Quick Tip: Dissecting jQuery – Filters

Nettuts+ 23 August 2010 08:08
Sporadically, over the course of each month, we’ll post a “Dissecting jQuery” video quick tip. The idea behind these is that we’ll take a single chunk of the jQuery source at a time, break it down, and determine exactly what’s going on under the hood, so to speak. Then, with that knowledge, we’ll learn how [...]

HTML5 for Web Designers: Book Review

Nettuts+ 20 August 2010 17:08
HTML5 is all the buzz right now: some people think you need to wait until it’s “complete” to use it, while others are pushing the envelope and using what the browsers are supporting right now. If you’re not following the HTML5 hype and aren’t familiar with what’s so exciting, today’s book review will give you [...]

Create a Sticky Note Effect in 5 Easy Steps with CSS3 and HTML5

Nettuts+ 19 August 2010 17:08
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to transform an HTML list into a wall of “sticky notes” that look and work like the following… The effect is built up gradually and works on the latest Webkit browsers (Safari, Chrome), Firefox and Opera. Other browsers simply get some yellow squares. Step 1: The HTML and Basic [...]

How to Create a Slider to Zoom Photos: New Premium Tutorial

Nettuts+ 19 August 2010 06:08
If you’ve ever used a piece of software, like Picasa or iPhoto before, you’ll be aware of the fact that there is a slider at the bottom, which allows you to specify how large each photo should be. Move the slider up a few ticks, and all the photos will zoom in a bit. Thanks [...]

Envato’s 2010 Birthday Bundle – $20 For $400 Worth of Value

Nettuts+ 19 August 2010 03:08
Happy Birthday to us! It’s Envato’s 4th Birthday, and to celebrate, we’re giving away a Birthday Bundle packed with $400 worth of value for only $20. The bundle includes four Tuts+ Premium tutorials, a $50 MediaTemple hosting voucher, five blog and website themes, five Flash and Unity3D files, six code packages for CSS, JavaScript, WordPress [...]

Nettuts joins the Smashing Network

Nettuts+ 19 August 2010 01:08
A quick bit of news today to let you know that Nettuts+ has joined the Smashing Network which means you’ll now be able to see Nettuts+ posts appear on Smashing’s awesome Web Design Post Network section! The quality of sites in the network is simply phenomenal, and I’m thrilled that Vitaly and the crew are [...]

Mastering the 960 Grid System

Nettuts+ 18 August 2010 22:08
We’re already familiar with the 12- and 16-column variants of 960.gs, but did you know that a 24-column alternative exists too? In this article, you’ll master the 960 grid system by dissecting the 24-column version demo. If you’ve only used 960gs before for Photoshop mockups, consider this your lucky day. By the end of this [...]

An Introduction to Split Testing in WordPress

Nettuts+ 17 August 2010 15:08
Split testing is a way to experiment with a live site and find which headlines and text are the most effective. Amazon uses split testing to determine which versions of their site convert customers better. We’ll use WordPress and Google’s Website Optimizer to test two different headlines, and find which works best at capturing customer [...]

The Newbie’s Guide to Test-Driven Development

Nettuts+ 16 August 2010 19:08
Testing your code is annoying, but the impact of not doing so can be orders of magnitude more annoying! In this article, we’ll use test-driven development to write and test our code more effectively. What is Test-Driven Development? Since the dawn of the computer era, programmers and bugs have battled for supremacy. It’s an inevitable [...]

Subtle CSS3 Typography that you’d Swear was Made in Photoshop

Nettuts+ 13 August 2010 04:08
Thanks to text shadows, outlines, transitions, and even text gradients, we can now create cool typography that you’d swear had to be made with a program like Photoshop. Nope, all CSS3 baby! Let’s take a look in this video quick tip. Premium Members: Download this Video ( Must be logged in) Subscribe to our YouTube [...]