May 24, 2016 in Learn
A Crash Course in Technical Responsive Web Design
As a technical medium, Responsive Web Design (RWD) requires a working knowledge of the code that makes it work. Designers who ignore the basics fail to understand what browsers can and can’t do. Cascading Stylesheets, or CSS, is the language…
March 30, 2016 in Community
Amanda’s Story: Turning a High School Passion into a Career
A basic web design class in high school introduced Amanda to a passion for the web. However, it wasn’t until 10 years later, when Amanda was stuck in a dead end job that she decided to go back…
February 24, 2016 in Community
Ashley’s Story: From Currency Consultant to Front End Developer
Ashley Harpp first joined Treehouse while working as a currency consultant at the airport. Feeling she’d reached the peak of that career, she wanted a big change. Ashley always had a fascination for the web and wanted to learn to…
October 29, 2015 in Learn
Mindset: Developer vs Designer
To understand the nuances of what it means to be a developer or a designer let’s take a walk down memory lane and end with where we’re at today. A Little Bit of History When I started dabbling with HTML…
September 30, 2015 in Community
Justin Gained the Skills and Confidence to Quit His Job as a Waiter and Become a Full-Time Front End Developer
Justin wanted to start a business and every business needs a website, so he thought: why not learn how to build my own? He began learning from books and attended a community college, but to keep up with competitors, he…
August 21, 2015 in Community
After Three Months of Learning With Treehouse, Nicholas Left His Dead-end Job For a Rewarding Career in The Web Industry
After four years in the Army, Nicholas Suddarth fell into the IT industry where he worked for almost 10 years. In early 2015, 33-year-old Nicholas found himself uninspired by his dead-end career in technical sales support. He…
June 10, 2015 in Learn
Learn JavaScript and Up Your Photoshop Game
You’re a Photoshop master. You have your preferences perfected, the menus memorized. You’re a Wacom wielding wizard. Or are you? If you use Photoshop and you don’t code, you’re wasting time and effort with every project you touch. That’s time…
July 19, 2013 in Learn
50 Homepage Website Layouts using Featured Details & Icon Lists
The trend of icon detail lists has be rising very quickly but silently. I have not seen many other designers writing about this topic, and my hope is to shed light onto the trend with some beautiful examples. Generally startups…
April 10, 2013 in Learn
Best jQuery Date Picker Plugins for Input Fields
When building a web form you need to consider a number of factors for your particular application. Many developers will need to handle special data such as the user’s birthday, invoice date, or subscription trial period. These examples could all…
April 4, 2013 in Learn
Most Helpful Webapps & Resources for Building Modern Websites
There is a large number of online resources for developers looking to make better websites. These are all free tools for anybody to use, and they provide an exceptional push forward in quality. Designers have been striving towards a better…
March 26, 2013 in Learn
SVGs, Dropdowns, and HTML5 Form Elements | Treehouse Show Ep 32
In this episode of The Treehouse Show, Nick Pettit (@nickrp) and Jason Seifer (@jseifer) talk about SVGs, Dropdowns, and HTML5 Form Elements. Here are the links for the week: SPOILER ALERT! http://joshbuddy.github.com/spoiler-alert/ svg.js – A lightweight JavaScript library for manipulating…
March 12, 2013 in Learn
10 Things to Know Before Designing for the Web
The world of web design is one of the most beautiful and rewarding spaces you could possibly enter into. With so many options and such a great community, your path as a web designer is uncharted and wide open. With…