This is what it used to look like:
This is what it looks like now:
Check it out. Let me know what you think. Happy New Year.
Monthly Archives for December 2011
Subtle Patterns 12.21.2011
Here is a really cool resource if you’re looking for, well, subtle patterns.
I’ve been poring through these really nice backgrounds as I come up with ideas for the make8bitart.com redesign (I’ve nearly finished working on the palette tool already).
CSS Breakfast Gist 12.19.2011
Yesterday I mentioned Dabblet, a new CSS-oriented answer to JSFiddle. To play around with it, I decided to make some CSS-illustrated breakfast foods. I have to tell you, using Dabblet really made the workflow pleasant: the code is very readable, the screen automatically updates with every keystroke, and connecting it to Github allowed mindless saving as I made changes.
You can see the Dabblet here, or view the Gist. It’s nothing too fancy, just some pancakes and stuff (hover over the syrup for some simple transition action).
I think I’ll be moving all of my “playground” code to Github, so I’m excited to use Dabblet even more.
Dabblet, WordPress, Hell Week 12.16.2011
You all can stop emailing and Twittering me, asking me where I’ve been. I’m still here, just busy with the end of the semester nonsense. You know what I’m talking about.
Anyway, here are some minutiae of the day to check out while I wrap up some things for the new year:
Cool new tool: Dabblet
Dabblet is like JSFiddle with a CSS flavor, built by one of my favorites on the Web, Lea Verou. The connection to Github is seamless, and it’s definitely one of my favorite new web coding tools out there.
WordPress 3.3 released
I’ve been working with 3.3′s beta for some time now, so I was happy for it to come out officially so I can upgrade my clients. It’s not the best idea to run your site on a beta or RC, because of inevitable bugginess, but I always have pancake theorem run on the bleeding edge version so I can familiarize myself with it in time for official release.
“How did you survive the end of each semester?”
A few students have asked me this question, and of course the end of semester “hell week” means completely different tasks and responsibilities than it did when I was a student. Like I told all of them, I’ll tell you: go into the final weeks knowing that sleep is not always an option, and to pace yourself on the caffeine (or any other type of energy source you’re pulling in via IV drip). As quick as finals time hits you, it will fly by in half that time.
Good luck on exams, coding, and reading. I don’t have to do exams anymore, but I’ve got plenty of the other two to do this week!
How to break your own heart 12.05.2011
Drop your iPhone 4 on a marble floor.
The screen protector is a mirror-like one that lets me check my teeth after eating everything-in-your-teeth bagels AND protects my face from the shards of glass poking out of the sad, broken screen.
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