Tag Archive: Web Development
I’ve just updated my online web development CV and made use of a tag-based system to display the various roles I took on for each of the projects. I was after a very specific look, whereby tags are both shaded (filled) and outlined. Screenshot of my online web development CV, demonstrating the use of CSS tags. A quick scan online didn’t produce any immediate solutions, so I decided to roll my own. The usual method of drawing complex shapes using CSS relies on pseudo elements. There’s a great post on CSS Tricks that details the many shapes that can be …
Where does the time go?!! Seems like only yesterday I was detailing October’s goings on, and now we’ve reached the end of November! Anyway, the month started off with a couple of studio sessions from Ben Drake and Speedshot, then it was into a week of web development, concluding with an acoustic session with the lovely Kayleigh Moss and Harry Wade. Week 2 saw more web development for my good friend Leonard Burton over at Atomworks, finishing with a couple of weekend sessions back at SoundARC with FS1E and Bowfinger. Week 3 saw yet more web development, and studio sessions …
Well it’s always nice to be doing things, but this month ‘things’ have happened with such frequency that I’ve not had chance to post about any of them! The month started off with The Piano & Cello Duo recording three tracks live as part of the SoundARC Sessions, the results of which can be seen (and heard) below. Next up came news of a new exciting web development commission for a brand-new start-up, who wish to sell their goods through a couple of online channels. I’ll be able to share more info once the project kicks off proper. Mid-month I …
I often use my website as a playground for new technology, so thought I’d try making use of CSS Shapes, after getting suitably inspired by this example. First off, as of August 2014, support for CSS Shapes Module Level 1 is magnificently poor (with only dev channel versions of both Chrome (unprefixed) and Safari (prefixed with -webkit-) harbouring working versions), so I had to implement it in a way that would only progressively enhance the current layout, as opposed to making changes that would destroy the vast majority of users’ experiences. The web has always played second fiddle to print …
I love Flexbox. It really is the perfect solution to all those pesky layout problems of yesteryear. It’s been a welcome member of my web development arsenal for some time now (with appropriate fall-backs in place for those less well-endowed browsers of course), but I’m still frequently amazed by both the power and simplicity at which it goes about its business. Flexbox (or ‘Flexible Box Layout Module’ if you’re a fan of syllables) is a method for laying out content on a web page, whereby items can be grouped or distributed within a container much more easily than previous layout …
Just spent a day helping out an old friend with a bit of web development, so thought I’d post a wee bit about it. Fellow web developer Leonard Burton of Atomworks got me to have a look at a website he’s been working on recently, and make some final tweaks to the code before setting it live (mostly sorting out some JavaScript behaviour, and making sure Internet Explorer 8 plays nicely). Do check out Leonard’s sites if you’ve got the time; he’s a dab hand at his craft!