Web Design

In the past year, the post 2.0 web design era has really come into its own. I wrote about the start of this when web designers first started to embrace HTML5 and what it has to offer, but the time has finally come when over-the-top Flash websites, such as this one, are no longer the standard for...

Being inspired is one of the strongest types of motivation for me. When I see something great, I can become inspired to build something of equal caliber or at least put more effort into what I'm currently working on. Sometimes the execution of an idea can be just as inspiring as the idea itself....

I've been waiting to write a post on responsive web design (RWD) for a long time. I think it's a really powerful tool for websites that care about usability and UX. Definitions for RWD vary depending on the source because it's a relatively new 'technology', but I would describe it as developing a...

There are back-end developers, front-end developers, and then there are designers. BE devs primarily work with models, databases, and then set-up the controllers so the front-end can get the data they need for their views. With that data, FE devs typically work in the views and use HTML/CSS &...

I'll start doing some more tutorials, gem configurations, and code snippet posts soon, but these posts are a lot of fun and I've come across some cool websites and apps recently that I wanted to share.

Inspiring Websites

thredUP is hosting the San Francisco StackOverflow Meet-up this Wednesday, April 6th at 7pm at thredUP HQ. If you're a developer, designer or interested in getting into the web development field, you should really come. There's going to be beer (assuming you're 21), some snacks, and three really...

Website of the Week is going to highlight up and coming start-ups, websites that contain useful resources, and web applications that server as valuable tools. Kuler is definitely the latter. For web designers and especially web developers who have little design background, choosing colors...

Forrst.com is a website for web developers and web designers to share snippets of code, screenshots, links, and other useful chunks of information that are worthy of sharing. I think Mashable put it best when they said Forrst is 'microblogging for developers and designers'. Pretty decent concept,...

I know I'm a little behind the times on Mint but better late than never. Every once in a while I come across a new web application that I find amazing. The kind of application that has you reaching for your phone as you use it to tell your friends they have to try it out too - Mint.com was this...