If you can’t maths…
http://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/aspect_ratio/ Aspect ratio calculator for images. Sometimes I just want to know this without grabbing Photoshop or sometimes I’m somewhere where I don’t have it. Nice little tool to help you.
Different sites containing how to’s & info articles
I’m sure most of you are familiar with smashingmagazine.com. For those that arent, they have tons of interesting & helpful articles and information. Below are a couple I came across that I thought I’d share: Stop Wasting Users’ Time http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/04/25/stop-wasting-users-time/ Data-Driven Design In The Real World http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/09/24/data-driven-design-in-the-real-world/ Also….be sure to check out: http://www.dmxzone.com Here’s an… Read more »
http://shrturl.co/ – Editing live sites made easy!
If you every need to edit a live website but need to do a “mockup” of your changes first checkout http://shrturl.co/ . This allows you to make any changes from text to image changes, save it and send a link to your client so they can preview the work. This may come in very handy… Read more »
Web Development Meeting – 6/5/2014
New Guy – We want to welcome our new employee Matt Scotto. Matt spent a little time on John B.’s team and is now with Holly’s team. Take a moment to introduce yourself if you see him! Happy Birthday Dana Iser! Launch Meetings – This will only affect brand new clients to MSH. Typically websites… Read more »
Where to Get Free & Helpful Web Design Lessons
May 28, 2014 by Andra “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” – Confucius To be truly good at your craft, you need to constantly up-set your skills, and this is especially true in the… Read more »
How do I JQuery?
Smashing Magazine has a really great tutorial about the jQuery object. Its written to be accessible for people without a lot of Javascript experience. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/05/29/mystery-jquery-object-syntax-basic-introduction/
Create custom icon fonts with glyphter.com
This is a great tool for creating custom icon fonts. You can assign svg icons to individual letters and download a custom font to embed & use on your site. http://glyphter.com/ If you’re new to icon fonts this page has a nice demo & explanation- http://css-tricks.com/examples/IconFont/ Tutorials for embedding & using icon fonts on… Read more »
Custom Post Types part1
Hi everyone. Here’s a quick guide to adding custom post types to a standalone, non-headway site. I will eventually post other tutorials that cover other methods and situations. Please let me know if you have any trouble with these instructions or if you have any questions. Setting up custom post types –… Read more »
A new way to test your responsive site
Hey all, so I was trying to find a good online tester for an issue involving a Blackberry device and stumbled upon this pretty nice website tester. I was looking around it and noticed that not only can it test some tablet and smartphones, but it also allows you to test your site across different… Read more »
Never Forget a PS Shortcut!
With this handy tool you can check out what each keyboard combo does for PS shortcuts. It was pretty cool and probably worth checking out for everyone who uses PS! http://gizmodo.com/never-forget-a-photoshop-shortcut-again-with-this-inter-1576775620