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Type on Screen - Book Review
Buy Now: Amazon / Barnes & Noble My Review When I was offered the boo Type on Screen (edited by Ellen Lupton) to review I jumped at the chance. This is a follow-up to the book Thinking with Type (Buy …
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Inspiring Responsive Web Designs
There are so many inspiring sites out there and I love the responsive ones the best. Here are some great inspirational sites that I’ll be featuring in my responsive web design book. Check these out on …
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Not all design testing tools are created equal
I’ve noticed lately a proliferation of websites like Responsive Design Testing Tool which claim to offer a way to test your responsive web designs in different browser or device widths. I happily …
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My New Book Available for Pre-Order
I’m excited to tell you that my next book Sams Teach Yourself Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3 in 24 Hours is available for pre-order on Amazon. I’m pleased with how it’s going so far. The …
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My favorite RWD navigation articles
Navigation is a critical part of any website design, but it’s amazing how many web designers simply “set it and forget it.” In other words, it’s tempting to create a navigation menu once and then just …
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Responsive Web Design Book is Moving Right Along
[caption id=“attachment_591” align=“alignright” width=“200”] This tree is halfway done too! As of today I am about half way through the writing of my next book sSams Teach Yourself Responsive Web …
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Happy Birthday World Wide Web #web25
The web has been around for 25 years now, which is really amazing when you think about it. I was in the Peace Corps when I first heard of the World Wide Web and I was one of like three volunteers who …
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Working on a Book on Responsive Web Design
Tentative cover for my next book - Sams Teach Yourself Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3 in 24 Hours I’m close to half way through the initial writing of my next book Sams Teach Yourself …
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Macaw - A Visual Responsive Web Page Editor
Macaw is a new web editor for web designers and developers. It was one of the first visual RWD (responsive web design) editors available. It came out to Kickstarter backers on December 31, 2013 and …
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Another great HTML5 book
[caption id=“attachment_574” align=“alignleft” width=“150”] A great book to get started with HTML and CSS. I was the technical editor for this book. So all the errors you find that are technical in …
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I'm working on a book proposal, and I need your help
[caption id=“attachment_569” align=“aligncenter” width=“300”] Sass or RWD? I am working on a book proposal for my next book, but I need your help. I can’t decide what I want to write about. I’m …
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No more HGROUP
The HGROUP element in HTML5 has been in and out a couple of times. It’s now out. It’s officially obsolete in the HTML5 specification which means that you should not use it. sigh So what do we do to …
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HTML5 vs native apps
I have believed that for most situations, HTML5 apps are going to be the new normal over native apps because they are much more flexible. It is more possible to create an HTML5 app to “run everywhere” …
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Still Here, but Busy
Some people have wondered if I’m still around or maintaining this site (and the book) and I am, I’ve just been fairly busy. I hope to announce some exciting new things in the coming months, but in the …
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Latest Zeen issue is now live
Teach Yourself HTML5 Zeen - Issue #2 I’ve posted the second issue of my HTML5 Zeen today. There are a few things that are wonky with the issue, most notably that Zeen says it’s “Issue #3” when it’s …
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Sorry for the delay — I didn't forget the giveaway
Life just got the better of me for a while there. I’m happy to say that I’m nearly caught up. Now that school has started I might have a little more time. :-) But you don’t care about that, you want …
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Playing with Zeen - I created an HTML5 magazine
[caption id=“attachment_490” align=“aligncenter” width=“757”] Latest issue of HTML5 Zine I’ve been playing with the new webzine creation tool: Zeen. I’ve linked to several of my articles about HTML5 …
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Tools to Write HTML5 and Another Giveaway
I’ve been building web pages since 1995 or 1996, and as such I am very comfortable inside the HTML. And when I started building pages, at first there were no editors dedicated to writing HTML, and …
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Five Book Winners Plus A Consolation Prize
I am happy to announce the five winners of my book. I’ll contact each of you directly to get your mailing address so that my publisher can send you your free copy. I’d really appreciate it if you …
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Read a chapter and enter to win a copy of the book
If you haven’t gotten your copy of the book yet, now is your chance to check it out in advance. I have posted a PDF copy of Hour 10: Drawing with the HTML5 CANVAS Element for you to download and read. …