Having a dependable set of tools at your disposal is a must. For me, ChartJS has been one of those tools when I’m in need of dynamic charts. Here’s an explanation on how I customized the fill color for the WATH project sent to me by Theron Studios along with a small tip for loading charts smoothly on initial page load. Read More →
Tag Archives : Development June 2015
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Transformicons
As of lately, my interests in terms of Web development have gone from a devotion to responsive design techniques to the appreciation of finely, well-made animations and interactions. Today I’d like to share a project called “Transformicons” that’s inspired by the work of Bennett Feely and Sara Soueidan. Read More →
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Fixed Curtains Pattern
Layout patterns are great for initiating projects quickly, but the ones that provide a plethora of opinionated styles can become frustrating and overwhelming to remove when desired. I’d like to share a few examples and end with a free HTML layout pattern for you to help alleviate unwanted styling and get started on a template pattern quicker that I call “Fixed Curtains.” Read More →
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How to ScrollMagic
ScrollMagic is a complete rewrite of its predecessor Superscrollorama by John Polacek.
Like Superscrollorama it relies on the Greensock Animation Platform (GSAP) to build animations, but was developed with specific regard to former shortcomings. Read More → -
TimelineMax Stagger Animation
If you love animation and interactivity then I’m sure you’ve probably seen or heard of the GreenSock Animation Platform library commonly referred to as gsap. For those unfamiliar, the GreenSock Animation Platform is a suite of tools for scripted animation. We’ll look specifically at TimelineMax and a method called
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Lazy Flexslider for WordPress
Carousels/sliders are one of the most widely used widgets in development for the Web today (although the debate over using them still varies in opinion). In my experience w/sliders there’s literally no need to load every single image for a slider on init window load. Today I share my implementation for a client project brought to me by Staple Web Design using WordPress and Flexslider (which does not support lazy loading out of the box). Read More → -
Performance Audit
Speed is most certainly a good thing during these trying times of #perfmatter and #rwd. In efforts to make my blog a bit more performant, I’ve been taking the time to conduct speed tests using services like PageSpeed Insights. This is just a glimpse inside my efforts up until the time of this post to make those adjustments. Read More →