KYLEJLARSON

Web Design Blog

My blog contains a selection of articles I've written, mostly about web design and technology that I've found interesting. Feel free to leave a comment or subscribe to the feed.

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How SimCity Taught Me to Design Websites

The path to building a great city in SimCity is very similar to designing and optimizing a successful website. Here’s what I learned from the game!

Finding a Better Web Design Process

Creating a successful website is all about process. A good design process helps you get the ideas out of your head and into a format that can help you make logical design decisions.

iPhone 5 Web Design

A guide on building websites for iPhone 5. Details on the iPhone 5 screen resolution and how to get your website or web app ready.

Creating Retina Images for Your Website

This guide will help you get started making your websites and web apps look amazingly sharp on Apple’s newest devices with retina images!

Adding an Icon for iPhone, iPad & Android to Your Website

Add custom icons to your website for the iPhone, iPad, and Android for users that save it to their homescreen to look like an App.

Animated Search Box with HTML5 Placeholder

Let users know what they can enter in your search by creating an animated search box using an HTML5 placeholder.

Fixed Elements and Scrolling Divs in iOS 5

How to create fixed and scrolling divs in iOS5 to make your iPhone or iPad site look like an App.

An Event Apart Minneapolis

An overview and notes from An Event Apart Minneapolis 2011.

How to Create Pie Charts with CSS3

Learn to use the latest features of CSS3 to create pie charts purely from code.

URL Structure Tips

Carefully considering the location of your pages can greatly help users by making links semantic and easy to remember.

Design Process: The Rule of Three

Is creating a certain number of designs for clients critical to the design process?

How to Setup Your Site for the iPhone

Learn some settings you can add to your website to target the iPhone.

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