This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. …
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CSS calc() in Webkit
As mentioned before, CSS calc() was about to come to Chromium/Chrome (Webkit). Since about a week ago, the first part of the implementation has landed into the Canary builds: Adds calc expressions to CSSPrimitiveValue. This enables simple (ie no mixing of percents with numbers/lengths) expressions to be evaluated on most properties. No mixing yet, but …
Loop Waveform Visualizer
The Loop Waveform Visualizer uses a combination of level and waveform data to produce a circular audio visualization of any MP3. Use the mouse to tilt and the mousewheel to zoom. Now this thing is really amazing. Couldn’t even imagine this being so responsive. Very, very neat. Canary Chrome required. Loop Waveform Visualizer → The …
W3C Responsive Images Community Group
A working group, pondering a proper solution to one the responsive web design challenges: responsive images: Our goal is a markup-based means of delivering alternate image sources based on device capabilities, to prevent wasted bandwidth and optimize display for both screen and print. W3C Responsive Images Community Group →
turn.js
Turn.js is a plugin for jQuery that adds a beautiful transition similar to real pages in a book or magazine with HTML5. It works in all modern browsers including touch devices. And it is easy to manipulate, and lightweight with only 15k. turn.js — The page flip effect for HTML5 → Turn.js Source (GitHub) →