I`m a Brazilian web designer &
front-end developer.
This blog features some of my projects, illustrations, photographs and thoughts. Enjoy!
Portfolio: Hooke & MacDonald
Hooke & MacDonald is one of the major real estate agencies in Ireland, specially in the new homes market. They requested 4pm to come up with a new website that is modern in looks and features, reflecting the same high quality standards they have been keeping since 1967.
Why Should I Care About IE6?
Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Opera. Developing websites to match all these browsers is no easy job. And don’t even start talking about the different release versions. You can’t force your visitor to use a specific software but your budget is limited and you can’t create a whole new html for each one of them.
Luckily the modern versions of these browsers are relatively compatible, one difference here, another there. Nothing that a separate stylesheet or a reset css can’t solve. One of them, however, take this to the extreme. Yes, I am talking about the evil IE6.
Know Your Type: Part 1 – Anatomy
Typography is a field that is quite new to me. Coming from a developer background, I did not study type the way graphic designers do. Luckily, today we have great books and various websites approaching this subject.
In this post series, which will be called Know Your Type, I will share some basic concepts and theories to introduce you to the amazing world of typography.
3 Image Techniques To Speed Up Your Website
In this post I’ll show you 3 useful techniques to speed up the display and download of images on your website: Css Sprites, Image Maps and Inline Images. By using these techniques you will reduce the number of http requests needed to view all resources of your html. A good way to quantify the pros and cons of using these approaches is to download the Firefox Addon called YSlow.
Book Review: Don’t Make Me Think!
What comes to your mind when you think about usability in web design? “Less clicks is better”? “Design to the average user”? “Content is king”? “Users leave your website if it doesn’t load in X seconds”? If you take any of these as a rule for your websites then you need to read this book: Don’t Make Me Think, by Steve Krug.
