Getting Sassy with Jeff Bridgforth


Getting Sassy with Jeff Bridgforth

So, if you have ever wondered what a Sass is, check out this post from Jeff Bridgforth. Jeff is a Front End Developer that works with me at Bonnier Corp. He wrote this post showing the quickest, most efficient way to get started with Sass.

Check it out Here: http://jeffbridgforth.com/getting-sassy/

Sass is an extension of CSS3, adding nested

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Photoshop – Create a web layout in Photoshop pt.1 to be released tonight


Photoshop – Create a web layout in Photoshop pt.1 to be released tonight

Riad Kilani – Yes, I have past the deadline on releasing the first part of video tutorials on creating a website from start to finish. This is a good thing because it means I have been busy! So I plan to release the first video tonight on Photoshop,  “Starting Web Layouts in Photoshop.”

This tutorial will

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Tutorial Video Series PSD to HTML Releases


Tutorial Video Series PSD to HTML Releases

Upcoming Tutorials

Now that I have gotten the site to a happy place, I will start producing the first series for my upcoming tutorial videos. The tutorial video series will cover all aspects of Front End Development and WordPress theme creation. The videos will be found here on the videos page, and on YouTube.  Some of the subjects to watch

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Boilerplates: Learn how to quickly streamline your development tasks


Boilerplates: Learn how  to quickly streamline your development tasks

HTML Boilerplates

If you are just starting out, or a seasoned veteran of web design, there is one weapon that you should have in your arsenal. That weapon is boilerplates.

Boilerplates are a quick way use your most frequent code. After all, who in their right mind would enjoy the tedious task of creating a new basic layout every time

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Riad Kilani V3.0 Beta Launch


Hello everyone, I am pleased to announce that I am doing a beta launch of Riad Kilani V3.0. If you are interested, please visit the site, and leave feed back on functionality.

This is beta, so there are still issues that I am working through now.

Known Issues:

Portfolio Page – Images not showing up. Prev / Next Post

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Riad Kilani V3.0 Updates


Now that I am nearing the launch of Riad Kilani V3.0, I have noticed a few changes that I will need to make in order for the site to be exactly where I want it. These changes will not affect launch date, and will be addressed in Riad Kilani 3.0.1. Development time had slowed down a

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Riad Kilani V3.0 Final Stages


Ok, so I had taken a few days off from developing 3.0 but started back today. I have completed the Home, Blog, Single and Archive pages, and will start work on the portfolio and category pages tomorrow. I can honestly say, I can see myself doing updates as the weeks go by simply because the longer I spend developing, the

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XHTML to WordPress


When I first started designing custom themes for WordPress, I found this link and thought I would share it. It was a great starting point for me which helped me get to where I am now with theme development.

How WordPress Works

WordPress works in a rather straightforward manner but it may seem confusing if you are completely new to

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Recuva – Life Saving Data Recovery


Recuva, data protection to live with.

Ok, I know it’s been a bit, I have been busy. I had to get this out though. I recently had a hard drive failure, and when I replaced the drive, when I started to transfer ALL my data from my backup drive to my new one, my backup died. I thought I lost

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Streamline Web Design and Development part 1


As a web designer, I am always looking for ways to become faster and more efficient when pushing out projects. One thing that I cannot stress enough when teaching what works best for me, is the building of libraries, snippets, and even reusable buttons, classes, and boiler templates. Because of this, I am giving this tutorial on streamlining web design

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