Posts Tagged ‘web development’

How to Land Your First Job as a Web Designer/Developer

A few weeks ago I had the great opportunity to travel to my Alma mater to give advice to graduating seniors in the SMAD program. As students are gearing up for graduation and heading out into the workforce, I want to share the advice I was able to share with the graduating SMAD students.
Know What You Want
I was a little bit surprised at how many students responded with “I don’t know” when asked what they were interested in pursuing [...]

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HTML5 Resources, Examples, and Demos

A helpful list of HTML5 Resources to get started exploring the exciting future of the web and its architecture. Learn about new html5’s new tags and new functionality.

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The Importance of Temporary Landing Pages

Website builds can be lengthy and involved processes.  Designers can easily develop tunnel vision focusing on the final build that they forget about the importance of a strong landing page to keep users happy in the meantime.  Gone are the days of the terrible-yet-oh-so-nostalgic ‘under construction’ animated GIFS.  In their place are mostly functional, boiled-down websites capable of immediately satisfying users’ primary goals.
Why Bother with Landing Pages?
Its easy to understand why web designers overlook temporary landing pages: tight deadlines, the [...]

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Essential Web Development Firefox Extentions

Web development without Firefox plugins is like building a fire with a flint when there’s a perfectly good military-grade flamethrower lying right beside you. These are the little guys that make my job and life that much easier.
Web Developer Toolbar
This plugin is the one I hands-down use the most.  The ability to isolate an HTML element and see what CSS is controlling it is invaluable, especially when working with complex CMS systems or frameworks.   Quickly disabling CSS is a [...]

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