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Finally getting around to reading the A List Apart articles on SVG http://www.alistapart.com/issues/299
Hi, I rsquo;m Trevor Davis, and I build websites.
I rsquo;m obsessed with them; it rsquo;s a problem. Well, not really. I rsquo;m a 25 year old Front-End Developer living in Arlington, VA. I work full-time at Viget Labs amp; freelance on the side. I specialize in CSS, HTML, jQuery, WordPress amp; ExpressionEngine. I spend my free time writing articles, building websites, and teaching. Find out more about me
Recent Work
4th District IBEW Health Fund
Employers Council on Flexible Compensation
Monica Davis
The National Christmas Tree
41 Comments
Tutorial
11.19.2009
Freeform + FieldFrame = ExpressionEngine Form Builder
A form builder is a regular request for some clients when they are looking for a content management system. There aren rsquo;t that many CMS that have this kind of functionality built-in, and even if they do, the implementation is usually less than desirable.
If you follow along with what I rsquo;ve been up to, you can probably tell that I have been on a big ExpressionEngine kick. I rsquo;ve been using it on a ton of projects recently, and I love it for its flexibility. Although it does lack a true form builder, I figured out a simple way to build one.
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11.11.2009
Tutorial
20 Comments
Reversed Ordered List with jQuery
At work this past week, a client requested something that I wasn #8217;t sure how to achieve: a reversed ordered list. So basically, they wanted to have a top 10 list, ...
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10.17.2009
Tutorial
3 Comments
ExpressionEngine: Embed an Embed within Itself?
At work this week, there was discussion on how to accomplish something in ExpressionEngine. We wanted to pull in entries that were in one category, but if there were no ...
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8.31.2009
Tutorial
13 Comments
Simple jQuery Text Resizer
I have done JavaScript text resizers a couple of different ways before, but I think I found my favorite way on a recent project. In previous projects, I have messed ...
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8.18.2009
Tutorial
8 Comments
Create a Newsletter with ExpressionEngine #038; FieldFrame
I guess it is time to come back from my little hiatus to actually write a blog post. I recently moved, so I have been busy with getting settled and ...
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Asides
The importance of teaching your clients and being the boss
Hallelujah: ldquo;We may check the site in a dozen browser and operating configurations but the visitors don rsquo;t, and never will, we can not forget that hellip; rdquo;
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Do what works best for you, not them
Cameron Moll reminds us that if something works for you, but isn rsquo;t recommended by others, who cares. Do what works best for you.
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Practical Uses of CSS3
I have been so busy with my new job at Viget Labs that I haven rsquo;t had any time to blog. I did just write a post on our Viget Inspire blog about Practical Uses of CSS3 though.
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Don rsquo;t fear the fold mdash; people do scroll
I rsquo;m definitely in the camp of people who don rsquo;t believe in the fold in web design, and this user testing does provide evidence to support that was of thinking. Designs should still be structured so that more important information is higher on the page though.
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Simplest jQuery Slideshow
I totally agree with this thinking. Everyone loves jQuery plugins, but they can sometimes be extremely bloated for things that can be coded relatively simply.
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Smashing Magazine Killed The Community (Or Maybe It Was Me)
It is getting pretty tiresome reading blogs that just have lists as blog posts. Every once in a while they may be ok, but try putting some thought into your posts.
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Creativity is Not Design (Design Test 2)
Andy Rutledge has created a second design test to show that creativity does not necessarily mean you are an effective designer. The first test is excellent as well. I need to learn more about design principles hellip;
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SEO FAQ
Derek Powazek clarifies some points from his latest post. Again, great stuff here.
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This site is hand-crafted with valid XHTML and CSS (well, except for some advanced CSS that all browsers don rsquo;t support yet). It makes heavy use of the jQuery JavaScript library and is powered by WordPress because it rsquo;s flexible and awesome.
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