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Quantity Queries for CSS · An A List Apart Article

Fri, 03/06/2015 - 16:04 -- rprice

If you’re not familiar with the general sibling combinator, the ~ li in li:nth-last-child(6):first-child ~ li means “any li elements that occur after li:nth-last-child(6):first-child.” In the following example, the elements each adopt a green font color if there are precisely six of them in total. Web design is about mutability, difference, uncertainty. It’s about not knowing. Uniquely, it is a mode of visual design not about manifesting a form, but about anticipating the different forms something might take.

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Intake

Sun, 12/14/2014 - 07:51 -- rprice

Every project, from small brochure sites to large webapps all have a core set of intake requirements that need to be determined before development work can begin. Designed as the deliverable for these core requirements, Intake Center aims to make it easy to ensure these deliverables for Content Strategy are complete and available before development starts.

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The Top 10 Web Design Mistakes of 1999

Thu, 06/19/2014 - 06:25 -- rprice

1. Breaking or Slowing Down the Back Button 2. Opening New Browser Windows 3. Non-Standard Use of GUI Widgets 4. Lack of Biographies 5. Lack of Archives 6. Moving Pages to New URLs 7. Headlines That Make No Sense Out of Context 8. Jumping at the Latest Internet Buzzword 9. Slow Server Response Times 10. Anything That Looks Like Advertising

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Mozilla Webmaker

Mon, 07/30/2012 - 08:41 -- rprice

Mozilla Webmaker wants to help you make something amazing with the web. We’ve got new tools for you to use, projects to help you get started, and a global community of creators — educators, filmmakers, journalists, developers, youth — all making and learning together.

The goal: help millions of people move from using the web to making the web. As part of Mozilla’s non-profit mission, we want to help the world increase their understanding of the web, take greater control of their online lives, and create a more web literate planet.

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Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here” - UX Movement

Tue, 06/26/2012 - 23:26 -- rprice

Next time you find yourself thinking about using the words “click” or “here” on your links, remember the effects it’ll have on the user experience. The challenge is to make your links say “click here” without actually saying “click here”, and there are many ways to do this. It will take some thought and effort on your part, but in the end, your users will benefit with a better experience of your interface. You can take the easy way out and use “click here” on your links, or you can spend some time to find the right phrasing for your links that’ll click with your users.

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Lost Type Co-op

Thu, 06/07/2012 - 05:44 -- rprice

The Lost Type Co-op is a collaboration between Tyler Galpin and Riley Cran. It was founded with the intention of providing unique and quality fonts based on a pay-what-you-want model. All designers get 100% of the donations their font receives.

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fonts

The top 10 open source web fonts | Feature | .net magazine

Thu, 06/07/2012 - 05:36 -- rprice

finding fonts that were allowed to be used online was difficult to say the least, but the mere utterance of the word "open source" was nearly a felony to type designers everywhere. Today we have individuals standing up, creative typographers conquering new ground, foundries dedicated to the movement, and not only acceptance, but widespread usage from big-name companies to amateurs just messing around.

I'm here to give you a tour of not only the best open source fonts available, but how you can get started contributing, and what my vision is for where it's going.

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Why I often use a 24 column grid | Deeson Online

Thu, 05/03/2012 - 06:06 -- rprice

eventually I half-stumbled on the fact that the 24 column / 960 grid can be divided almost perfectly into a true golden ratio of 1:1.618. The larger space is 580px and the smaller 360px, becoming 340 with a 20px gutter between the two. This makes the ratio 1:1.611.

With these base sizes, I began experimenting with dividing further with the golden ratio, and also just simply dividing the larger space into two, leaving me with three uneven columns of 280, 280 and 340. What I enjoyed most about all this was breaking away from the same old and really trying something new.

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