Tag Archives: css
I can’t think of a reason why 3000 lines of CSS would be better than 100 lines of JavaScript
Don’t get me wrong, I love CSS and I’m a huge fan of the potential of CSS animations but when I see something like this, I wonder if someone is missing the point. The fact that you could make a … Continue reading
My quest to find the right code editor
When I went to school to learn web design and development, it was right around the time when it became a matter of pride to say that you hand coded your work, that you didn’t use a WYSIWYG editor like … Continue reading
Sometimes it’s the simpler things (Or how jQuery has warped my brain)
I was reading an interview on .net magazine with Dan Cederholm, the creator of Dribbble among other things. Dan runs a studio called SimpleBits and after reading the interview, I went to his site to check it out. For some … Continue reading
CSS3 Animation vs jQuery Animation
With CSS3 transition support in Firefox 4, I’m happy that eventually we’ll need to rely on JavaScript for one less thing. But, of course, right now CSS3 transitions are only supported in Webkit browsers, Firefox 4 and Opera. Internet Explorer … Continue reading
How the hell did I become a JavaScript fan?
If you had told me a year ago, or even six months ago, that I’d spend an entire day working with JavaScript and I’d enjoy it, I would have called you completely insane. Until recently, I was not a fan … Continue reading
If you do something cool with HTML/CSS/JS, remember a right-click means everyone else can do it
In the last couple of days, I came across two web pages that do something cool, not entirely useful, but fun and eye catching. The first one was a simple Flash page, chrismckenzie.com. It doesn’t do much, just a block … Continue reading
Fun with CSS3 Transform and some jQuery too
I am a huge fan of CSS3 transforms and transitions and can’t wait for the day when all the major browsers support them. Why? Well, as great as something like jQuery is, if you want to incorporate a transition or … Continue reading
Make customizable jQuery plug-ins and be more awesome
The great thing about making you’re own plug-ins is that once you’ve built something, you can easily use it again. But most of the time you’ll want to change some of the settings on your plug-in and it can be … Continue reading
Every front-end developer needs to know JavaScript now
When I was in school all I took away from the JavaScript class was how to make pop-ups, find the date and swap out images. JavaScript had a bad rap and the teachers attitude towards it was that you needed … Continue reading
Glowing nav effect using jQuery
I’m a big fan of the design of Fullyillustrated.com and one of the things that caught my eye is the glow effect on the navigation. Setting up something like this is actually a lot easier than you’d first think as … Continue reading