I recently worked on an impressive website for an engineering firm that specializes in large, environmental restoration projects like restoring wetlands and estuaries. The site uses beautiful images that fill the entire screen with bold text titles. These large images are called “hero” images. I wanted to display the pictures and titles in a way …
Codepen.io is a popular website where developers make their own “sandbox” to play in and try new programming code. Developers post some interesting and very helpful ideas there. Web developers have new ways to layout web pages which are very flexible. In fact, one of the layouts is called flex box. Its been eclipsed somewhat …
When you type in the address of a website, computer code interprets what you want and pulls information from a database. Your browser retrieves instructions on how to style each page, and displays images such as logos and photos, animations and videos. All those files must be hosted on a server which is available 24/7 …
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It’s important to understand the distinction between web design and web development. Individuals can be both designers and developers but it takes time and experience. No two people have the same education or career path. We all acquire skills in a variety of ways. At the most basic level, however, I think one is more …
No, really, it’s true. If your website takes forever to load you’ll end up losing visitors and business. That can kill your bottom line. If you haven’t updated your WordPress in a while there is a really good chance your theme is the problem. Commercial themes from online marketplaces are usually loaded with extras trying …