Designing around large blocks of type can be tough and more designers are taking the “fewer-is-better” approach when working with columns and large blocks of text. When using a mass of type, such as in a book, text-laden website or print project, much of the emphasis is more on the readability than the actual look of the type Designing around large blocks of type can be tough and more [...]

Most freelancers out there work as a freelancer either because they are in need of a job or they want to increase their skills and improve their portfolio. But have you ever thought about the fact that all of us do it for money too? Now some of you might disagree with me and I fully encourage you to do it. Most freelancers out there work as a freelancer either because they are in need of a job [...]

jQuery Mobile version 1.0 finally launched this past November. jQuery Mobile version 1.0 finally launched this past November. Don’t know if you heard about it, but if you are planning to do any mobile app or website development, it’s better to get started with it right now. I’m sure you’ve heard about jQuery. So, its mobile version is pretty close to what you already are [...]

Line25 Sites of the Week is a weekly roundup of the most outstanding website designs that I stumble across during my every day browsing. Line25 Sites of the Week is a weekly roundup of the most outstanding website designs that I stumble across during my every day browsing. In this week’s collection, we have designs from Fine Goods, The Gifts Project, UPPERDOG, Smashing Magazine and One Minute [...]

We’ve done a ton of fun stuff recently with the :hover selector. From button hover effects for beginners to more advanced hover tutorials and even onto using hovers with multiple backgrounds . We’ve done a ton of fun stuff recently with the :hover selector. From button hover effects for beginners to more advanced hover tutorials and even onto using hovers with multiple backgrounds. [...]

On a current project, I was trying to find a way to auto-resize a textarea according to some content that would be loaded in dynamically via Ajax. I didn’t know the height of the content and the textarea element doesn’t resize naturally like other HTML elements, so I needed to update the height of the element with JavaScript each time the content changed. It seemed like a simple task On [...]

Yesterday I tweeted the following: On current client project, client says CSS only needs to work in Chrome. Yesterday I tweeted the following: On current client project, client says CSS only needs to work in Chrome. Let me know how jealous you are. The responses weren’t too surprising. Below I brainstormed a list of some other things we wish clients would say. I guess this is the polar [...]

The basic organization of a design project typically begins with a simple concept – the grid. The basic organization of a design project typically begins with a simple concept – the grid. Whether you decide to work within its constraints or intentionally move away from it, deciding how to use a grid tends to be one of the first steps in the design process. Print designers have been working [...]