We’ve all heard the stories. Perhaps we’ve told them ourselves. “I haven’t taken a vacation in three years. I’m just too busy.” “I work seven days a week. It’s non-stop.” “I’ll go back to my desk to do odds and ends for a few hours or more after I put […]
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You may have noticed the “Featured Image” box when editing a post or page. It allows you to upload or select an associated image for the article. It generally appears as a thumbnail when viewing a list of posts, perhaps in a category index or search results. Thumbnail support must […]
Google wants Chrome to be a clean distraction-free browsing experience. They’re possibly about to take their most radical step yet. Interface minimalism will reach it’s ultimate zenith with the removal of the address bar. Madness? Perhaps. But Mozilla are considering the same UI move. The idea has received an overwhelmingly […]
At our interactive agency, we often have work that is either outside our core area of expertise or that we simply don’t have the resources to complete in the time required. We often look to outsource these projects to a few trusted contractors we have worked with often. Several times […]
By Max Wheeler 4th Jul 2011 General Mobile 0 We’ve looked at some of the broader considerations when designing for mobile, so now let’s address the business of our application. First, we need a plan. Our client has given us some high-level user scenarios, which we will need to examine […]
By Simon Pascal Klein 29th Jun 2011 HTML CSS, JavaScript, Mobile Design, Podcast Tutorial 0 Welcome to episode nine. Today’s podcast is from Myles Eftos, one of the authors of the Sitepoint book, Build Mobile Websites and Apps for Smart Devices, and the Learnable course, Build Mobile: Develop websites and […]
As we move though the book, we’re going to meet some relatively complex code for recreating native effects and behaviors. Thanks to some (fairly) standard hooks and APIs, however, there are a few tricks we can employ to add a bit of pizzazz to our apps without having to do […]
Waiting for Android: UrlJsonAsyncTask Source code for this article: UrlJsonAsyncTaskTest on GitHub Download and install the Android app: UrlJsonAsyncTaskTest.apk (Android 2.2 or greater) You can also scan this QR Code to download it to your Android phone: Overview I can’t even count how many times I’ve had to load a […]
By Jason Beaird 6th Jul 2011 General, Layout Inspiration, Tutorial 18 In a figurative sense, the concept of visual balance is similar to that of physical balance illustrated by a seesaw. Just as physical objects have weight, so do the elements of a layout. If the elements on either side […]