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A short tutorial on breaking an image vertically out of its parent container. If you're a CSS pro/veteran/expert, skip this video. 😉

Unlock your brand's full potential with a comprehensive visual system. Elevate beyond just a logo to foster recognition and trust among consumers.

I joined Twitter back in April of 2008. I don’t remember why I joined, but it became a fun little hangout and I enjoyed it. While I left both my personal and business Twitter accounts open, I haven’t…

For a balanced approach to client communication, steering away from constant email checking is important. The key is to be responsive without being instantly available, fostering healthier client…

I’m excited to announce the official reboot of Block 81 Insights. Subscribers to this newsletter will get info written by me about design, web development, and to a lesser extent, tech in general.

In the last year I've moved away from Dropbox almost entirely. Here's why and what I (barely) use Dropbox for now.

I ran into a strange issue with Craft and MySQL 8. Here's what happened and how I fixed it.

Some thoughts and reflections about 2023 as we head into 2024.

I saw this on Chris Coyier’s blog, who got it from someone else, who got the idea from someone else, and I thought I'd do one too. 😊

Using third-party form services like Typeform, Jotform, Hubspot, or Pardot for your website is not uncommon and generally is pretty easy to embed code without worrying how it will display on various…

Choosing a reader app is definitely a personal choice, but for me Reader has been hands down the best option.

If you're a web design client, how do you make sure your website project launches on time?