Recreating the button | stopdesign
Until some future version of HTML gives us new native controls to use in a browser, at Google, we’ve been playing and experimenting with controls we call “custom buttons” in our apps (among other custom controls).
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Web forms design guidelines: an eyetracking study | cxpartners
cxpartners has an interesting eye tracking study on form design. They distill the results into a few simple guidelines which are definitely worth keeping in mind when designing forms.
Using local fonts with Webpack / Webpacker
When we want to use our own (or bought) fonts in an application with Webpack(er), we have two options. We can
- put the fonts directly into your Webpack's assets folder or
- write an npm package with an own sass file that can be imported from the...
Implementing social media "like" buttons: Everything you never wanted to know
So you client has asked you to implement a row of buttons to like the URL on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Here are some things you should know about this.
0. Security considerations
Each "like" button is implemented by including a Javascript...
Video transcoding: Web and native playback overview (April 2020)
Intro
Embedding videos on a website is very easy, add a <video> tag to your source code and it just works. Most of the time.
The thing is: Both the **operating system and Browser of your client must support the container ...
The top responsive web design problems ... and how to avoid them
I recently created a survey asking fellow designers about the problems they faced when creating fully responsive sites. This article will list the most common problems they reported and offer possible solutions, along with suggestions to conside...
Building web applications: Beyond the happy path
When building a web application, one is tempted to claim it "done" too early. Make sure you check this list.
Different screen sizes and browsers
Desktops, tablets and mobile devices have all different screen resolutions. Does your design wor...
The Ruby Object Model
In Ruby (almost) everything is an Object. While this enables a lot of powerful features, this concept might be confusing for developers who have been programming in more static languages, such as Java or C#. This card should help understanding t...
ongoing by Tim Bray · The Web’s the Place
They can ship their own product and give it away till you go bust, then start charging for it; and use secret APIs you can’t see; and they can break the published APIs you use. All of these things have historically been done by platform vendors.