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...
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...
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...
jQuery is a JavaScript library that is widely used in front end development today. jQuery is popular because it works with all major browsers and simplifies client-side scripting. jQuery also works in smartphones and tablets as opposed to Flash, which isn’t supported. jQuery enables some cool features such as slideshows and carousels, which are commonly found on the home page...
Nothing ruins a beautiful website design like an interminable loading time. If the site takes too long to load, users might decide against visiting the site and never even see your final design. Following these tips will decrease loading time. Optimizing Images Always save images as web-optimized images in Photoshop. Whenever possible, save them as PNG-8 format unless this significantly...
WordPress is a powerful CMS, and it happens to be my personal choice as a web developer. At Blueprint, I have a chance to do custom WordPress theme development for clients. Some custom themes are simpler than others, and that depends on the each clients’ needs. Sometimes, when I am working on a custom WordPress theme, I find myself needing...
I love CSS, as you can tell from my blog posts on it such as font sizes in CSS and CSS box models. As a web developer focusing on front-end development at Blueprint, CSS, along with making custom WordPress themes, is my favorite part of development. Some CSS properties are used more often than others. Today, I will be writing...
Languages can be spoken. Languages can be signed. Languages can be written. There are romance languages, and there are Germanic languages. We use language to compose stories and shape fantastical worlds that never existed. We use other sorts of languages to create video games and build virtual worlds. You might stumble upon these virtual worlds each time you use a...
