November 2011
5 posts
October 2011
3 posts
Some quick thoughts on LESS, SASS and other 'CSS...
I got into a discussion with lukewh on Twitter about Less.css after I asked people’s thoughts on it.
Having done quite a bit of research over the last few days into Less.css and other ‘CSS extenders’ as Luke called them, I thought I’d add to the discussion …
I, like some of my colleagues we’re amazed and apprehensive about Less all at the same time.
We’re big...
Unofficial NASA Mission Patches by James White
imjustcreative:
via imjustcreative.co.uk
May 2011
3 posts
Responsive Web Design →
The first and the greatest - and article from ALA on responsive web desgin and using media quiries
“How can I help you today, ma’am?” →
clientsfromhell:
Me: “How can I help you today, ma’am?” Client: “Is e-mail internet”? Me: “I beg your pardon?” Client: “Is e-mail on the internet? I have no internet, can I still read my e-mail?” Me: “Well yes, you must be able to get online to view your e-mail.” Client: “Oh, dear. I can’t see my…
“Make the uterus more artsy”
clientsfromhell:
Revision notes for a medical practice’s logo:
“Make the uterus more artsy”
January 2011
15 posts
Badge of Shame →
cameronmoll:
Jeremy Keith’s thoughts on the W3C HTML5 logo unveiling:
What we have here is a deliberate attempt to further blur the lines between separate technologies that have already become intertwingled in media reports.
Don’t get me wrong; I don’t mind if marketers and journalists use HTML5 to mean everything under the sun, but I expect working web developers to be able to keep specs...
“Several of these logos are just too creative for me.”
– (via clientsfromhell)
Legal smoke and mirrors
clientsfromhell:
“You freelancers all hide behind legal smoke and mirrors. What has ‘minimum wage’ got to do with anything?”
A Cycle Commuter: Tax Disc Nailed to my Forehead →
acyclecommuter:
On Monday, a message was posted on Facebook that wound me up. Not an unusual occurrence and one of the reasons I regularly cull and block ‘friends’. She wrote that it made her happy that her dad ‘hates cyclists with a passion’. Four others people had ‘liked’ the comment. Sorely tempted as I was to…
Volkside | Introducing Wirify: The web as... →
Wirify is a bookmarklet that lets you turn any web page into a wireframe in one click.
The Square Grid - A simple CSS framework for... →
Like the look of this.
Ruby on Rails Guides →
On the tin.
@Font-Face in Firefox →
davidperel:
I got the following question recently and have been meaning to blog about the answer:
Q: Why does @font-face work correctly in Chrome and Safari but when I open my site in Firefox they do not work at all?
A: The reason @font-face doesn’t display correctly in Firefox is because they block any…
HTML5 Boilerplate TextMate Bundles →
darren131:
Hey Mac web front-end nerds — look here! I’ve created HTML5 Boilerplate TextMate Template Bundles.
I’m a big fan on the HTML5 Boilerplate created by Paul Irish and Divya Manian. If you don’t know what it is then I suggest you jump over to the official website and educate yourself.
To…
Wrapped up warm
sheffieldcyclechic:
-5 C and Sheffield cyclists still out and about.
I could get a stripper for that!
clientsfromhell:
Client: “I’m afraid I can’t afford the monthly figure at the moment.”
Me: “Oh no - that’s hourly.”
Client: ”I could get a stripper for that!”
Me: ”If she’s as good with Photoshop as I am, then she is the better deal.”
December 2010
14 posts
Website in a Drawer
clientsfromhell:
Client: “I’ve got this website, but could you put it on a CD so my customers can view it easier?”
Me: “They’ll be viewing it on a computer, right? Do they not have internet?”
Client: “They have internet, but this way if they want to view my material, they can quickly pull the CD out of their desk drawer and put it in the computer. This way if they want to show other...
How to Find the Gold in Your Business →
A lot of businesses could learn from this.
Logo Design: CMYK →
I think the Colouring Code logo needs reworking and this is great inspiration.
Ampersand, The Web Typography Conference →
cameronmoll:
Scheduled for next June in Brighton (UK). I have high hopes for this.
“Sketchbooks are not about being a good artist, they’re about being a good...”
– Jason Santa Maria
More Roundy
clientsfromhell:
Client: “Can you take the edges in and make it more roundy and less squarey.”
40 Useful jQuery Techniques and Tutorials →
Back Online →
cameronmoll:
Mark Wyner’s frank but optimistic remarks on yesterday’s major Tumblr outage:
This was related to a colossal database-cluster failure with Tumblr, the publishing system I use to publish my posts. The rest of my site, outside the Tumblr network, was in good order. But it sucked all the same.
I forgive Tumblr, though. They’re in their infancy and are still building a network which...
November 2010
30 posts
26 Ways to Kill Comic Sans
imjustcreative:
via gizmodo.com
Oh, you mean the web?
clientsfromhell:
“Oh, you mean the web? You said the internet, and you meant the web? I don’t understand how you can expect me to do things when you can’t even call something by the correct name.”
Germans have a natural born sense of design?
clientsfromhell:
Client: “This layout looks absolutely amazing; I completely love it! However, my husband is from Germany and so he has a natural born sense of design (I’m from the South, so I have to trust what he thinks) and he doesn’t like it at all. He’ll be calling you shortly with his revisions.”
33 Great Mac Applications for Web Designers →
ledgard Jepson: Not so Bored-room →
After harping on about Sheffield artist, George Law on our website and Twitter for the last four months, both parties can honestly say that they have mutually benefit from the experience. George is now busier than ever and going from strength to strength. He has even moved out of his parents…
Oh my god!
clientsfromhell:
During the first meeting with the client, a Jewish community website for teens.
Client: ”We want something that has sort of an anarchist edge. Something crazy like Mickey Mouse with a swastika or something.”
Me: ”Are you sure your demographic is comfortable with swastikas?”
Client: ”Why wouldn’t they be?”
“I cannot access the internet.” →
clientsfromhell:
Client: “I cannot access the internet.”
Me: “Ok, I can help with that. What have you tried so far?”
Client: “I clicked on internet explorer and all I see is this MSN crap!”
Me: “That is the internet.”
Client: “No this is not! I want the internet.”
[I was so stumped for a while, but then…