Updated on November 16, 2022 in Learn
Should I Use WordPress to Create a Website?
(Photo by William Hook/Flickr) You can create powerful, polished sites with WordPress without learning a lot of coding. Once you’re comfortable with WordPress, you can do in a week or a weekend what could take you a month or more…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
Beginner Web Design Mistakes You Should Avoid
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…
Updated on June 30, 2015 in Learn
Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App
We have just released a new Android course where you can learn how to build Ribbit, an app that lets users send photo and video messages that “self-destruct” after they’ve been viewed! This is the Android version of the same…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
How to Make a Favicon
One of the most frustrating and confusing elements of modern web design is the favicon. Short for “favorite icon” it’s the little picture you see in browser tabs, address bars, and possibly other places depending on your browser and operating…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
Product Analytics 101
Feedback loops are an essential component in product development because these loops provide regular opportunities to learn and adjust the product to have better fit. Qualitative feedback loops enable you to better understand your customers. Prototyping is another powerful feedback…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
The Best Chrome Extensions for Web Professionals
It’s no secret that web designers and developers love the Google Chrome web browser and Chrome Extensions. The strength of the Chrome Developer Tools make it an excellent choice for web design and development work. The Chrome DevTools provide lots of…
Updated on July 14, 2015 in Learn
Managing Dependencies in Objective-C Projects
When working with Objective-C projects in Xcode, you will occasionally want to work with third party libraries. This can be a bit cumbersome as Xcode doesn’t have a clean solution. You can either link a static library, which involves setting…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
Getting Started with the WebP Image Format
When it comes to optimizing websites for performance one of the biggest goals is to reduce the amount of data that needs to be sent to the browser (the payload). As images commonly make up the largest chunk of the…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
Creating Immersive Experiences with the FullScreen API
Having the ability to take elements, or even entire pages fullscreen allows developers to create fully immersive experiences for the user. You can remove the distractions from other apps and help the user to focus on the task at hand….
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
Building Multi-Touch Web Applications
With mobile web browsing now accounting for 15% of all global internet traffic building web applications targeted at mobile has become more important than ever. Building for mobile is very different to creating web applications targeted at the desktop environment….
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
Working with Files and Folders
Files and folders are a key concept in almost any career. Whether you want to create websites, make mobile apps, write music, or edit photos, it’s important to understand as much as you can about files and folders. In my…
Updated on July 14, 2015 in Learn
Intentional Breakpoints with CSS Transitions
Responsive Web Design is more than just a few lines of code in your HTML & CSS. It’s an approach to building websites that requires us to think about the entire user experience. This means accepting that the user won’t…