. These fonts are called “web-safe fonts” and their classification comes from their wide-existence on most internet browser’s machines. A few of these fonts are Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS, Georgia… Read more
Jun 20, 2013 | By Joe Ardeeser
Google Fonts Typography
Where to Download Google Fonts
I recently made a post titled “Web-safe Fonts the Google Way” regaurding an extended list of fonts for websites that Google is providing via the Google Font Directory. By using a simple CSS technique, Google is offering a great solution to the time-old problem of lame “web-safe” fonts. One blog I read referred to these fonts as “web fonts”. In this… Read more