Google Web Fundamentals
A really nice collection of information and best practices. Some of it you’ll already know. Some of it will be new to you. https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/
Broken Record…Please Remember To…
Hey all. I’m feeling like a broken record here, but the following absolutely imperative to how we run things here. I have been wanting to write something up for a while, just haven’t had the time to do so… Hunker down, this is going to be a 2 part-er. Client wants a New Design /… Read more »
Remove backgrounds from images
Remove backgrounds from images No time for Photoshop? not idea where to begin? The Background Burner quickly removes the background from any image or photo. Our patent-pending technology does all the work for you, automatically. http://www.bonanza.com/background_burner
Firefox Scratchpad – JavaScript on the fly
Hey all, wanted to share with you a really helpful tool that is built into the greatest browser of them all, Firefox. It’s called Scratchpad and it allows you to run JavaScript on whatever page you are currently on. So this really saves time! Instead of making a change, refreshing, etc.. you can just continually… Read more »
Gravity Form Add Ons
Back on Dec 20th, Ryan Holt posted about an add on for Gravity Forms that made use of the HTML5 placeholder tag. Since then, I have found an alternative which does the same thing but the short code is easier (for me) to remember. It’s called Gravity Forms – Placeholders add-on. Using this add on… Read more »
12 Little-Known CSS Facts
12 Little-Known CSS Facts http://www.sitepoint.com/12-little-known-css-facts/ CSS is not an overly complex language. But even if you’ve been writing CSS for many years, you probably still come across new things — properties you’ve never used, values you’ve never considered, or specification details you never knew about. In my research, I come across new little tidbits all… Read more »
User Experience Checklist
Check out this checklist that covers the basics of how to make sure your website makes for a good user experience: http://userium.com/ A lot of these questions are things you should be asking yourself and checking, before launching a new site or when trying to explain to a client why they need to purchase a… Read more »
How to configure ShiftNav on responsive WP sites
This effect is a nice alternative to the mobile-select style menus we’ve been using. You can see it in action on http://www.belvederepodiatry.com/ or http://800maple.com/ when you resize your window beneath 760px Its pretty easy to configure: Install Shiftnav Create a WordPress menu for the mobile nav & add pages Under menu settings/locations check the box… Read more »
Devil’s Advocate – The argument against sliders and some other stuff
A pretty good article calling out sliders: http://krogsgard.com/2013/sliders-suck/ If we’re going to use them, might as well use the best: http://chrislema.com/comparing-premium-sliders-for-wordpress-by-performance/ An argument that “there is no fold”: http://www.poststat.us/fold/
Design Inspiration for the Week of April 18th
Taken from: http://line25.com/inspiration/line25-sites-week-april-18th-2014 Filehaven View the website Intercore View the website FLYR View the website Lincoln Jay View the website The Meat