I recently purchased a stack of development books on a range of topics, so this will be the first in a series of reviews. Jon Duckett has a 3-volume series on web development from the basics of HTML and CSS to Javascript & jQuery to PHP and MySQL. They were all well-reviewed so I picked […]
Read MoreIt’s been a while since I updated my personal portfolio, so I figured I’d update the project version too. The aim was to get the code cleaner and more maintainable, and to do a fresh round of auditing for google and accessibility. I also made some aesthetic changes to create some variation in the design […]
Read MoreThe WordPress Custom Theme project has been updated to Web Cave 1.1.0. This is a major readability update that brings major changes to the typography and contrast. Readability Updates: Swapped the primary typeface from Source Code Pro to “Titillium Web.” Limited “Press Start 2P” typeface to the homepage title. Removed the glitch effect from everything […]
Read MoreNew year, new WordPress theme: introducing Web Cave 1.1.0. Readability The problem with having an ironic web theme that’s intentionally bad is that.. it’s bad. The original custom WordPress theme for this site sucks and I’m tired of looking at it. Web Cave 1.1.0 is a readability revision that maintains the “3edgy haxor” feel of […]
Read MoreI added some new CSS spinners and other loading effects to the CSS Animation Archive. I felt the loaders section in general could use a bit more fleshing out. Spinning loaders are an obligatory CSS effect so I had to throw a couple in there. CSS Spinners I added two spinners. The first is the […]
Read MoreSay hello to “Shiver”, a Halloween CSS effect that is definitely not ripped from a popular cult cinema streaming service. I added it to the the CSS Animation Archive project in the spirit of the season. Simple Halloween CSS Boyfriend and I have been pounding Giallo films on Shudder for the past two weeks, and […]
Read MoreI never built a web portfolio during my job search. Shocking, I know. It’s typically the first thing every budding web developer has to build, and I’d never done it. This struck me as unacceptable, so I finally up and made one. Web Portfolio Features Slick and simple is the name of the game. To […]
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