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Sometimes, in our rush to out nerd each other, designers and web devs try and over-complicate the simple things. For example: animation. Sure, there’s nothing cooler looking than a really slick animation, and … Read More
I’d had the idea to create some Perch-specific SEO content area templates for a while and finally had reason to when working on the redesign for Burger Lounge. By using Simon Clay’s initial work as a jumping off point, we’ve … Read More
On a recent responsive design we were working on, we ran into a bit of an issue regarding our sprites and mobile devices. We noticed that when the sprite sheets got to a certain pixel height, they stopped showing up. … Read More
Ugh. I hate it when I’m trying to make modifications to an existing site and I can’t get the database to import because it’s too large. You end up with a lovely warning message like this:
This happens to … Read More
If you are having issues deleting messages off your iphone, it might be an issue with the way the network sees the Trash folder on your phone. It’s not common, but it happens. They say it is not a problem, … Read More
Man, do I hate OSX v10.7, aka “Lion.” Like, I really, *really* hate it. In a production environment, you don’t need a version of your everyday OS acting all hinkie… but that’s what Lion has been doing since I was … Read More
We use ChartBeat on a daily basis, and today our ChartBeat control panel was pretty fun to watch. We launched a website today for The Rumpus Room, a restaurant owned by our client. The Bartolotta Restaurant Group (based in … Read More
While packing for our family summer vacation, my 11 year old daughter timidly asked me if I was going to bring my laptop with me to Mexico. She didn’t have to explain why she was asking – she’s probably still … Read More
I know, I know… another blog post about iPads and what “must have apps” you should be using on yours. Everyone has written one of these lists, and (just like opinions and, ahem, other things) everyone’s got ‘em and everyone … Read More
When working on web projects it’s always best to build your projects in a live server environment, but not on a live server or domain. For a small studio, keeping two servers running for projects (one server live, one for … Read More