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A simple guide to responsive typography
The vast majority of articles talking about responsive design focus on two main areas: a fluid, flexible grid, and fluid,…
Comics of the week #151
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Internationalize your WordPress plugin
WordPress plugins allow you to easily modify and enhance your blog by bringing new functionality not otherwise available in the…
Comics of the week #150
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Microsoft’s TypeScript receives a mixed reaction
The one ECMAScript it’s still okay to like, JavaScript has in recent years shrugged off its ‘under-powered’, ‘bloated’ and ‘incomplete’…
Creating a modal window with HTML5 & CSS3
Modal boxes are a frequently utilized tool in the web developer’s arsenal. Used for, amongst many things, login/register forms; advertisements;…
Comics of the week #149
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Creating more purpose for content-light websites
Not every company or designer has a lot to say. There are people who believe in letting a product or…
Welcome to the new face of social media, we call it erm… Myspace
Facebook is a stupid name for a social media site. Facebook: a book of faces; a directory of the cool…
When pages are not paper: the designer’s guide to layout code
InDesign boxes are as simple as click-and-drag. Photoshop’s layers let painters color pixels anywhere they please. But layout with HTML…
Adobe “Create the Web”
Yesterday, Adobe used the keynote slot of their ‘Create the Web’ event in San Francisco to preview what they hope,…
Comics of the week #148
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Vintage effects for your images with HTML5
I’m not sure whether it’s Instagram, Hipstamatic, or some other smartphone photography app that should be thanked (blamed?) for the…
Image styling with canvas
It’s hard to identify universally accepted rules in web design, but if there is one that the whole community agrees…
A jQuery plugin for optimal use of screen space
Optimizing how space is used on a screen is a key component of good web design, and especially of responsive…
Comics of the week #147
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Comics of the week #146
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
jQuery: the good, the bad & the ugly
jQuery is the largest open source, cross-browser, CSS3 compliant, JavaScript library around and it has made client-side scripting a breeze….