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I would like to get a bit more into mobile webdev and searching for books or screencasts about this topic. Of course I found dozents, but I don't know which to choose.
Does it make sense to read books with a design part in it, although I won't ever make a design, but only implement them?
Any suggestions out there, are there some must have reads?
Thanks for your help!
EDIT: I am mainly searching for books, which cover themes like media-queries and so on. I have to put designs in to web pages and would like to improve my skills by making them mobile friendly.
I've always found Smashing Magazine to be very helpful: http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/
If you prefer a book format, their Mobile Book is a collection of articles related to mobile design and development and is quite good: http://www.the-mobile-book.com/ It has a chapter on Responsive Design Patterns that you might find useful.
If you are looking for a sclabe template/framework or attempting to write it your self, DONT, It's a lot of work and it has been already written.
http://foundation.zurb.com/
It takes care of all your mobile need and scales to each framework. Its 100 % and just a template to start and take the hard work of your shoulder.
Well if you will be implementing the design into a mobile application then I wouldn't worry about learning the design bit of it. I would suggest you to have knowledge about the front end development.
If you will be developing mobile apps with html, js, css and any back-end programming language then I would suggest you to have a look at the Adobe Max 2013 screencasts in which they show loads of techniques and tools to programme mobile applications (mainly using PhoneGap).
The link to Adobe Max 2013: http://tv.adobe.com/show/max-2013/
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I have used Flash Builder and previously Flash for at least the past 15 years and am looking at the' writing on the wall' concerning the demise of Flash based software. I find ActionScript3 to be a powerful and elegant programming language and am hesitant to move towards what I perceive html5 to be because it appears that the underlying programming language is like taking a step back in time. It does not appear to be fully object oriented and I have yet to see a sophisticated IDE for it. Also, I have not seen an html5 equivalent of the Flash media server to capture and deliver video.
I'm not a professional developer, I'm a college professor who does a lot of design and development work and I need a platform that will be around for a while, that is technologically advanced, and that will continue to evolve. I've worked with xCode, but am concerned that it it too limited to IOS. I'd like to hear from others who can guide me in my decision making.
For web-based stuff, in your case, I'd definitely say to stick it out with AS3 until things become more absolute. Flash has issues that HTML5 doesn't, but the opposite is also true. Flash's issues are more permanent and/or something that Adobe just doesn't care about like it should, but HTML5, from what I understand, is still "growing up" and is not quite mature yet. Flash isn't dead yet, it's still well-established, and you're already really used to using it. So I'd say stick with that for right now, and change later when it's a better time to do so.
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I’m a newcomer to CSS3 and at the moment I’m overwhelmed by the plethora of options when it comes to frameworks.
Can anyone point me to an objective comparison of each, and when it makes sense to use one over another?
A couple of scenarios:
if creating a single-page centered-layout microsite
same as 1 above but want a 'responsive' design that changes on viewport, screen size
Here’s just a few I am considering:
getskeleton
framelessgrid.com
52framework.com
960.gs
blueprintcss.org
Sorry to make things a bit more complicated for you but here are 2 more which have been reviewed by DesignShack. Bootstrap, from Twitter and HTML Kickstart.
(Bootstrap is currently not responsive, but ver 2.0 will be and should be released on the 31st.)
If all you want is a single page with a centered layout that is responsive, I would highly recommend Getskeleton. I've had some experience using this framework for my projects and it really is lightweight and easy to implement, it sounds like a good match for your project.
If you're not too bothered about the site being responsive I would say use 960.gs, It's widely used, meaning you can get plenty of support if you run into trouble.
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I am not good enough in CSS coding though good hands on Web application development. I just wanted to understand the basic coding standard of CSS and went through some tutorials & did self practice but i feel something missing and don't feel much confidence when i see other coding standard.
Pls suggest me some good tutorials/ share your experience to enhance my skill. I am fade up of reading online tutorials.
My best advice would be to start coding yourself. Just start building web applications and learn as you go; you can get stuck looking for the best tutorials.
With that said, if you haven't stumbled on this yet, http://htmldog.com/guides/cssbeginner/ is the best tutorial in my opinion.
A List Apart is great... read the css articles form the bottom up: http://www.alistapart.com/topics/code/css/
Also i know some people cant grok it and its horribly technical and you have to kind of learn the language but i cant stress enough how much better off youll be if you actually take the time to read and understand the technical definition of CSS an how it works. A lot of things happen form misunderstanding box model and how things lay out, and then how it differences in standards complaint browsers and non-compliant browsers.
CSS 2.1: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/
CSS 3: http://www.w3.org/TR/css-2010/
I've recently watched the PluralSight movies and it was amazing if you looking for a movie tutorial. I know you have to pay to watch it, but first day that it released it was free to watch!
http://www.pluralsight-training.net/microsoft/courses/tableofcontents?courseName=css-intro
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I have completed designing the template in photoshop. now i want to convert it into html although i am very well aware of all the html, css javascript elements i use firebug too , i have converted many templates till date. my codes does not comprise of the quality it needs. when i download any templates from some premium sites and look onto their codes i feel my code is very bad in shape, my codes crave for improvement. i want to master the proper use of div , ul and li elements, and the css.
is their any proper resource on the web that could teach me how i do it?
is it good if i use 960gs framework?
My Bible: A List Apart
Well, HTML5 Boilerplate provides a layout for quick coding of pages, although you'll need to go through it and pick out what you don't need.
Line25 has a lot of tips on coding sites, including a tutorial on converting from PSD to HTML, and Soh Tanaka's site also has a lot of tutorials.
Such resources as bestpsdtohtml.com can be useful too
css-tricks is another great resource and has some free video content demonstrating converting a photoshop mock up into html and css.
I think this is the first of three showing the end to end process.
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I am interested in learning about designing web pages.
I have developed ASP.NET applications but so far the UI for the applications i.e. the various controls and their layout have already been designed by someone else and I have had to work on the server side part of the application only.
Now I am looking for good books to learn about designing the web pages themselves, to sink my teeth into html and css.
Looking for books which start with the basics but tackle the advance concepts too. Also any good advanced books will also be appreciated which i can start reading after I have finished with the basic ones.
Thanks
Are you interested in the design part of this (e.g. what the page look, feel and functionality should be) or the implementation opf said design? (or both?)
For the former, this SO question (
Learning Design for UI and Website Design
) has many of the answers. (useit.org and Don't Make Me Think and Joel Spolsky design book would be my favorites). Also, see this SO question as well (
Best books to learn about design
).
For the latter, you will need to learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Many great resources, but for the basics of JavaScript I would highly recommend to start with "JavaScript: The Good Parts".
Also, for the web site resources, peruse the answers to this SO question (
What are the best web design sites?
)
For someone not completely new to web design/dev:
CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions
This book helped me understand concepts more than code (CSS/HTML is rather easy to read and pickup)
I'd suggest:
Beginning CSS Web Development by Simon Collison
CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions by Andy Budd, Cameron Moll, and Simon Collison
The Non-Designers Desgin Book by Robin Williams - this was the best non-designer concept book I've seen so far. If you know squat about design, this goes a long way. And it doesn't tie itself at all to web design.
New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS by Henry Bojack
The Ultimate CSS Reference from Sitepoint Books