Rainbows: JavaScript Text Gradient Engine
Rainbows:
We use some JavaScript and CSS magic to apply a two-color gradient to any text. Shadows and highlights can also be applied.
This works especially well on big sites or dynamic content where it’d be impractical to create images for every instance.
Similar in spirit to what sIFR or Cufón does […]
Modernizr: Detecting Browser Support for HTML5 and CSS3
If you’ve been looking to implement modern browser features right now then the Modernizr javascript framework is indispensable:
Modernizr is a small and simple JavaScript library that helps you take advantage of emerging web technologies (CSS3, HTML 5) while still maintaining a fine level of control over older browsers that may not yet support […]
Crafting Subtle and Realistic User Interfaces
Mike Rundle has posted an excellent article about Crafting Subtle and Realistic User Interfaces:
The underlying secret to beautiful user interface design is realism: making 2D objects on your screen appear to sit in 3D space with volume, surface properties and undulations that might appear in real life. These faux 3D objects have highlights […]
Using Email Aliases in Mail on Mac OS X
This is one of those things that I’ve wondered about for a very long time but never got around to actually trying to figure out. Apparently, it’s very easy to set up Mail on Mac OS X to use email aliases:
Do you have multiple email addresses that are “aliases” to a central email […]
Derek van Vliet’s iPhone Development Advent Tips Recap
Derek van Vliet has posted a recap of his iPhone Development Advent Tips:
Below is a recap of all of the iPhone app development tips we posted in the month of December advent-style. We hope this serves as a one-stop shop for many aspects of iPhone development that are commonly encountered.
The tips range from […]
Track Downloads and Other Click Events in Analytics with jQuery
A great rundown by Rob Flaherty on how to Track Downloads and Other Click Events in Analytics with jQuery:
The old way to track clicks and outbound links in Google Analytics was to call the _trackPageview function on the click event, passing it a label that could then be searched for in Analytics. One […]
Bulletproof @font-face Syntax
According to Paul Irish’s article on Bulletproof @font-face syntax, this is the best @font-face syntax to use:
@font-face { font-family: ‘Graublau Web’; src: url(‘GraublauWeb.eot’); src: local(‘Graublau Web Regular’), local(‘Graublau Web’), url(‘GraublauWeb.otf’) format(‘opentype’); }
Check out his article for more information on why this works and the […]
Quick Mac OS X Terminal Tip: Piping Output to the Clipboard
Just a quick tip if you’re working in the Terminal a lot. I realized I was doing a lot of copy/pasting of paths into different Terminal tabs and was growing tired of having to take my hand off the keyboard just to highlight paths for copying. (Yes, I realize that sounds ridiculous but it’s actually […]
Create Your Own Sliding Resizable Grid
If you’re a fan of the Grid-A-Licious style resizable grid, Zack Grossbart has written an article showing how to create your own sliding resizable grid using jQuery:
I really liked the effect so I’ve created an improved and simplified version of a sliding resizable grid and released it under the Apache License 2.0.
Setting Up Photoshop For Web, App and iPhone Development
Smashing Magazine has a great article on Setting Up Photoshop For Web, App and iPhone Development:
Most people who have designed websites or apps in Photoshop will, at one point or another, have had issues trying to match colors in images to colors generated by HTML, CSS or code. This article aims to solve […]
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