Archive for the ‘CSS’ Category

Handcrafted CSS Book Review

I have just finished reading Handcrafted CSS by Dan Cederholm and all I can really say is WOW! As a fan of Mr. Cederholm’s work, I have read and enjoyed each of his books and I had high expectations for his latest release.

Of course, my expectations were proceeded and I wasn’t let down!

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A Few Updates After Being Critiqued

I recently submitted my site to be critiqued by the fine folks over at Please Critique Me. After receiving some great feedback from Chris Wallace, I decided to make a couple updates around here.

While most of the updates this time are mainly visual, I have a few ideas in the works to help clean up my site even more. Stay tuned for a few more tweaks and updates that I will be adding as time permits.

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Prototyping with HTML & jQuery

I was recently tasked with creating a prototype for a web application and it has turned out to be a much better experience than I expected. The project started off a bit different than usual due to the lack of creating a concept in Photoshop or Fireworks. I almost always begin designing with graphics that can then be approved or modified based on feedback from clients or coworkers.

So with that said, I wanted to share a few of my thoughts on how my experience with leaving Photoshop at bay and only working with a text editor has worked out.

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Pixelflips Relaunched

After designing a little here and a little there for the past few months the new version of my website is finally up and going. Its taken a bit of time due to my general lack of time for a personal site but overall I am pleased with the final result.

Of course there is still quite a bit to be done but I just couldn’t wait any longer to get the site up. It’s such an improvement over previous versions of my website and includes a lot of new features, capabilities, and general information. Keep on reading for more details and a bit on what’s to come.

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