2/25/2011
Multiple background images is a cool feature of CSS3. The syntax is easy, you just comma separate them. I find it’s easiest/best to use the background shorthand property so you can declare the position and repeating and whatnot and keep them all grouped together. What isn’t obvious while looking at the syntax is which image is on top in the vertical stacking order when those images overlap. The spec is clear in this regard and browser implimentations follow. The…
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2/24/2011
Just a fun experiment creating progress bars made with just CSS3 (no images). Loads of progressive nerdery packed into one little element.
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2/20/2011
Randomly, I made a letter flipper thingy the other day. I saw a similiarish effect on a Flash site and tried doing it with JavaScript instead. You can view source on that page to see the simple code. It’s just recursively calling a function to change the letter with a slight delay until the letters stored in a Array are up, then changing back to it’s original letter.
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2/17/2011
As a follow up to asking people if they are using HTML5 or not, I asked the people who are:
What features of HTML5 have you used on production sites?
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2/15/2011
When designing for print, having a properly calibrated monitor makes all the sense in the world. If done perfectly, what you see on the monitor should look like what you get on paper from a printer. No surprises.
When designing for the web, there is no physical byproduct in which to match color. We designed it on a screen, for a screen. So what does calibration matter?
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