Inspiration, Tutorials and Web Designer Interviews
Tutorials
My Fastest Ruby on Rails Install on Windows 7 64bit
Oct 9th
1. Download and install Ruby 1.8.7 http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/71492/rubyinstaller-1.8.7-p299.exe
2.Download the latest RubyGems, and extract the file somewhere http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126
Designing for Screen Resolutions
Aug 10th
As Chandler from Friends would say, “Could there be any more screen sizes?”
I get asked so many times what screen sizes I design my websites for on a regular basis. Do I keep the sites fluid or make them static at a certain width. If I use a width for my websites being displayed, what’s the optimal width used. – These are all good questions, and I can’t say there’s specifically “optimal” width to use – not that I have noticed any way. Once we get some sort of web standards, we might find a a point where we are all within a range. This range sounds like a fairytale to me. My children might see it, but I doubt I will ever experience it.
Making a Twitter Background
Jul 1st
There are many different ways to make a Twitter background, but I’m going to show you two of my favorites.
This first image is from the @BoxedinDesign Twitter account and it has an extra tab over on the right hand side which is only seen if you have a higher resolution set or a large screen. I made it so you could see it with a 22″ monitor of bigger. Image screen print was on my 24″ monitor.
Flash AS3 – How to Build a Site Tutorial Video
Jun 22nd
It’s not the easiest to see video especially on this smaller size I have available for my blog. See what you think, you can also click on the link and go to YouTube and watch it full screen if that’s what you like. This video is a good way to get a quick understanding of how to use Flash for your site development. I don’t personally use Flash anymore, but it’s because I got lost when AS3 came out. lol
Have fun with this tutorial and check out the other parts if you like the way this guy teaches.
Note: All my posts aren’t going to be videos. I’m waiting on some designers to send back their interview questions. :)
