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Beginner's Mind

We all want to be experts, but a fresh perspective can help an experienced mind learn new tricks.
Ian C. Anderson
October 27, 2014
Human-Centered Typography

Viewing typography as a human-centered field of design
Carolann Bonner
October 24, 2014
You Should Take A Codecation

A codecation is like a vacation, but you spend most of your time writing code.
Ben Orenstein
October 23, 2014
A more efficient and organized workflow for SVGs

SVGs can be messy to develop with, often times being exported from a graphics...
Steven Harley
October 22, 2014
- Web
- SVG
- Design
- Rails
Introducing FormKeep

Announcing FormKeep, the easiest way to create form endpoints for designers and developers.
Josh Steiner
October 15, 2014
- News
- Formkeep
- Web
Functional Swift for Dealing with Optional Values

Using functional concepts in Swift can bring clarity and safety to everyday patterns.
Gordon Fontenot
October 15, 2014
Prototyping Animation with Keynote

Animations in user interfaces can be a tool to help users transition between screens. Apple’s Keynote program is a surprisingly effective way to prototype those animations.
Andrew Cohen
October 13, 2014
- Design
Refactoring From Model to View Helper to Null Object

We are working to add more thorough progress tracking to upcase.com. Chad...
Tute Costa
October 10, 2014
- Web
- Rails
- Ruby
- Upcase
Back to Basics: Anonymous Functions and Closures

Anonymous functions and closures are a useful concepts included in most...
Britt Ballard
October 10, 2014
- Web
- Back To Basics
- Good Code
- Ruby
- JavaScript
How to Stop Voodoo Programming

Voodoo programming is when we write code that we don’t really understand. We know we shouldn’t do it. But how do we stop?
Rich Rines
October 7, 2014
- Good Code
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