UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt10-Errors

Welcome in the last part of UI design series. Previously you learned a lot of things about minimalism and how you can achieve more with less. In this part you are going to explore one area many don’t like to talk about. It is eliminating errors from both, user and designer or developer side. As in… Continue reading UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt10-Errors

Sass optimization – 5 tips for faster work

CSS preprocessors were developed primarily to enhance the basic CSS technology by adding some behavior and features known in programming languages. If you are new into this subject you might be a little confused because of so many options available. Sass (sass and scss), less, stylus, css-crush, myth, switch css and DtCSS to name just… Continue reading Sass optimization – 5 tips for faster work

Programming languages, libraries and frameworks

When you want to learn new programming language you are suddenly faced with many challenges. What language should you learn, what abilities should it offer and so on. There are many ways to limit your options from the whole array of existing programming languages. You can for example take a look at the lately updated… Continue reading Programming languages, libraries and frameworks

BEM crash course for web developers

You have OOCSS, SMACSS and many more standards for writing and maintaining CSS syntax. Today, block, element and modifier is what we’ll be focusing on and also what BEM abbreviation stands for. You’ve already heard about it from me in one of the previous posts about how to modularize your CSS. Because of your interest… Continue reading BEM crash course for web developers

HTML5 for web designers and developers

HTML5 was a huge change when it comes to web development. It introduced brand new approach focusing now on semantic rather than just pure syntax. Even though it was a few months ago, many web designer and developers still struggle with new elements introduced in HTML5, predominantly sectioning and non-sectioning elements like article, header, main,… Continue reading HTML5 for web designers and developers

Minimalism in design and code

Have you ever though about what minimalism is about? In 2014, minimalism was a big hit and this year, it looks like it even gets more traction. Many web designers are embracing this style in their work in various ways. However, it should be mentioned that good minimal design is very hard to achieve. Paradoxically,… Continue reading Minimalism in design and code