CSS3 Image Styles – Part 2 ⁵⁷

Jan 31, 2012 • Tutorials → Coding, CSS, Javascript

Previously I wrote two tutorials on how to style the image element with CSS3 inset box-shadow and border-radius. The trick is to wrap the image with a span tag and apply the image as background-image. However, I recently ran into a problem with that trick while designing the PhotoTouch theme. The issue is that the background-image is not resizable and thus it is not a good idea to use in responsive design. Fortunately, I found a workaround to resolve this. So today I'm going to revisit this topic again.

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Playing with SVG Design ³⁶

Nov 2, 2011 • Tutorials → Coding, Guest Posts, Javascript

After years of quarantine, the Scalable Vector Graphics is finally raising fame as a feature of HTML5 with full native browser support. Vlog.it, by Marco Rosella, is an experimental site launched last month to explore two aspects of SVG with interesting potential for the design of original interfaces: clipping paths and scalable 2D motion graphics. Marco is going to share a quick tutorial on how it is done.

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CSS3 Image Styles ¹⁵⁶

Sep 22, 2011 • Tutorials → CSS, Javascript

When applying CSS3 inset box-shadow or border-radius directly to the image element, the browser doesn't render the CSS style perfectly. However, if the image is applied as background-image, you can add any style to it and have it rendered properly. Darcy Clarke and I put a quick tutorial together on how to use jQuery to make perfect rounded corner images dynamically. Today I'm going to revisit the topic and show you how much more you can do with the background-image CSS trick. I will show you how to use box-shadow, border-radius and transition to create various image styles.

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iPhone Safari Viewport Scaling Bug ⁶³

Sep 1, 2011 • Tutorials → Coding, CSS, Javascript

Those who create responsive design for iPhone may be aware of the viewport scaling bug in iPhone Safari. The bug occurs when you set the viewport width to device-width and rotate the phone to landscape view. To see this in action, view the bug demo page with your iPhone and rotate the phone from portrait to landscape view (you should see the page being scaled up). This is a known bug for a long time. Today I'm going to share some tips on how to fix this bug.

CSS3 @font-face Design Guide ⁸⁹

Jul 14, 2011 • Tutorials → CSS, design, Javascript

Although CSS3 @font-face is supported by most major browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari), but not all. When it doesn't, your custom fonts might break the layout or come out with undesired results. In this article, I will explain the common issues with using custom fonts, picking the matching fallback web safe fonts, and how to create a perfect fallback font style with Modernizr.

Animated Scroll to Top ¹⁶⁸

Apr 11, 2011 • Tutorials → Coding, Javascript

Due to a number of requests, I'm writing a detail tutorial on how to create an animated scroll to top as seen on Web Designer Wall. It is very simple to do with jQuery (just a few lines of code). It checks if the scrollbar top position is greater than certain value, then fade in the scroll to top button. Upon the link is clicked, it scrolls the page to the top. View the demo to see it in action.

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Cross-Browser HTML5 Placeholder Text ⁸⁶

Mar 28, 2011 • Tutorials → Javascript

One of the nice enhancement in HTML5 web form is being able to add placeholder text to input fields. Placeholder attribute allows you to display text in a form input when it is empty and when it is not focused (it clears the field on focus). This is a nifty feature, but it is not supported by all browsers yet. This tutorial will show you how to use Modernizr to detect if placeholder is supported, or else use jQuery to display the fallback placeholder text dynamically.

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