I’ve been playing around with javascript and JQuery lately and was working with some image-based buttons. This is nothing new and there are hundreds of solutions out there for this approach including … Read more “JQuery image-based buttons”
Continue ReadingSmashing Magazine posted a great article about CSS inheritance and specificity.
It briefly covers some general CSS aspects, but really focuses on the details of CSS development which can really enhance your … Read more “Great article about CSS inheritance and specificity”
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The new EffectiveUI book is out!
We (EffectiveUI) partnered with renown technology publisher O’Reily Media to write a book which summarizes not only we work and what we do, but also bring … Read more “Effective UI: The Book”
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I think we’re all familiar with the yellow bordered magazines, be it in your current subscription lists, parent’s collection, library exposure, or the scrap book collection in art class. I am referring … Read more “The Complete National Geographic Experience”
Continue ReadingI’m a little late on blogging about the release of Discovery Earth Live. It is an online application built in Flex which allows user to cross reference earth related data and information … Read more “Discovery Earth Live – 3D RIA”
Continue ReadingWhen working on a prototype, you must first define what type of prototype it will be. There are several types, simple static pages that you can just walk through, minimal functioning prototyping … Read more “Prototyping – Flash vs Flex”
Continue ReadingIf you are designing in Flash, especially for skinning Flex components, I highly recommend NOT using strokes.
Solution:
Use complete shape fills or turn your stroke into a fill by selecting the … Read more “Don’t stroke it!”