Design and Development: What I Learned at KCDC 2018
A few days ago I attended my first developer conference at KCDC (Kansas City Developer Conference) 2018. It was a rewarding experience. If you’ve never attended a dev conference, I would highly...
View ArticleCSS !important: Don’t Use It. Do This Instead
Though the option is available at our disposal, most experts consider the use of the !important declaration (or !important tag) as an anti-pattern. If you’ve spent any amount of time writing CSS, you...
View ArticleDesigners Should Learn How to Code (Among Other Things)
Over the past decade, the question “should designers learn how to write code?” has sparked a heated debate. In a 3-part series, Alan Cooper articulates why he rejects the idea that designers should to...
View ArticleHow to Make Inline-Block Elements Add Up to 100% Width
When it comes to creating layouts with HTML and CSS, things don’t always add up. If you’ve ever tried to create two inline-block divs with a 50% width, then you know what I mean. The divs simply do not...
View ArticlePadding vs Margin: The Definitive Guide
Both padding and margin are very important in web design. They are the two ingredients of the CSS Box Model that create space on a web page. They may seem to have the same effect, but padding and...
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