Group items tagged

"Checkpoints Accessibility - check WCAG and Section 508 guidelines against many file types: find flashing GIFs, untagged PDFs Broken Links - check for broken links and spelling errors Compatibility - check for HTML, script and image formats that don't work in common browsers Search Engine Optimization - check Google and Bing webmaster guidelines Privacy - check for compliance with EU and US law Web Standards - validate HTML and CSS Usability - check against Usability.gov guidelines"

CodePen is an HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code editor right in your browser with instant previews of the code you see and write. It's great for showing off your work and seeing what amazing things other people are doing with the web. It's also great for troubleshooting problems and getting critique.

"404 Checker is a website full of webmaster tools and information about your website, internet connections and protocols. Please consult the list below for information about the tools available. The information section (accessable from the menu on the left) contains information about HTTP Status Codes, and also instructions about how you can customise your servers response to these codes. The references section contains information about where to get more information."

Grunticon makes it easy to use HD-ready (retina) vector illustrations, icons, and background images in your web project without the hassles of spotty browser compatibility. The tool processes a set of SVG files, generates PNG fallback images for legacy browsers, and exports a demo page showing how to use the final icons.

Grunticon makes it easy to use HD-ready (retina) vector illustrations, icons, and background images in your web project without the hassles of spotty browser compatibility. The tool processes a set of SVG files, generates PNG fallback images for legacy browsers, and exports a demo page showing how to use the final icons.

If you find yourself wrestling with CSS layout, it's likely you're making decisions for browsers they should be making themselves. Through a series of simple, composable layouts, Every Layout will teach you how to better harness the built-in algorithms that power browsers and CSS. Employing algorithmic layout design means doing away with @media breakpoints, "magic numbers", and other hacks, to create context-independent layout components. Your future design systems will be more consistent, terser in code, and more malleable in the hands of your users and their devices.

"A visitor recently asked me whether it was possible to point multiple domain names to one website, more or less the conceptual reverse of what I wrote about in "Can I Create Multiple Websites with One Domain Name?". This article discusses why a person might want to do this, how it can be accomplished, and provides a practical guide on the additional steps you need to take in order to avoid losing potential search engine ranking as a result of doing things this way."

Good news came from the sensational couple Kevin Durant and Monica Wright. The couple will tie the knot any time soon. So, where would be the best place to celebrate their special moment? Well, since they are in Oklahoma right now, we have a few suggestions of the best places for their wedding. - See more at: http://jeuxtofemmes.com/kevin-durant-and-monica-wright-will-get-married-soon/

Bring the power of the iPhone and iPod Touch GUI designed by Apple in your own web applications and give the the best user experience to your visitors and customers.

"In this blog post, we created Zap with this action that monitors a Dropbox folder and compresses newly uploaded images. A very similar approach can be used to integrate the API with other cloud services supported by Zapier, such as Google Drive, OneDrive or Box."

As web designers, it is our job to grow with the trends of the Internet. As new technology emerges, it's our position to jump on board and see where it can take us. This includes trends all over the web, typography being a major player. Many designers don't consider type as a field of interest or focus. Ironically, typography is possibly one of the most important parts of our dynamic web. It helps deliver a website's content to users from all over the world and it truly is an art to study. I'll be getting into a few concepts about typography for the modern web. Things haven't changed too much since the previous years of web design, however many new techniques are being utilized and shared amongst the design community.

"A central hub of Tutorials, Tools and Assets for developers and designers"

"Have you ever discovered the perfect icon set, only to find it wasn't available for your particular platform? iConvert solves the problem: With this free online icon converter, you can convert any icon or image into an icon specifically for your platform. iConvert allows you to easily convert PNG to ICO, Windows ico to Mac OS X icns, SVG icons to Windows icons, PNG icons to Mac OS X icons, JPG to ICO, and much more. Simply upload a file in one of the supported formats, and iConvert will do the rest!"

"Git is a powerful, sophisticated system for distributed version control. Gaining an understanding of its features opens to developers a new and liberating approach to source code management. The surest path to mastering Git is to immerse oneself in its utilities and operations, to experience it first-hand."

"specify a foreground and a background colour and determine if they provide enough of a contrast"

"Documentation for any flavor of CSS that you'll love to write. Human readable, machine parsable, and easy to remember. Works great with CSS, SCSS, LESS, and much more."

Google Tag Manager lets you add or update your website tags and mobile applications, easily and for free, whenever you want, without bugging the IT folks.

Have you ever dealt with a client who suddenly flipped on "design mode" mid-project? The expectation is that you are an expert, and you act as a filter between the client and a (successful) finished product. Web design is more than just coding a client's vision. You've spent the time honing skills. Now let's reclaim your artistic license while keeping professional.