Good software enables us to take a lot of niceties for granted. Intelligent interfaces handle all the simple tasks so that we don’t need to worry about them. For example, when I type “www.desktopped.com” into an email or an instant message, I expect that it will be clickable on the other end without having to [...]Related posts:

Good software enables us to take a lot of niceties for granted. Intelligent interfaces handle all the simple tasks so that we don’t need to worry about them. For example, when I type “www.desktopped.com” into an email or an instant message, I expect that it will be clickable on the other end without having to [...]Related posts:

A recent round of client work at One Mighty Roar has got me thinking a lot more about successful interface design. Specifically, how can we build pages that send a clear message without losing aesthetic or professional edge? The question turns out not to be “How does it look?” but, “What is it saying?” Dazzling graphics [...]Related posts:

Tumblr has done a lot of growing over the past few years. Recently I’ve had to develop a few themes inside of Tumblr for part of a larger overall campaign. Coming from Wordpress, I appreciated the platform’s simplicity, but wasn’t sure about how customizable it would actually be. I was under the impression that custom [...]Related posts:

This is a guest post from the talented Joseph Hinson. Interested in seeing your name up here too? Get in touch! In this post I’m going to talk about how to use WordPress’ attachment functionality to automatically detect and wrap mp3s in a player. If you want to your mp3s to automatically be wrapped in a player, [...]Related posts:

The gradient has become a universal crutch. Hypocrisy, we know, considering parts of this blog’s current design. Gradients have a habit of decorating since the design trends introduced by Web 2.0 gloss. The starburst badges and text reflections may have faded into obscurity, but the brash gradient stuck it out. Please don’t read this as a [...]Related posts:

A few weeks back, we posted a tutorial using the Bit.ly API and Twitter in order to share feedback on a blog post. Since the original post went up, we’ve spent some time revisiting this idea for Build Internet’s upcoming theme redesign. In this post we’ll expand on the original tutorial by automating the link shortening [...]Related posts:

As you may have noticed, Build Internet just got a major facelift, This change will not stop at design, but will carry over to the content as well, for we would be doing many people a disservice if we stopped at visuals alone. This giant leap forward is the direct result of an epiphany that Zach [...]Related posts:

Some of you probably clicked that link ready to defend the good name of social media, and you deserve commendation for your efforts. You can put the pitchforks down for a moment, because this article is not what you think. I love Twitter as much as the next person, but it’s the buzzwords around these [...]Related posts:

The Goal We want to create a layout with two columns, each a different color, yet have both colors extend the the edge of the browser.If you would like to see an example of this, check out One Mighty Roar – try resizing your browser and notice that neither color stops short of the window edge.Note: [...]Related posts:

This post is supported by Webdesigner Depot, a popular web design blog covering tutorials, design trends, blogging and inspirational posts. You can visit WDD at webdesignerdepot.com and follow WDD on Twitter @designerdepot. Getting a user to visit your site is only step one. If you’re interested in maintaining a long-lasting relationship, it’s going to take some commitment. By [...]Related posts:

Server administration is a rarely discussed topic here on Build Internet, but today’s tutorial is a quick and easy modification that may prove useful to some. At the very least, it will save you from a “How did they do this?!” Google search someday. This post also comes with a preface. While this may be a [...]Related posts:

Hello Spring. It’s been a long time. Every couple weeks or so, we scavenge Flickr for some wonderfully inspiring photography to build color schemes from. The results can be used to start graphic and web projects of all sizes. As we’ve said before, inspiration comes in funny places sometimes. Photos are all found via Flickr (follow image [...]Related posts:

This will be an experiment in transparency. CSS has come a long way over the years, and one of the biggest advancements is the integrated use of transparency. A few years back, transparency in web design was a compatibility nightmare, and involved a messy combination of images and alignment. We’re spoiled today with the introduction and adoption of [...]Related posts:

Regular blog readers probably notice the wide range of social media “Share this” links found on most sites. With everyone from CNN to ESPN integrating ways of sharing content, one of the most popular techniques is using a URL shortener to neaten up and condense the link. Today we’re going to explore this idea of [...]Related posts: