Every designer has her own style of work and procedure to follow. This procedure in most cases compose of an idea generation either using pen and paper (analog) or software of designer’s choice. This stage is then followed or mixed with an inspiration stage. Here, you are freeing up your mind and letting it be… Continue reading Colorless design – Why you should avoid colors
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Whitespace – Mastery of the (in)visible
Space is one of the fundamental elements of design. Without it, layouts would be just a pile of content without any hierarchy, balance and direction. It would be hard to read and work with. Whitespace, also known as negative space, needs to be approached with the same attention as any other design element, maybe even more.… Continue reading Whitespace – Mastery of the (in)visible
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