Another Certification, Another Class, Another Layout
I’ve earned another certification. As part of my commitment to continuing education and stay on top of my field, I take many classes. Some of those, are more than just classes because all the ground the cover. Sometimes they are courses. When I complete these courses, Often I earn a certificate so that I can prove to others I’m qualified in this particular subject. Or at least I’m proving that I took the course… This one is about SASS. SASS is a preprocessed language where a Developer enters a lot of code in a...
read moreColor of the Year 2023
Pantone, “the global authority on color” has a contest every year and they release, Color of the Year. Of course it’s all just fun and games, but I have to admit, this years color is stunning. I think I may even be looking for some ways to incorporate it into some designs. Of course no one is obligated to use the color in any way. It also changes nothing when a color is named color of the year except perhaps that that color is used more by designers. Viva Magenta Sample There are all kinds of color palettes made up...
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Covid-19 Tracker
I’ve used real data from the World Health organization and then chose which stats to put together, added text and of course, it’s got to look better than a list of numbers. The data below may be repetitive but it just an opportunity to show some of the different ways to present the information and some of the different sets of information I could combine. Technical Details: I’ve used an API to receive data from the WHO (World Health Organization), using JavaScript to communicate with the API and output CSS and HTML with a...
read moreHealth Care App Interface
Here’s a little UI kit I was playing with. It’s CSS only. While it isn’t hooked up to any data it shows a nice way to design an interface. The squares reveal sections of a background image. The first one is a dark moonlit photos and the second one is brightly lit dandelion close up. You could tie some kind of conditions to them from within your own backend, be it PHP, JavaScript, or whatev, and use the imagery as a way to visual inform, at a glance, which of the items on the screen had been tested during this session....
read moreLocal Browser Storage Example
HTML5 adds a new feature that can be very handy in certain circumstances. Local Storage lets us to store data (in key / value pairs) on the clients machine via the browser. It soes this with a new JavaScript API. Its better than cookies because: It can store more data The data isn’t cleared when all cookies are deleted Only when data from that specific website is deleted in the browsers setting or via a plugin. No expiration date on the data It has two draw backs: Some people don’t allow any websites to store local data. It...
read moreOrder Form Example
Here’s mock up number 2 of 3 (they chose #1), I did for a web design company I freelance for: View I moved the code to my server and used an image from the Florida Photo Gallery.
read moreComplex One Page Website Example
A one page website can have a robust amount content on it after all. The example website I made below is a highly detailed example of how to add lot of different kinds of content and function to a one page website and to how to do it beautifully. It also shows us it can presented in a way that creates a positive memory, contains lots of detail where needed and just looks beautiful overall. View the One Page Website example. There are many benefits from using the one page format like this: You can control the order in which the information...
read moreGetting a Gravatar with PHP
Getting a Gravatar icon for a specific person is actually harder than it seems. Even if you know their account name, which is simply the e-mail address they signed up with. Typically a developer doesn’t know that because he’s making an app to be used by anyone, not just one person. This uncertainty is typical. What is unusual is to need to take that information and then encrypt in with a MD5 hash and then use it. There are several methods out there, but they most of them seem pretty complicated. So I though it might help...
read moreBeautiful Landing Pages Free WordPress Theme Debut
Holy moly that title is a mouthful! Let’s rephrase it: I’m debuting a new free WordPress Theme. It’s titled Beautiful Landing Pages. I’m planning several more editions each having something new but all with a common core. But before we get into why that matters, let’s talk about what this theme actually does… The Beautiful Landing Pages WordPress theme has a history. It’s the WordPress branch of the Coming Soon Responsive Landing Page Project. That project has been around for a while. It was...
read moreAbout Texx Smith
I'm Texx Smith, an experienced freelance project manager and web designer. I've been innovating for my clients since 1995 by myself and with small teams. Please let me show you how my experience and talent can best serve you.