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Choosing how to position an element in CSS is sometimes really a choice about what side effects are most acceptable.
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Writing semantic markup for the web.
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The relationship between semantic markup and layout.
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Whitespace is probably the most under-appreciated yet impactful part of a good design.
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An overview of typography as a element of design for the web.
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The ebb and flow of skeuomorphism and how to effectively use it in your design.
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Balance is another great example of how viewers give physical dimensions to non-physical things. Balance is usually described as how “heavy” elements feel to the viewer according to how elements are arranged.
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We occupy three-dimensional space. Sometimes it’s fun, sometimes it’s dangerous, but that is where we live and it influences how our brains are accustomed to interacting with the world.
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Color is such a fundamental part of how humans understand the world that we often overlook how it is processed and why it influences us.
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Designing websites is an interdisciplinary practice of Visual, UI, and UX design.
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