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July 25, 2014 in Community
Nick Pettit and Jason Seifer are so slick on screen that I bet you think they never put a foot wrong in the studio. Well, that’s where you’re wrong. In celebration of 100 episodes, here are some of the bloopers…
July 17, 2014 in Learn
(Photo from Flickr user Will Scullin) When discussing a page layout, web designers will often use terms like fixed, static, liquid, adaptive, responsive, and a few others. If you’re a web designer, a web developer, or even a project stakeholder…
July 15, 2014 in Learn
(Photograph by Flickr user Banzai Hiroaki) Affordances are clues about how an object should be used, typically provided by the object itself or its context. For example, even if you’ve never seen a coffee mug before, its use is fairly natural. The…
July 11, 2014 in Learn
It is not unusual for conversations about Android design to turn ugly. While it’s true that the original design of the intrepid operating system were inferior to iOS, and that the old Android Market, without any oversight, was full of…
July 10, 2014 in Business Resources
In just two weeks, four thousand people have signed up for Code Oregon, the partnership between Treehouse and Worksystems designed to get Oregonians skilled up to work in the tech industry. There are only 10,000 places available so spots are…
July 7, 2014 in Community
I recently sat down with Jake Fleming, the game designer behind Grilly the Cheese, Hot Shot Santa and Don’t Eat People. Jake was kind enough to give us a glimpse into his process and show us a bit of his work….
July 3, 2014 in Treehouse News
In our new course, Brand Identity Basics, we’ll take an in-depth look at the brand identity design process: from planning, strategizing and research, all the way through design and finalizing the project. We’ll also explore what exactly makes a brand…
July 1, 2014 in Learn
(Photograph from Flickr user Uppy Chatterjee) I’ve been teaching web design in some capacity for about 5 years now, and lately one of the most frequently asked questions is, “Should I use Bootstrap or Foundation?” Bootstrap (currently at v3.2) and Foundation (currently…
June 24, 2014 in Learn
(Image from Flickr user Canada Science and Tech) The input element is a deceptively simple HTML form element. After all, <input> is just one HTML element, right? Whether you’re still new to HTML or if you’ve been writing it for 15 years…
June 12, 2014 in Learn
Treehouse wants you to find a job. We want to teach you new skills and then help you find a job to match those skills. To help you do that we have recently launched our Career Resources section which offers…
June 11, 2014 in Learn
(Photograph from Flickr user Rachel Kramer) Box-sizing is a CSS property that makes CSS layouts work intuitively. If you’ve been working with CSS for any period of time, you know that using properties like width, padding, and border can be confusing….
June 2, 2014 in Learn
(Image from Flickr user Davidd) Responsive web design has changed a lot over the last few years. Front end development teacher, Nick Pettit updates you on all that’s changed when it comes to making websites work on mobile devices. Responsive…