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Author Archives: Dennis Plucinik
Learning Web Design: Adding Structure with CSS using Positioning, Floating, & Clearing
Positioning, Floating, and Clearing are three fundamental pieces you need in order to add visual structure to your site. This is the second post of a two part series discussing how to add structure to your site with CSS. The … Continue reading
Learning Web Design: Adding Structure with CSS using Resets, Grid Frameworks, & LESS CSS
You may have learned how to write rudimentary HTML, or even have come from a background of creating websites using tables, or neither. In any case, you’re at the point where you need to bring your site to life by … Continue reading
Common Git Commands
These are some common and useful commands to help you along with using Git. This post will grow as I think of more to add for future reference. Also, feel free to recommend any that you think are relevant.
Learning Web Design: Basic JavaScript
JavaScript is the most popular language in the world [citation]. It is the modern way to add dynamic behavior and interactivity to web pages. This article assumes you know nothing about JavaScript. This article is a precursor to the Intro … Continue reading
Learning Web Design: Basic CSS
CSS is the modern way to add style to an HTML web page. There are only a few fundamental concepts you need to grasp before getting started with CSS. In order of importance: How to connect CSS to HTML elements … Continue reading
Learning Web Design – Series Introduction
Starting January 27th I started teaching Web Design 1 at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. I will be producing quite a bit of content in the next few months and I’ll use this blog to … Continue reading
Learn HTML5 Series Introduction
I recently started a meetup group here in NYC called Learn HTML5 under the premise that there are “over 1 million Google searches each day by people asking what is HTML5?”. The purpose of the meetup is to answer that … Continue reading
What is HTML5?
In the last year I’ve seen an almost frantic rush of companies trying to find HTML5 developers, and subsequently a rush of developers scrambling to fill that demand. However, both sides seem unable to answer questions like, “What does HTML5 … Continue reading
2 Beginner Tips for Adobe Illustrator
I’ve used Illustrator in the past but I don’t honestly remember my way around the interface. So as per my usual routine, I will be recording my intro steps for you and future me. Here are the first to things … Continue reading
JavaScript Explained: Difference Between Logical OR “||” and Bitwise OR “|”
I’m not ashamed to say today I got slammed on a JavaScript pop quiz presented to me by a curious coworker. It is the type of question you might see on a JavaScript-centric job interview conducted by someone who likes … Continue reading
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