Transliteration is a popular way to input non-English characters using an English keyboard. The typical method of implementing this is via keyboard event capturing but there’s no uniform support from mobile browsers. In this article, Sandamal Siripathi explains a new method to eliminate such browser-related problems when developing web apps that use transliteration.
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Ever built a website and reached for jQuery, Bootstrap, Vue.js or React to acheive some basic user interaction? Alpine.js is a fraction of the size of these frameworks because it involves no build steps and provides all of the tools you need to build a basic user interface. Today, Phil Smith is going to take a closer look at Alpine.js and how it can replace JQuery or larger JavaScript libraries to build interactive websites. If you regularly build sites that require a sprinkling on Javascript to alter the UI based on some user interaction, then this article is for you.
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Around the web and within the CSS Working Group, there has been some discussion about whether we should specify a version of CSS — perhaps naming it CSS4. In this article, Rachel Andrew rounds up some of the pros and cons of doing so, and asks for your feedback on the suggestion.
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Prototyping helps to formulate the main trajectory of the design by framing your mind around a continuous pursuit of better concepts. Any team that makes a prototyping integral part of their design is motivated to search for a better solution. Today, Tony Kim will introduce you to ProtoPie, a tool that will help you prototype in the best way possible to validate an idea and bring it to life.
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In this sixth instalment of Inspired Design Decisions, Andy Clarke will explore how British art director Neville Brody and in particular his work on The Face Magazine inspires his designs for the web. How do we use blend modes to add depth to our designs? How do we use vertical text for impact? How can we use clipping paths to bring in character and energy to a design? In this article, Andrew Clarke will explore just that.
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Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of wallpapers is for you. We embarked on this monthly wallpapers journey more than nine years ago and we’re very thankful for everyone who submits their artworks to it each month anew. Today, designed by artists and designers from across the globe, Cosima Mielke brings you versions with and without a calendar for March 2020.
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The word “SEO” holds a lot of weight. We know how critical it is to the success of a website and, yet, it often becomes one of those things that’s left until the very end of a web design project to deal with. Or, worse, it’s pushed onto one person’s plate who likely isn’t capable of doing all that needs to be done. SEO should be a team sport — and that’s what today’s post is all about.
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Conferences are about gathering information and knowledge but are also opportunities to meet and learn from other like-minded folks in the web design community. Plus, you’ll be exposed to a lot of new information, which will help you advance in your career. Let’s dive into our list for January to December. Jan Constantin will keep updating this list, so make sure to bookmark this page and check it every once in a while!
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Conferences are about gathering information and knowledge but are also opportunities to meet and learn from other like-minded folks in the web design community. Plus, you’ll be exposed to a large amount of new information, which will help you to advance in your career.
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Whenever a web client uploads a file to a server, it is generally submitted through a form and encoded as multipart/form-data. Multer is a middleware for Express.js and Node.js that makes it easy to handle this so-called multipart/form-data whenever your users upload files. In this article, Deve Rathore introduces how Multer streamlines the process of handling file uploads. It also introduces how to use Mongoose to interact with our database by building a music manager app using Express.js alongside Multer for the music upload and Nuxt.js (Vue framework) for our frontend.
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