Author: Ben Gremillion
Ben Gremillion is a Web designer who solves communication problems with better design.
Website: Benthinkin
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Mobile Design’s Wake-Up CallPreparing Websites For The Unexpected
- January 14th, 2013
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Designing websites for smartphones is easy compared to retrofitting those already in place. More than that, it’s embarrassing how, almost eight years after CSS gained practical acceptance, a lack of foresight haunts those of us who write HTML. Converting older websites to responsive design causes headaches not because small screens are ...
Read more...Backup Strategy“My Hard Drive Crashed…” (And What I Learned From It)
- December 28th, 2012
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The most valuable part of a computer is also its most fragile: Data are the wealth of a digital lifestyle, a currency of which many notes are irreplaceable. At least, that’s how I felt staring at a “Confirm you want to wipe your hard disk” message, my finger poised over ...
Read more...Hex ColorsThe Code Side Of Color
- October 4th, 2012
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The trouble with a color’s name is that it never really is perceived as the exact same color to two different individuals — especially if they have a stake in a website’s emotional impact. Name a color, and you’re most likely to give a misleading impression. Even something like “blue” is ...
Read more...Performance StudyAdopting A Responsive WordPress Theme Is More Than Install-And-Go
- July 26th, 2012
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As iOS, Android, and Windows 8 take the Web to smaller screens, designers are adopting techniques to make their websites usable on handheld devices. Responsive Web designs present different formatting and layout to suit the device on which their pages are displayed. Browsers choose the appropriate styles on page load, ...
Read more...Passing The Holy Milestone: How To Meet Deadlines
- July 28th, 2010
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For too many projects, there comes a time when every action taken, every decision and sacrifice made, is spurred on by pressure to finish. Tempers seem to shrink along with the available days, talk about “high standards” gives way to “good enough,” and people realize that deadlines are aptly named. ...
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