If you’ve been around computers for a while, you might associate Linux with a certain stereotype of a certain type of computer user. How do you know someone uses Linux? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you. But don’t let Linux’s bad press derail your experimentation! It’s the last frontier for customization in desktop machines, and it’s […]
How to Compress Video For Online Streaming
Depending on where you’re uploading your video content, you’ll need to find the correct file settings to get the right result. Choosing a container format A video container format is a digital wrapper for your content. They determine the extension of your video file. Popular container formats include MP4 (.mp4), AVI (.avi), QuickTime (.mov) and […]
CSS Variables: An Introduction, With Code Examples
CSS variables, also known as CSS custom properties, expand the script-like functionality of CSS into something that resembles a programming language. If you’re at all familiar with any type of programming language, you know that variables are the foundation of any action. Variables are set, compared, altered, and saved throughout the program as the means […]
Implement Autoplaying GIFs Without Using GIFs
The GIF format is just as popular as its ever been. It may even be more popular than ever before. People love sharing short, auto-playing clips on social media. and the GIF accidentally became the chosen format for that purpose. Unfortunately, the GIFs popularity doesn’t mean that the GIF is a good format. While functional, […]
Draw with CSS: Using CSS To Draw Elements
With clever use of CSS properties, it is in fact possible to draw very complex shapes. All the shapes below were drawn with CSS alone. It might be that CSS isn’t the best way to render shapes in the browser window, but it’s very fast and included for “free” on all modern browsers. Learn how […]
An Introduction to Photoshop Selection Tools
Your Photoshop selection tools are perhaps the most powerful part of the application. By making effective selections, you unlock the power of the rest of the application. This includes localized image adjustments, compositing, and accurate mockups and object placement. Sloppy selections always show in the final product, so it pays to learn to make a […]
Tracking Users In An Age of Ad Blockers
According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, 26 percent of desktop users employ ad blocking extensions while using the Internet. 15 percent of mobile users employ similar content blockers, with the largest segment of both groups being men between the ages of 18 to 24. While this might be higher among your own peer group of […]
How to Optimize, Compress, and Save Images For the Web
It’s not a sudden discovery that the size of web pages are increasing. Developers minify their code, ditch expansive libraries, and shift code to the server side, all in an attempt to shave 100 kB off their code base. You may even be asked to drop valuable libraries like jQuery in an attempt to speed […]
Simple Bootstrap Powered Login and Signup Form
These days, the bulk of the traffic to websites originates from devices other than desktops. A small portion of it is from laptops but the major portion is from mobile devices of various screen sizes. Gone are the days when businesses used to create separate desktop and mobile versions. In addition to being cost inefficient, […]
Building Effective Navigation Menus
Designing effective navigation menus should be a core competency of any decent web designer. A good navigation menu will be short, well-organized, sufficiently descriptive and effective at corralling user intent. There no secret recipe involved: it comes down to empathy for the user and understanding of their intentions.
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