The HTML5 API opens up the ability to utilize a device's vibration functionality. While from a user experience standpoint you'll want to be very careful not to abuse this feature as most people will not be expecting a website to vibrate their phone, it's also very fun to play with. Here is the basic vibration snippet.… Read more »
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Web design and development is a relay race where our job as artists and programmers is simply to go from the starting blocks to the finish line. My favorite nuance of the race is that we put up our own hurdles in order to jump over them. From frameworks to media queries, there are many… Read more »
Finding fun public JSON feeds to experiment with is surprisingly difficult, so I thought I'd compile a list of as many interesting and useful examples as I could find. This list is for public feeds meaning they do not require an API key. I also focused on the REST architecture. My example usage snippets will… Read more »
Did you know that you can send a text message to a mobile phone from your email? This allows you to work it into your website code, or for mass-mailers (to get newsletters directly on your phone). Use the list below for the email address to use for each provider. Be sure to replace the placeholder number… Read more »
This is my template for keeping track of major events in life. It's a lot of fun, and it's also a great motivator to do something memorable at least once per month. You may find yourself spending hours digging through your past to narrow down what month was it when you bought your first car,… Read more »
I have been working with responsive HTML emails for a good amount of time, and have developed my own method of programming them. My process allows for very fast turnarounds and support for most email clients ranging from Outlook 2000 and Thunderbird to iPad and Gmail. The biggest problem with responsive emails is we're trying to… Read more »
Who doesn't love seeing traffic spikes from referrers in their Google Analytics reports? The first thing most of us do is copy the referrer path into a new browser tab and try to find where the link back is. Have you ever gone to the referring page only to have it try to sell you… Read more »
Here's a great example of why graphic design leans more towards science than art. When designing something for print, the topic of "Rich Black" may come up, so here are a few questions to think about before continuing: What is "Rich Black"? Why is rich black not made up of 100% of CMYK? When should… Read more »
Mobile apps have created a precedent of using the device's back button to close off-canvas menus. This snippet will enhance mmenu by allowing users to close the menu with the browser's back button using the History API. When the menu is opened, the current page is pushed into the user's history. Then when the user… Read more »
Google's Chromecast has been out for over a year now, and is becoming a great accessory for mobile gaming. It is a cheap alternative to consoles and is a must-have for traveling to hotels or Grandma's house! Current gen consoles like the Playstation 4 and Xbox One seem to be shunning local multiplayer games in favor… Read more »
Chris Blakley is the digital design and development strategist at Pinckney Hugo Group in New York.
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