My 7 Tips for Learning the Artistic Side of Web Design

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This is a great question and something I have been thinking a lot about. Especially in how to teach this skill online vs a classroom setting. If I had to pick four important factors to becoming a good designer they would be. Pencil sketch before moving to the computer Sketch a lot of thumbnails with […]

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HTML5 Responsive Autoplay Video Code Snippet

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In order to make your HTML5 video responsive you will need to add the following CSS style properties: width: 100%, and max-height: 100%. Your browser does not support the video tag.

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How do I design and build a industrial website?

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Building an industrial website is one of the greatest experiences. It is a convergence of creativity, technology, and service. So congratulations on embarking on the journey. Below is a very high level look at the 3 major steps. If you have questions, please let me know. Creativity Before you start building you need a plan […]

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What Is the Best Way to Learn Web Development?

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Learning Web Development is Like Learning How to Paint Let’s say you wanted to become a painter. Where would you start?   How would you feel if your first painting looked like the one below?   I believe painting by numbers teaches the mechanics and joy of painting to beginners. It quickly builds confidence. You […]

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Web Hosting Options and What I Recommend

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It can be hard finding a good web hosting company. I have used some good ones and some really bad ones. Below are my recommendations based on the following criteria. Provide quality customer support Based in the USA. I want my server to be in the same country as my audience to improve the speed […]

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What is Visual Hierarchy in Web Design and Why is it Important?

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When designing a page layout it is important to consider the overall visual hierarchy of the page. In other words, what grabs your eye first, second, third? What are the goals of the page and how can you make those goals easier to achieve? Your design can use size, color, position, and proximity to define […]

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What are the differences between CSS and SASS and what are its advantages and disadvantages?

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Sass stands for syntactically awesome stylesheets. Sass is a scripting language that is compiled into regular CSS. It was created to help writing CSS easier and more efficient. CSS is great but it lacks the ability to do advanced programming and calculations. Sass is CSS with superpowers but browsers like Chrome cannot read Sass files. […]

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Take Command of CSS Flexbox

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As a kid I loved playing with toy plastic army men. I would line them up and pretend to be in command giving orders to my soldiers in order to defeat the enemy. Since I was in full command, the soldiers would look to me for their orders. Sometimes a hot shot recruit would overstep […]

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5 Important Things to Keep in Mind When Making a Responsive Web Design?

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1. Write your CSS mobile first Write as though you are only targeting a mobile device. 2. Work in gradual stages Once the mobile device looks good add styles in media queries for larger viewports in stages working your way to larger sizes. 3. Keep your media queries grouped by component and not in a […]

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Why Is Responsive Web Design Good?

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I believe responsive web design is good because it solves the mobile friendly website challenge in the least amount of time/cost. One stylesheet for all devices Can be setup by one designer/developer Easy to maintain and update Less expensive – Does not require server side device detection or complicated mobile app programming Does not require […]

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