Saturday, 31 October 2015

Trying to create a specific type of static home page.

Hi there. I'm willing to do the research and teach myself how to do it, but I don't know how what to search for what I'm looking for.

I'm working on my personal website so I can pick up freelance work and have a specific idea in mind for the static home page. What I want to do is create a static home page that presents multiple options for potential clients to click on, based on their needs/interests. So there would be multiple boxes with a descriptive title for them to click on.

For example; one would say "Creative", another would say "Marketing", and so on.

What should I be searching for so I can teach myself how to do it?

Thanks in advance!



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Github on Halloween. Neat CSS update.

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Interesting : google font usage in website - The Top 100

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How Medium does progressive image loading

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Epson 5030UB 2D/3D 1080p 3LCD Projector Submitted November 01, 2015 at 01:55AM by dreampulse http://ift.tt/1GFicaY

Anyone here do any design work on Linux?

If so, what are you using?



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question regarding changing properties of element from another elements css ?

Hi, I have another question. Not sure if I phrased that correctly in the title, which may be why I'm having trouble finding an answer. I am trying to change the border of another element with an anchor is being hovered. Is there a way to do this in css ? Also any friendly people that are on feel like being my friends ? I'll download skype or something! I'm sure I will have more questions



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Epson 5030UB 2D/3D 1080p 3LCD Projector Submitted November 01, 2015 at 01:55AM by Mollythebull http://ift.tt/1P3D0vm

As a beginner Wordpress designer, is it cheating to use plugins?

Greets all,

I'm trying to build a basis for my themes and learning along the way.

However in some areas I am getting stuck but I am adamant that I stay away from plugins because they end up doing all the work for me.

However, in some cases is it suitable to use them? Or am I better off learning the core of the functionality I am after on my own?

Thanks!



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What's your recommended web hosting site?

I'm looking to register a website, I used to trust godaddy.com but I do not anymore.

I only know of hostgator. I plan on using wordpress for my template. Not only trust, but also by price. What hosting site would you recommend, I'm on a budget and would like to keep it affordable.



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j0nnymac: How you can have your own Space...

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IBM Message Hub and IBM Streaming Analytics now...

IBM Message Hub and IBM Streaming Analytics now on IBM Cloud #analytics #kafka

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Migrating from WESB to IBM Integration Bus

Migrating from WESB to IBM Integration Bus #IBMHursley #podcast

Migrating from WESB to IBM Integration Bus


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Design without coding, learn/copy/paste with bootstrap themes or software?

Testing out bootstrap templates and slowly learning but I also keeping an eye on software that its powerful and can get advanced

For example I know there is Macaw, Webydo and Adobe Muse. Anyone has experience with any great software with decent price? Im trying to learn to code a portfolio site for myself, responsive



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Epson 5030UB 2D/3D 1080p 3LCD Projector Submitted October 31, 2015 at 10:47PM by baltsar777 http://ift.tt/1NIWQsB

question about SCSS

Hi there /web_design. I understand the fundamentals of html and css. I'm using foundation 5 to build a site and saw a cool 'building block' I'd like to use, however I'm not able to get it to work on my end and I'm assuming I've done something wrong with the SCSS provided. All I'm seeing is an unstyled list.



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Epson 5030UB 2D/3D 1080p 3LCD Projector Submitted October 31, 2015 at 10:00PM by Mollythebull http://ift.tt/1NISGAY

Going from freelance web designer to full-time employee for company. What should I expect?

Since I graduated from college in 2012 with a degree in Philosophy, I've worked various odd jobs and supplemented my income by building websites for clients I'd find on craigslist or through word of mouth. I really enjoyed the flexibility that it provided me to pursue my first passion--MUSIC.

Hustling to make ends meet has gotten old so I decided to look for a full-time job as a web designer. I have a couple of interviews lined up but I'm freaking out about them. I'm struggling to visualize what they are going to expect of me and what my day to day is going to look like.

I'm also concerned that I don't have what it takes to get the job. I've only worked on sites for individuals and small businesses. I imagine working for a large company that has a site that processes large amounts of data and receives millions of visitors is going to be very different.

TL;DR. I'm nervous about interviewing for my "first real" job. Do you have any general advice? Could you recommend what I should read or brush up on for moving from designing small sites to enterprise web sites?



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No Google, how about YOU consider fixing the cache on your resources!

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Epson 5030UB 2D/3D 1080p 3LCD Projector Submitted October 31, 2015 at 09:20PM by xadz http://ift.tt/1GEUjjC

Working on my first "personal" free lance site, advice?

Hey there, I figured you guys might be able to help me as I find I'm having trouble getting started. Little background on me, I've worked in web development / services professionally for 5 years now and there aren't too many things I haven't implemented or maintained in web development. I when for a large tech company and we serve millions of users daily.

Also, a little background on the project. My cousin is just starting out with a pretty successful business. Now he wants a basic website that explains his business, shows his work, provides web presence and allows potential clients to contact him.

I started by teaching myself Ruby on rails and once I got into the thick of it I realized that this approach was going o be overkill for this project. Now I am just looking to go pure html and JavaScript.

Anyone have helpful practices to help them get through times where they are stuck on where to start? Any advice for technologies I may want to look into? Mainly I know I can do it technically, I'm just sure not what structure / color scheme or anything at this point. Looking for some helpful way to just get started past this coders block. Thanks



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Happy Halloween! Pumpkin in Pure CSS

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What software do you use to make your resume?

I'd like to make a resume that includes images, colored divs and icons, but am finding it very difficult to do in Word. What software/websites do you use to make your resume?

Example



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How long does it take to learn SEO

I want to learn SEO. I can give 8hrs/day. Is it possible to learn within a week? Thanks.



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Actually Useful

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The 100 Greatest Jazz Album Covers

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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter) Submitted October 31, 2015 at 04:09PM by jaysrapsleafs http://ift.tt/1PWJA77

I've compiled a list of free stock resources for your designs. Feel free to make a pull request.

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Decided to design some wallpapers - Welcome to Jupiter!

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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter) Submitted October 31, 2015 at 02:45PM by _7down http://ift.tt/1SexNPI

A new van mockup I created

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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter) Submitted October 31, 2015 at 01:30PM by stuffx87 http://ift.tt/1kiiCJT

Got invited for interview for a front end design job. I have zero experience. What to do?

I graduated with an IT degree last year. But i didnt want to pursue IT as a career.. and it was hard to find a job so my first job was a resume screening specialist. Current job is on fraud analyst. Which is kinda close with my dgree cause i handle database and used SQL.

But ive always wanted to get into web design. I applied at this startup company and they invited me for interview. Their posting requires 1 year exp. I only did basic web design back in college.

Should i even go on the interview or are they just gonna humiliate me?



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Epson 5030UB 2D/3D 1080p 3LCD Projector Submitted October 31, 2015 at 01:11PM by sanic420 http://ift.tt/1kiiCth

[help] Dumb question about avoiding repeat coding.

I have a static website of 7 pages hosted on GitHub.

Headers and footers are the same on each page. Can I just code it once and all it where necessary instead of duplicating it 7 times?

How do I do this?

I didn't know what this would be called so I'm having trouble googling it. Thanks.



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Epson 5030UB 2D/3D 1080p 3LCD Projector Submitted October 31, 2015 at 12:02PM by ----0---- http://ift.tt/1NfAqkk

Questions about navigation customization

So I've been trying to make the navigation bar more interesting. It sounds simple but I have yet to figure out a way to make it happen which is pretty frustrating.

  1. Wouldn't it be cool if each nav item has a different width? I learned how to change the nav bar's color & width as a whole, but how do I go in and change each link individually?

  2. Most of the times an underline is just a straight line (to highlight the current menu item). Is it possible to do a double-underline or a wave? Multiple layers of waves (so it looks like a tide)?

These are the two main things I've been trying these days and I thought I'd share them and ask for a little guidance. Sorry if there is a tutorial somewhere and I was just oblivious to it.



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Ten Mile Menu - A website redesign case study

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Friday, 30 October 2015

StartHub Boston: Boston's New Site For the Tech...

Introducing StartHub.org, Boston's New Site For the Tech & Startup Community #bostontech

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Sandy Carter: Enhancing Boston's Startup...

Sandy Carter: Enhancing Boston's Startup Ecosystem w/ StartHub, Built on IBM Cloud #cloud

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Write your first Golang app server on Bluemix

Write your first Golang app server on Bluemix #bluemix #golang #go

Write your first Golang app server on Bluemix

Golang is gaining more and more traction in the tech industry and is a really cool and powerful language. This quick introduction goes over some the benefits of Golang (Go) and explains the steps for building and deploying a Go starter app in Bluemix.
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IBM Research: WatsonPaths

IBM Research: WatsonPaths #CognitiveEra

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Is Tumblr used more for pictures and video than an actual website?

I've seen very few actual websites made with tumblr. I see lots of tumblr pages with animated gifs and pics or videos. What is your opinion on using it as a full website?



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000webhost hacked, customer passwords stored in plaintext

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Trouble making full width, collapsible content dividers

I'm trying to divide the content on my pages into sections and have it collapse into several clickable dividers, here's a crude example http://ift.tt/1khthV8.

My research has turned up lots on dropdown menus and the like but nothing designed for collapsing entire sections of content. Any thoughts on where to get started with this? Is there a script available for a similar function?



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New web host service from myself! (Hosting only, not domains). Free for a month for the first 5 people. No catches.

I'll make it free for the first 5 people. Seriously. There's no catch.

Gimme a shout. You must already own a domain name obviously.

Any questions, let me know.



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Google with a killer costume research tool. Currently linked on their homepage.

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Experiences with Magento?

I was doing some research into Magento as an eCommerce/CMS solution for the company I was working for, but my contract ended before I could look any further into it.

I had come across Magento years ago, but now it is a completely new beast, owned by eBay.

Does anyone have any experiences working with it? I'd be interested in building a shop at some stage. Does the enterprise edition offer much more than the community edition? Does anyone have certification, and has it helped them professionally?

I work in marketing, but have good technical knowledge.



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Avoiding Design Burnout with Long Projects

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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter) Submitted October 30, 2015 at 10:33PM by pxlgirl http://ift.tt/1M6zUnY

Finally started using Illustrator a month ago. Pretty happy with the progress...

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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter) Submitted October 30, 2015 at 09:34PM by kenedtsu http://ift.tt/1GPV6Ow

Study: Good design causes the brain to pay more attention to news stories

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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter) Submitted October 30, 2015 at 09:19PM by magenta_placenta http://ift.tt/1Wm7e0O

protip - Yet another jQuery tooltip plugin

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Kayzen GS - A responsive, flexible and dynamic grid system based off inline-block columns [version 2.0]

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Epson 5030UB 2D/3D 1080p 3LCD Projector Submitted October 30, 2015 at 06:10PM by esr360 http://ift.tt/1WoGfMU

I want to present my photography / news article project in a similar format to these two pages (with the help of a designer) but am I being overambitious?

I'm not sure if I should be posting this here but I just want to get some quick recommendations / suggestions if possible.

I've seen a lot of exciting changes recently in news and media publication and this is due to the inclusion of clever web design as a key part of the presentation.

New York Times - Greenland Is Melting Away.

BBC News - The Golden Dream.

I'd love to incorporate similar elements to present my final major project such as:

-The high quality gif(?) to introduce the article.

-A map which would adjust depending on the user scrolling.

-Page breaks which potentially change while scrolling with some images stationary and some moving.

I'm not educated in the technical aspects but what I'm asking is would it be costly to produce something like this? I have 3 weeks to do it. Any advice would be really welcome! Thanks



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Single Element CSS Cube

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CodeAcademy: What now?

What now? I have learned the basic JavaScript, HTML(CSS), PHP, jQuery, etc... but what do I do now? I know start coding and I have, but I still have huge gaps in my knowledge. I have started to use Dreamweaver for my code. However I want to learn more before I create. not to mention I don't have any idea what to create. Also how do I implement jQuery into Dreamweaver? should i be writing code somewhere else? and I really want to get good at optimizing interlaying JS into HTML to have the fastest page load with large amounts of data.

Sorry if this is so erratic, I just fell like I have hit a wall in my learning process. Thanks for any help in advance!



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What's wrong with Skeleton?

I really, really like Skeleton because it's easier to customize than say Foundation and it's not bloated at all while still having all the basic stuff you need. Now I wanted to use it for my portfolio but every now and then I heard that Skeleton's an outdated, bad framework.

Why is that? It obviously hasn't been updated in almost a year, but is that even necessary?

I'm looking for an alternative, even though I like Bootstrap I want to try out something new and stand out a bit, at least with my portfolio. I feel like some of their stuff is not nearly as easily customizable as it's made out to be (the navigation types for example).



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Epson 5030UB 2D/3D 1080p 3LCD Projector Submitted October 30, 2015 at 05:01PM by Bobgle http://ift.tt/1kYWxAt

Here's a 10 second video of my portfolio main page, since I don't really know how else to show you. I'm new to all this but I think I'm making progress

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Epson 5030UB 2D/3D 1080p 3LCD Projector Submitted October 30, 2015 at 05:14PM by salty-nipples http://ift.tt/1iqybOb

Product Design ethics: listening to users is like psychotherapy

Do you think that there's an ethical dimension in the design process? You're creating a product. You listen to the user's pains and potential gains, fears and motives. It is actually what a psychotherapist do except: you're going to make them pay money for a product you're going to build. I'm looking for material to read or a discussion about this. Thanks.



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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter) Submitted October 30, 2015 at 04:37PM by ishi86 http://ift.tt/1PaaDKz

Primer: Google's strategic sandbox for designers to experiment with mobile?

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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter) Submitted October 30, 2015 at 04:35PM by Adreamlivesonforever http://ift.tt/1PaaG9g