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A Social Selling Startup Guide for Teams and Companies

A Social Selling Startup Guide for Teams and Companies

There are few people who enjoy making an unsolicited promotion. Who wants to annoy others and possibly damage future sales chances? But for many, when the ads stop pulling in…

The Cross Browser CSS Styling Tips You Need to Know

The Cross Browser CSS Styling Tips You Need to Know

CSS

The web could exist without the use of CSS, but it would never be as accessible or look as great without. As web designers, the main goal is to provide…

How to Animate a CSS-Only Hamburger Menu and Icons

How to Animate a CSS-Only Hamburger Menu and Icons

CSS

Hamburger menu icons have become a staple in many websites and web apps, and whether you like them or not, they are becoming a familiar and recognizable UI action button….

A Developer’s Guide to Managing Email Accounts

A Developer’s Guide to Managing Email Accounts

As developers, we rely on an email account to register and maintain online repositories, send and receive correspondence for projects we build and contribute to, promote and market this work…

How to Create Responsive Off-Screen Menus with CSS3

How to Create Responsive Off-Screen Menus with CSS3

CSS

In this tutorial, we’re going to create some slide and push menus using CSS3 transitions. The menus will be hidden off screen at first, and will transition into view when…

How to Create a Simple Parallax Scrolling Effect

How to Create a Simple Parallax Scrolling Effect

CSS

In this tutorial, we take a look at a beautiful parallax scrolling effect in the simplest of ways, with stationary backgrounds and scrolling content.

The Big CSS Media Query Mistake

The Big CSS Media Query Mistake

CSS

Do you ever feel weird when everyone around you is doing something you would ordinarily think is wrong [or not quite ideal at the very least], but somehow no one…

Creating Native HTML5 Dialog Windows

Creating Native HTML5 Dialog Windows

CSS

The dialog window is one of the most commonly used elements in a website’s user interface design. It is used for multiple purposes, including displaying notifications, carrying a subscription form,…

Naming Conventions for Sizes in Scalable CSS

Naming Conventions for Sizes in Scalable CSS

CSS

In this article, I’ll be exploring how naming conventions can be used to represent sizes in scalable CSS. So, what do I mean by this? One aspect of scalable CSS…

How to Build a Fully Functional CSS3-Only Content Slider

How to Build a Fully Functional CSS3-Only Content Slider

CSS

Content sliders are a great way to make a website more dynamic. They add flair, and if used correctly, could be the difference between a purchase and a back button….

Tips for Designers Who Don’t Code

Tips for Designers Who Don’t Code

I hail from a design background and moved into front-end development some years ago. With responsive web design, the requirement of the designer is shifting. Here are a few tips…

Creating an Illustration Guideline

Creating an Illustration Guideline