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Jul 10

  1. Resize Textarea in Webkit

    You've probably noticed by now that webkit browsers have a handler to resize textareas. That said, you can control it [...]

  2. Nice input labels using jQuery and CSS

    Nowadays it's very common to find websites "hiding" form labels in favor of input's default text. Even tough it's a [...]

Feb 10

  1. CSS Tooltip

    Here is how to create a very basic tooltip using only CSS. I've been using this technique all over my [...]

Dec 09

  1. Dev Notes #1 – Bookmarklet

    I got tired of my colleague, *cough Buz, asking me for links and tools that I find and use while [...]

Aug 09

  1. Adding hasJS Class When JavaScript Is Available

    While at An Event Apart Boston, Jeremy Keith delivered the best lecture of the conference, about progressive enhancement. One slide [...]

  2. Rounded Corners via CSS – almost there!

    Can everyone feel how square the IE world is about to become? We have recently began the effort of killing [...]

  3. Renaming and Extending Easy-Clearing, AKA Clearfix

    When positioniseverything.net posted an article about clearfix technique, it didn't take much for web developers and designers to start adopting [...]

  4. The Right Way to Declare RGBa Colors

    The most efficient way to declare RGBa values and don't mess up the CSS.

Jul 09

  1. Animated Page Scroll with jQuery

    Lately I've been seeing lots of websites using animated page scroll, it can be easily done with the help of [...]

  2. Adjacent Sibling Selector Bug in IE7

    I recently ran into a bug on Internet Explore 7 that was driving me nuts. After hours of debugging, I [...]

Apr 09

  1. Create Date Badge with WordPress and CSS

    This tutorial will walk you through creating date badges with WordPress and CSS. Let's start of by adding the necessary [...]

Jan 09

  1. Link Roundup: Week 12/29 – 01/04

    Last week's websites that I stumble upon. Some design related, development and completely off beat topic. If you have a [...]

Dec 08

  1. Link Roundup: Week 12/22 – 12/28

    Last week's websites that I stumble upon. Some design related, development and completely off beat topic. If you have a [...]

  2. Make A Steampunk Gear

    Very cool tutorial by Buz. Make A Steampunk Gear Using Photoshop Patterns and Effects.

  3. Illustrator Tip: Select by Fill Color

    Using the "Select by Fill Color" to speed up your workflow

  4. Xmas Illustrations

    Xmas Records Books Miscellaneous

  5. Link Roundup: Week 12/14 – 12/20

    Last week's websites that I stumble upon. Some design related, development and completely off beat topic. If you have a [...]

  6. 40 Vintage Illustrated Xmas Cards

    Collection of vintage illustrated Christmas cards. Roy Doty Collection Traditional Vintage Xmas Cards Want More? Click Here

  7. CSS Tip: Drop Caps

    Drop caps are usually used in desktop publishing, the first letter of a paragraph is enlarged to drop down 2 or more lines.

  8. Upgraded to WordPress 2.7

    I upgraded my blog to WordPress 2.7 in less than 20 minutes it was a breeze. I really like the [...]

Nov 08

  1. Yes We Can… Design

    The election is here and it's amazing how many designers have put their thoughts and hearts to express themselves. Here [...]

Oct 08

  1. Happy Halloween

    Happy Halloween! Collection of Halloween illustrations that have caught my attention. by John Pelico by John Pelico by John Pelico [...]

  2. Last week’s links roundup #1

    Last week's websites that I stumble upon. Some design related, development and completely off beat topic. If you have a [...]

  3. Creativeness – Typography from around the web

    Series of typography design from around the web.

  4. Just Tweet it

    Just Tweet It was created to make it easier for people using the popular micro-blogging service Twitter to find other “Tweeters” with similar [...]

  5. Creativeness – Minimal Graphic Design

    Inspiration for my daily work with simple lines and very minimalist approach to design. I wish I had done them.