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May 27, 2014 in Learn
(Image from Flickr user Kevin Dooley) Debugging HTML and CSS problems can really ruin your creative momentum, but they’re inevitable when building almost any web project. It’s annoying when you’re designing a page and suddenly you notice that something isn’t quite aligned right…
May 22, 2014 in Learn
Ken Wong, the designer who worked on the phenomenally successful game, Monument Valley, takes time out to show us his sketchbook and chat about how he put the game together. Monument Valley is a departure in iOS game design, focusing…
May 12, 2014 in Learn
(Flickr photo by Hey Paul) Most modern websites use a grid to visually organize content into columns and rows, and nearly every front-end framework includes a robust grid system. If you’re totally new to front-end frameworks, I also recommend the…
May 5, 2014 in Learn
If you’re a freelance designer or if you’re looking for your next design job, a portfolio of work is essential. Clients and employers want to see your capabilities and form a quick impression. If you don’t have a portfolio yet,…
April 29, 2014 in Learn
(Stretch your CSS layout options with Flexbox. Flickr photo by Duncan Hull.) Flexbox is a totally new set of CSS properties that allows designers to create flexible layouts. This is great news for responsive design because it dramatically reduces the complexity of…
April 14, 2014 in Learn
Ratchet is a front-end framework for building mobile web apps in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Ratchet 2.0 was recently released, so it’s a good time to start learning how to build Ratchet apps. If you just want to see Ratchet in…
April 8, 2014 in Learn
(Photo by Andrés Nieto Porras/Flickr) Treehouse students will often ask me which mockup tool I use to prototype websites, and my response is almost always the same: pencil and paper. I feel like when I give this answer, there’s a small…
March 25, 2014 in Community
What’s more fun than photo-bombing? How about learning to build a mobile app that displays your favorite forays into photography mischievousness? Not into photo-bombing? How about cute puppy photos? Family vacation shots? Your vast collection of selfies? If so, guest…
March 18, 2014 in Learn
HTML5 games still have a lot of promises to fulfill, but the W3C gamepad specification is a great example of something that’s going well. The spec is still a working draft, but the prospect of reading game controller data in…
March 17, 2014 in Learn
A long time ago on a web far far away there was the promise of HTML5 games. Unfortunately, this future still hasn’t come to fruition. In this rumination, I will explore why that is and what hope HTML5 games have…
March 14, 2014 in Learn
Web design can be tough for a lot of reasons. But the biggest challenge is probably that there are so many ways to approach a problem. Many websites set a bad example for beginners. Even big brands known for quality can…
February 26, 2014 in Learn
We have just released a brand new project that teaches you how to make a website! This project focuses on building a portfolio website from the very beginning. If you’ve never built a website before and you have no coding…