Best Resources and Practices for Web AccessibilityWeb accessibility pertains to the development of websites that are usable and accessible by all sorts of individuals no matter their abilities or possible disabilities. Designing effective websites with free-flowing accessibility means your websites information architecture and core functionalities will be easily accessible.
For example, if you use JavaScript technology to create an auto expanding web layout by detecting the appropriate screen resolutions, this could greatly benefit those with poor vision as they tend to more than likely use a much larger screen than people …

Excellent Resources to Help You Create a High-Quality FontDesigning a useful font takes skill, time and requires you to not loose site of your “goal”. If you always wanted to learn how to create a font, then this is the article that’ll help you do just that. Below we’ve gathered several excellent resources that will help you create your own quality font for use in various projects of your choice. Wouldn’t it be great to have the skill required to create a custom font for your clients? Find out how!
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18 Essential Apps For Web Developers Using a MacIf you’re a web developer who’s using a Mac, then chances are you’ve come across at least one the popular development tools for a Mac. There’s nothing wrong with preferring a Mac for web development or everyday needs, especially since you’re right in the middle of a world open to countless quality applications that simplify a web developers life, and many are Mac exclusive. This is not to say that you can’t develop stunning graphics and websites using another Operating System, but …

Examples of Sign-Up & Contact Forms Designed For High ConversionsHaving a contact form that is optimized for good conversions can be the difference between a 2% and 10% conversion rate.  That is why it is important to always be testing different forms and elements to see which yield a better return. Minimizing steps/fields, explaining each field, using relevant graphics/icons, using a clean layout, colors, fonts, graphics/icons, headlines, and compelling offers can help convert a visitor into a customer.  Even the smallest change to a sign-up form can bring in …

Macbook Pro, Coda, and Expresso Winning Results!For those of you that subscribed to the GrindSmart Magazine Macbook Pro, Coda and Expresso giveaway we thank you! Today we have the winning results! Every winner was chosen by random through Random.Org services. There were 41 comments in total (43 including two pingbacks), but we only counted the actual reader comments 41. We inserted the min number (one) and the maximum number (forty-one) and then hit the generate button and whatever number (of comment) came up, then that person is the winner.
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