The next important thing we'll look at is the structure of a QR code. The below diagram shows names of the different sections of a QR symbol. Then I'll go over each one in more detail. Keep in mind that below if I mention one copy of something being the original and...
Recently I undertook a task to develop a QR Code generator. I was surprised to find how difficult it was to find complete information on the QR Code specification. Most of what I found only explained part of the puzzle. So my new endeavor is to completely explain the...
Matcha Design - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 The purpose of these tricks is to take existing, perfectly valid code, and add little touches to it. They all use jQuery, though could potentially be adapted. They're meant to be called after the DOM has loaded, such as...
Matcha Design - Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Yesterday, Facebook announced that they've added a new social gadget to their growing arsenal - the Send button. Clicking the Send button on a web page will open a dialog allowing the user to choose from their Facebook friends,...
A couple weeks ago I detailed some things that can keep your website from living up to its potential. In part 2, I focus heavily on user interaction, highlighting some common problems that are usually a result of focusing priority on the wrong goals (i.e. anything...
Every developer needs some reference now and then. Whether you're dealing with a new problem you've never encountered before, learning a new scripting language, or you just can't remember which function you need, these web sites will help you get the job done. 1....
Before you can break into the realm of having a great website, you have to make sure you have one that isn't annoying. Even a great design can be ruined by a simple blunder influenced by over enthusiasm. Here are a few things you'll want to avoid when designing and...
As promised, this week I'm continuing my list of common mistakes, but moving from HTML to the realm of CSS. The rules are a little different with CSS, as you'll see, but I'm still not going to tell you that you shouldn't use perfectly valid practices just because of...
Mostly I've been pointing out things that you can do with HTML, CSS, YouTube videos, jQuery, etc. But now I'd like to point out things you should NOT do. Some common mistakes in HTML, and next week I'll probably tackle CSS mistakes. In researching similar articles, I...
This is a continuation from last week's tutorial 5 URL Parameters to Improve Your YouTube Embedding – Part 1. Remember that I'm going to assume that you're using the embed URL format (http://www.youtube.com/v/Sla2VebjkQk), rather than the link format...
There are many benefits to using YouTube to embed videos. It speeds up user access to the video while reducing bandwidth consumption on your own hosting, and it's a widely familiar interface with many features built in. There are several ways to customize the behavior...
WordPress is a very popular blog management system, and with good reason. It's a well-documented and easy-to-use blog platform with thousands of plugins and themes, and best of all, it's free. But if you want your blog to stand out from the other over 60 million...