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Improving Image Quality on the Retina Display
The new iPad was released last month, and, amongst other things, it sports an incredible Retina Display with a 2048 by 1536 pixel resolution. Pretty much as...
Connor Turnbull
18 Apr 2012
Web Design
ThemeForest Yearly Roundup! The Best WordPress Themes of 2011
If you've followed WebDesignTuts+ throughout 2011, you may have seen I have had the pleasure to present, on multiple occasions, the best ThemeForest themes...
Connor Turnbull
6 Jan 2012
Code
iPad Apps for Your Web Design Workflow
We've been talking about the tablet and web design together for nearly two years now, but always as the consumer device that we're designing for. However,...
Connor Turnbull
5 Jan 2012
Web Design
Using Metaphors in Web Design
The word metaphor is probably most likened to a piece of writing, when it is used as a literary figure of speech for descriptive effect. However, today,...
Connor Turnbull
10 Nov 2011
Web Design
WordPress Permalinks 101: What, How, When and Why to Use Them
WordPress Basix Article! Most major WordPress blogs nowadays are using permalinks (otherwise known as "pretty" URLs); WordPress gives us a few great tools...
Connor Turnbull
3 Nov 2011
Code
Designing With Tablets in Mind: Six Tips to Remember
Today I'm going to recap some concrete considerations you should make in order to make sure your web design is optimized for use on a touch-based tablet.
Connor Turnbull
27 Sep 2011
Web Design
Using DISQUS Comments for Social Commenting on Your WordPress Site
DISQUS powers the comments system of many blogs, include some high-profile ones. DISQUS has a range of advantages, including better spam prevention and...
Connor Turnbull
22 Sep 2011
Code
13 Podcasts All Web Designers Should Subscribe To
Podcasts can be an engaging way of learning new techniques or staying up to date with what other designers have to say. Today, we'll look at a bunch of...
Connor Turnbull
14 Sep 2011
Web Design
Stepping Out With Bootstrap from Twitter
Twitter introduced Bootstrap recently, a library of CSS styles aimed at web app developers in need of some design help. The toolkit includes everything from...
Connor Turnbull
7 Sep 2011
Web Design
Setting Web Type to a Baseline Grid
Web design is essentially just an evolution of the principles and theories created during the evolution of print. The design industry brought a lot of...
Connor Turnbull
28 Jul 2011
Web Design
Designing For, and As, a Color-Blind Person
Color blindness is a mild disability through which the affected experience a decreased ability to distinguish colors from others. This can be a real drawback...
Connor Turnbull
22 Jul 2011
Web Design
Using White Space (or Negative Space) in Your Designs
Space is a fundamental parameter in web design, but also one of the most underrated. If we grasp control of white space, we can control a subtle, but...
Connor Turnbull
19 Jul 2011
Web Design