Stuff 4 Designers

2011 has been a whirlwind of exciting new techniques, tools and technology so far. Here are just a few items which have caught our eye over the last few weeks.

Font-size-adjust is a handy little CSS3 property that adds another asset to our web typography toolbox. At present it is only supported by Firefox but the spec on this one seems fairly clean-cut and simple so here’s hoping the other browser makers step up to the plate on this one sooner rather than later. You [...]

Have you ever sat there and thought: “I love this site that I’m on but I wish I could roll over the images, text and links with a ball and control it all with a right click”? Well with HTML5 and CSS3 now you can!! Simply copy the javascript over on Katamari Hack and paste [...]

Spring has sprung and the days are starting to get little longer so you know what that means? Another list of some truly awe inspiring showcases for HTML5 and CSS3! As always let us know what you think in the comments below and if you would like to be considered for inclusion in next month’s [...]

Typography on the web has been a trend which has been building slowly and steadily but it is set to take centre stage in 2011 as the technology and resources are finally here to support it. With the battle of @font-face finally settled and the advent of web typography finally upon us, web designers now [...]

Dashkards.com If you prefer to keep your hands on your keyboard at all times and rely on keyboard shortcuts to keep your productivity in top form, you’ll be interested in Dashkards. This collection of mini-cheatsheets can be added to the dashboard on your Mac for you to call up on demand. They have a good [...]

We recently featured the new HTML5 logo on our site but we forgot to mention the 8 other logos created by the W3C to highlight the new functionality HTML5 is bringing to the table. The new logos follow the same striking, bold, almost cartoony nature of the HTML5 logo released but once you give them [...]

Every month Stuff4Designers compiles the best showcases of work from around the web to help inspire and bring out your creative side. Enjoy! CSS3 only tool tips This is a great example of using CSS3 to control tool tips without using JavaScript. CSS3 only toggle switch Keeping with ‘CSS3 only tricks’ take a look at this [...]

Over the next 12 months we should see some excellent examples of work that pushes these technologies. Every month we will compile the best examples of work from around the web to help inspire your creative side.