Archive for October, 2011

A Call for ::nth-everything

A Call for ::nth-everything

With CSS3, we have positional pseudo class selectors to help us select specific elements when there are no other distinguishing characteristics other than where it is in the DOM in relation to it's siblings. :first-child :last-child :nth-child :nth-last-child :first-of-type...

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Marketing Mistakes: Opt-in vs Opt-out Checkboxes

Marketing Mistakes: Opt-in vs Opt-out Checkboxes

You may have noticed the recent BBC News item “EU bans pre-ticked website boxes to aid consumers” which was featured on the SitePoint podcast . The new legislation aims to eliminate hidden charges and costs...

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RubySource October Highlights

RubySource October Highlights

Here are some of the best posts on RubySource in the month of October, in case you missed them. Short, Long, and Pretty URLs : Darren Jones shows how to create your own URL modifier in Sinatra, complete with...

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Photography Inspiration: Color Palettes of Fall

Photography Inspiration: Color Palettes of Fall

    Over the summer we put together a couple of photography posts where we created color palettes to accompany each of the pics. With the fall kicking off a sweeping change of nature’s color palette , we thought...

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Centering in the Unknown

Centering in the Unknown

When it comes to centering things in web design, the more information you have about the element being centered and its parent element, the easier it is. So what if you don't know anything? It's still kinda doable. ...

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Lots of Ipsum

Lots of Ipsum

There is just too many awesome Lorem Ipsum (placeholder) text generators going around lately not to round them up. ...

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50 Great Free WordPress Themes From 2011

50 Great Free WordPress Themes From 2011

    There are probably a good amount of Noupe readers who would think little to nothing of paying money for a high quality WordPress theme if it was exactly what they were looking for. When compared to spending...

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Five Questions with Paul Irish

Five Questions with Paul Irish

Paul probably doesn't need an introduction around here. He's this smart successful front end developer dude who's work fuels our inner critic . So instead of a lengthy intro, I'm just going to drop a bunch of links so...

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Results of Group Design Project on Rating Three Candy Bars

Results of Group Design Project on Rating Three Candy Bars

Last week I proposed a little design challenge : design a small part of an interface which allowed a user to rate three candy bars in order of how much they liked them. Quite a few folks took a...

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How CSS Animations Work on Sales Page for iPhone 4S

How CSS Animations Work on Sales Page for iPhone 4S

Impressed by the CSS animations on the Apple 4S sales page ? I am...

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