Design Techniques: Spacing Your Text in Graphics

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Sabir Johnson

If you like designing like I do, you know that you have to play graphics editor as well.  Using tools like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop offer so many tools but they don’t offer any design decisions for you.  Using the correct typography and colors are decisions that you must make when designing a graphic such as a flyer, business card, or poster.  Continue reading →

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Using HighCharts for charting in Javascript

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Sabir Johnson

In working with numbers all the time, I came across this cool javascript tool set for charting.  It works on all browsers and makes your charts come to life with little effort! Continue reading →

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Jquery: The new Flash

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Sabir Johnson

Many developers that I talk to are moving toward javascript to do most of the things they once did with Adobe Flash.  Not only does javascript offer the tools to animate objects with kits like Jquery and MoTools, but it delivers a more versatile toolkit than Flash.  Don’t get me wrong, Flash is a very useful tool and with the addition of AS3 (actionscript), Flash developers can still develop some pretty cool stuff. Continue reading →

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Using JQuery simplyScroll on Your Website

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Sabir Johnson

SimplyScroll is a great jQuery plugin that can animate content either automatically or manually, horizontally or vertically, backwards or forwards.  It’s very useful when you’re designing a website and there’s a need for such a feature. Continue reading →

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New Business Card Calculator

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Sabir Johnson

I’ve posted a new business card calculator for those who would like to know how much business cards cost.  Options such as card type, finish, corners, and quantity options are a few of the features of this calculator.

Please visit the page here.

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Incorporating Music into your Website

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Sabir Johnson

Ten years ago when Flash was just beginning to catch on and everyone wanted “flashy” sites, many developers added a soundtrack to the intro to their web projects.  Today, music and heavy flashy intros are annoying,  expensive to build, and they do nothing in terms of on-page optimizing for search engines to pick up proper key words.  Continue reading →

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