Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 will be remembered as a sad day for the Internet. Yesterday, Google announced that they are no longer are going to use WebKit as their rendering engine for Chrome. WebKit is an open-source web browser engine that Apple originally developed for Safari. This versatile rendering-engine powers Apple’s iOS devices, but has also been incorporated into other...
Google Places Dashboard Gets A Much Needed Update. On April 2nd. Google announced that they will slowly begin implementing new changes and updates the their Google Places Dashboard. They say the new changes will decrease the time before changes go live and will help the integration of Local with other products and services that Google provides. The new dashboard is...
What is Negative Space? Negative space is areas within your design that are not being used. Some may refer to it as “white space” but that is misleading because it doesn’t necessarily have to be white. Negative space is open, unused territory that allows your design to breathe. Why have Negative Space? In web design (and most other forms of...
Pinterest Usage Is On The Rise! If you know that social media is becoming a new way of life than you have heard of Pinterest. If not, let me break it down for you first. Pinterest is a pinboard-style photo sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, hobbies, and more. Users can...
I love working with CSS in front end development both on personal projects and at Blueprint. Most things in CSS are pretty straightforward. However, one thing that can confuse developers, from beginners to even seasoned veterans, is the CSS box model. It is a concept that could be hard to grasp, just like the CSS z-index property or different units...
When redesigning a website, styling can be important but the key part is really the structure underneath. The color scheme and graphics on a website are like the outer shell that draw people in, but if the user can’t find what they are looking for or don’t understand the main goal of the site then all of its beauty is...
Blueprint always stays on the ever-changing cutting edge of web development, such as responsive design and mobile website development. HTML5 is becoming more and more popular these days, especially as more HTML5 best practices and standards are forming. Today, I will explore some of the new features of HTML5. Advantage vs. Disadvantage The main advantage of HTML5 is that the...
Security while developing PHP-based web applications becomes extremely important when handling sensitive information or large amounts of data. When researching effective PHP security practices, I constantly came across suggestions and solutions that had loopholes hackers could bypass. One of the most important things to know about PHP security is not necessarily the best practices that will eliminate all vulnerability to...
It’s important for any business to maintain as many profiles across as many social media platforms as possible, giving your business added visibility and availability. I’m here to give you a few tips on how to optimize your Facebook Banner/Profile Picture combination to its fullest marketing potential. 1) Keep it consistent. Your profile photo and Facebook banner should match up...
Weight Loss Alpharetta is a website that Blueprint worked on for a chiropractor client. Blueprint worked on the initial design and development. However, as the content grew and various people worked on this website, some parts of the website became bloated, making the website load extremely slowly. Having a short loading time is important for a few reasons, but the...
