Design Refresh at tplack.com
I don’t usually post every time I make a tweak to my blog, but I’ve recently made a series of tweaks. I want to explain why these tweaks make the blog better, but mainly why you need to incorporate them into your blog or next design.
3 Basic Principles of Adobe Illustrator
I feel like I am speaking for a lot of designers when I say this:
Illustrator is a great tool, but is very daunting to stare at the blank screen with all of your tools in front of you. Especially for those who are still learning.
Using jQuery for Effects vs Using Javascript
I feel that jQuery is a great library for doing what it does. It simplifies Javascript. This can be great for something that you need to do that is simple, but I sometimes feel that jQuery can be limiting. Javascript is too intimidating for me to dive into.
Create Rollover Sidebar Icons
Rollover sidebar icons are quickly becoming a trend. This is done with some simple jQuery that I helped make better. I begun this quest as just a “proof-of-concept”, but several people asked for a blog post about this.
Let’s begin with some basic jQuery. With this code, we are able to [...]
Learn Web Design: How To
We’re just beginning a new year, and there is no better time to learn or set goals then in a new year. I have begun to teach aspiring designers the ins and outs of web design. It is becoming a time consuming project, so therefore I decided to write about [...]
