Everything You Never Knew About CSS Floats

Everything You Never Knew About CSS Floats What do floats really do anyway? How do they affect the box model of the elements involved? How do floated elements differ from inline elements? What are the specific rules governing the position of floated elements? How does the clear property work and what is it for? Floats…

When Typography Speaks Louder Than Words

When Typography Speaks Louder Than Words Clever graphic designers love to use typography to explore the interaction between the look of type and what type actually says. In communicating a message, a balance has to be achieved between the visual and the verbal aspects of a design.

Visual Direction in Web Design

Visual Direction in Web Design One of the big secrets of design is learning how to guide the visual direction of viewers; This principle is often overlooked by even the most experienced designers, so today we’re going to take a deeper look at how it works. Visual direction is controlling the eye movement of the…

Special Web Design Critique: The New Google+

Special Web Design Critique: The New Google+ Yesterday Google rolled out a massive redesign of its social network,Google+. They didn’t merely shuffle around a few objects, they completely redefined the entire visual experience. Such a major refresh merits a special edition of our web design critique series. Let others talk about boring old feature lists, join…

Silicon Valley is desperate for designers

Silicon Valley is desperate for designers In the Silicon Valley hierarchy, coders have always ruled the roost, but right now there’s a different skill set on the industry’s most-wanted list: designers.

What Recruiters Look At During The 6 Seconds They Spend On Your Resume Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-recruiters-look-at-during-the-6-seconds-they-spend-on-your-resume-2012-4?utm_source=twbutton&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=careers#ixzz1rsl4JPe7

What Recruiters Look At During The 6 Seconds They Spend On Your Resume Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-recruiters-look-at-during-the-6-seconds-they-spend-on-your-resume-2012-4?utm_source=twbutton&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=careers#ixzz1rsl4JPe7 In the short time that they spend with your resume, the study showed recruiters will look at your name, current title and company, current position start and end dates, previous title and company, previous position start and end dates, and education….

Toying With the HTML5 File System API

Toying With the HTML5 File System API HTML5 provides us with a whole crop of new possibilities, such as drawing with canvas, implementing multimedia with the audio and video APIs, and so on. One of these tools, which is still relatively new, is theFile System API. It gives us access to a sandboxed section of the user’s local…

13 New apps, resources & goodies for Web designers that you need to check out

13 New apps, resources & goodies for Web designers that you need to check out Given the fast pace of anything remotely related to the Internet, it’s no surprise that Web designers are constantly creating something new. Sometimes the results are absolutely hilarious, while others are innovative and highly useful. Today, we’re going to focus on…