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By Tyler King |
December 2nd, 2010
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Recently I've started making mockups for every web page I make, even the ones that don't seem very important. The results have been great and now I'll never write a line of code without creating a mockup first.
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By Tyler King |
November 8th, 2010
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There are rules that we are expected to follow in virtually every area of our lives. These rules are sometimes important, but we can't let them get in the way of accomplishing our goals.
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By Tyler King |
November 3rd, 2010
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Here are some tips on putting together the perfect programmer portfolio website. The three main sections I focus on are the landing page, the portfolio itself, and a blog.
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By Tyler King |
October 20th, 2010
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We all know that design is an important part of software, but it's a pretty broad category. In this post I break design into two different areas (graphic and user interface) and I explain the differences when it comes to software.
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By Tyler King |
October 6th, 2010
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Have you ever wondered why the Windows an Mac OSX taskbars run along the bottom of the screen? From a UI standpoint it makes way more sense to have that bar running along the left or right side of the screen instead of across the bottom. In this post I explain why you should give the vertical taskbar a chance.
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By Tyler King |
August 18th, 2010
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When building new software, it can be tempting to start with an open-source project and make modifications. This post outlines some of the reasons why this approach can lead to mediocre software.
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By Tyler King |
July 1st, 2010
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One of the main challenges for software designers is finding the balance between power and simplicity. In this post I talk about a common shortcut taken by many designers, and why you should avoid it.
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By Tyler King |
June 25th, 2010
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Have you ever wondered where websites get all of those random pictures of people smiling? What about the pictures of attractive women with headsets that are ready to take your call? Most of those images are called "stock photography" and there are tons of services out there that will sell you stock photos for use on your website.
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I'm going to walk through some really simple tricks you can use to make a logo for a website. To demonstrate, I'm going to make a sample Less Annoying Software logo.
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This post is for those of you that aren't professional designers, but still find yourself responsible for coming up with basic designs for things like websites, email templates, logos, brochures, etc.
If you find that your design just doesn't stand out enough, but you're not sure what you can do to fix it, there's an easy trick that you should try out: Add gradients.
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