Little Big Details
January 24th, 2011 — No Comments
Neat little Tumblr blog pointing out small details which can make a lot of difference to the user experience.
Read more...Create a Slick CSS3 Button with box-shadow and rgba
January 20th, 2011 — 9 Comments
When redesigning my new site, I experimented with creating a realistic behaving button with CSS3. You can see it in action on the contact page. It was created mainly with the use of different box-shadow values for the static state and the active state to mimic the real behaviour of a typical button.
Improve your Knowledge of Related Skills
January 17th, 2011 — 12 Comments
Whatever you do, you should always be looking to improve your work. This is especially true if you’re a web designer or developer as technology and techniques are always improving around you. With that in mind, we’re going to look at one of the best ways to improve your work, by knowing more about related fields.
Read more...Why Your Form Buttons Should Never Say Submit
January 13th, 2011 — No Comments
A great piece on improving the language of form buttons.
Read more...When users fill out a form, they are engag ing in a task. The action but ton should affirm what that task is, so that users know exactly what hap pens when they click that but ton. A but ton that describes the user’s task tells users that the form focuses on car ry ing out that spe cific task. The more focused your form is, the more likely you’ll get users to com plete your form.
Use CSS3 Now!
January 11th, 2011 — 30 Comments
I posted a quick tutorial yesterday showing how to use a simple CSS3 technique to spin some icons on hover. I’ve posted CSS3 tutorials before but all of a sudden this latest one has already received a few negative comments complaining that they can’t use CSS3 yet. Of course you can! Get over the way you used to do things, move with the times and embrace the new hotness right now. Today.
Read more...Spin those Icons with CSS3
January 10th, 2011 — 50 Comments
On my new portfolio site, I included a neat effect which spins the social icons with the help of a CSS transform and transition when you hover over them. Nothing amazing but definitely a nice enhancement. I used Komodo Media’s excellent social network icon pack (along with a couple I created myself) which look fantastic. Let’s see how it’s done.
Read more...My Personal Site Redesign
January 10th, 2011 — No Comments
I’ve just launched the redesign of my personal site at http://tkenny.co.uk. See the accompanying blog post for more details including the four key aspects of the redesign: simplicity, craftsmanship, readability and flexibility.
Let me know what you think on Twitter @tkenny.
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