From the basics of animation keyframes and to expert animation tips that will save you many a headache, Estelle Wyl, web developer and author of HTML5 and CSS3 For the Real World, takes you on a tour of all you need to know to get up and running with CSS3 animations
via A masterclass in CSS animations | Tutorial | .net magazine.
Think carefully before choosing a gallery-style layout for your website. For example, it’s certainly not appropriate for sites that really ought to be read sequentially. Portions of your website – such as portfolios, links or even notebook-style blogs – can be a great place to explore the technique, but use it with care. If your content isn’t easily scannable or lacks clear and quickly received content then you’ll end up creating stumbling blocks for your visitors. After that, they’ll just leave with a sour taste in their mouths.
via Five killer ways to use a gallery style | Feature | .net magazine.
“The Dreamtime” is a unique series of paintings by So Yoon Lym. It is inspired by “the Aboriginal stories and visions of creation. Each braided pattern, carried by the students, is a map of the ancient universe, a topographical palimpsest of the world in pattern: valleys, mountains, forests, oceans, rivers, streams.”
We have analyzed the status updates of all the pages with above 1 million fans, and have created an overview of the best status updates (text-only udpates) that these pages sent over the period of the last couple months, which you can see below.
via Inspiration! Top 20 Facebook page status updates – Socialbakers.
Google today acquired Zagat in an effort to bolster its local products with the restaurant rating service. More notable is that Zagat is a content company.
In a blog post, Google said that Zagat will “be a cornerstone of our local offering.” Zagat is best known for its original reviews and rating service.
There are a few key elements to the Zagat purchase:
• Google will build out its local coverage and have reviews in more than 100 cities.
• Google is showing that it may actually have to own some content instead of merely aggregating it.
• As Robert Scoble noted, Zagat’s reviews are social-friendly and play in with Google+.
via Google buys Zagat, in original-content gambit | Digital Media – CNET News.
The drumbeat heralding the demise, or at least leveling off, of the daily deal market has been picking up in recent days. Most recently, news broke that Groupon was delaying its IPO.
Other worrisome recent events for the industry: Facebook has pulled its Daily Deal offering; Yelp is scaling back its sales force for these products. Experian Hitwise reported a significant drop-off in Groupon traffic this summer; according to PriceGrabber’s Local Deals Survey, 52% of respondents expressed feeling overwhelmed by the number of daily deal emails they receive.
via Dying Or Still Evolving? Industry Continues to Bet on the Latter for Daily Deals – MarketingVOX.
“The idea is a very mature way of thinking. It’s almost ingrained as a designer: this is how we approach layout. But we’ve tried to make it work on the web by basically inventing a page, like a best fit. We’ve created a page in a medium where there are no edges, there is no page. The web is different. So I’ve thought up three rules, which I think we need to apply to modern web design. It’s a complete reversing of the way of thinking about it.”
via Mark Boulton on layouts and grid systems | Interview | .net magazine.
Step zero: Read this guide, because we’re going to walk you through all the key details you need to know to both rid your computer of this junk and keep it free of downloaded problems forevermore.
via Maximum PC | Scrub Your PC Clean: Remove Malware in Four Easy Steps.
Conclusively proving that technology is indeed cyclical, BMW has successfully integrated a small steam turbine into a prototype 5 series that converts waste engine heat into electricity, resulting in a solid 10% increase in miles per gallon.
via BMW adds steam engine to car, improves fuel efficiency by 10% | DVICE.
Modern engineering techniques have given architects the freedom to go absolutely nuts as they run around cities and towns experimenting with all manner of crazy new structures. Like any artists given access to a wholly new set of artistic tools, the line between aesthetic choice and horrible mishap can prove somewhat fuzzy at first glance.
via 10 amazing buildings that look like terrible accidents | DVICE.