Digital Doodles

I’m a doodler. I’ve always enjoyed doodling. Even as a kid, anything within the diameter of our kitchen phone chord’s reach was covered in spirals, patterns, 3D names and numbers. School notebooks and folders were tricked out with ballpoint pen illustrations, band...

Resurgence of the Animated Gif

The grand daddy of browser compatible image formats loops back in the limelight. Whether you pronounce it with a hard g as in “gift” or soft g as in “gem”, gifs are here to stay… and they’re classier than ever. A Little History In 1987 the Graphics...

Instagram Photo Styles with CSS

Those cool retro filters aren’t just for cameras and image editors anymore… By coupling FilterEffects and a few simple image overlays, we’re able to achieve some pretty cool effects similar to those produced by camera apps, such as Instagram. Be...
Oh, drop downs, you cheeky little things!

Oh, drop downs, you cheeky little things!

Why is it? Form elements are fully customizable using simple CSS styling except <select> drop downs. Oh sure, you can tweak colors, sizes, fonts, etc. but I’m talking about overriding the native controls and really making them your own. Of course, you can use...