Sprites, What Are They And Why Are They Magic?
I find that whenever I start a website project I can plan for days about the structure, content, design and user experience, but one thing that always seems to be an afterthought is server load times! Now that we’re slowly moving forward in terms of our Internet speeds, us website developers often forget that we...
Read more…XHTML & CSS For Mobile Development
If you follow me on Twitter or on Facebook, you’ve probably heard me talk about the mobile site I’ve been developing for Amazon Audible. The mobile site consists of over 50 mockups that needed to be developed in HTML/CSS and made to work for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. While coding simple HTML/CSS mockups sounded...
Read more…Teaching Graphic Designers About The Web
I was listening to episode #53 of SitePoint’s podcast when they mentioned that old “should designers code?” debate. While I don’t want to beat a dead horse, SitePoint made a great comment – that perhaps someone should figure out how to write a book on how to teach graphic designers how to do web design....
Read more…Common Mistakes Front-End Developers Make When Coding
I’m by no means perfect when it comes to web development, however I always strive to improve my code with each new site I make. I’ve noticed a lot of common mistakes made by both beginning and advanced developers (including myself). While some of these mistakes may seem trivial, they go a long way to...
Read more…The Difference Between $150 and $700
I’ve always been curious as to how much money those cheap PSD to XHTML companies make. It seems impossible that they make a ton of money by only charging $150 per site, plus I’ve noticed that they always take out big ads on large blog sites that charge over $600 a month per ad. This...
Read more…35 Books All Freelance Web Developers Should Read
If you follow me on Goodreads, you know that I absolutely love to read. I’ve always been a big reader, but since I’ve become a freelance I’ve made sure to read even more than usual, in the field of business, development and the web in general. Reading is essential to any developer’s improvement. While blogs and magazines are great...
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