From the Learner

August 12th, 2012

It all comes into focus

So here’s what I learned this week… Hi-res displays have entered the marketplace to make the world a more beautiful place. We’re now seeing huge increases in the resolution of mobile and computer screens, and developers need to be prepared. Bottom-line: If you don’t have a hi-res display, you may not actually realize how bad Read More…

August 4th, 2012

Fun with Forms

Class is in session! My week was insanely busy, but I finally had a chance to attempt the assignment this weekend, after watching the webcast live on Thursday. A few quick thoughts about forms and buttons while it’s fresh on my mind… First: creating forms in HTML5 not only results in leaner code, but also Read More…

July 26th, 2012

Excited about today’s session

I headed into today’s session thinking, “Eeek!!! Did someone say HTML5?” It’s been a while since I got my feet wet with mark-up, so I was a little nervous…  but also excited to be your Official Learner today. And I could see you were too! Visitor turnout was great and the questions were flowing rapidly Read More…

July 26th, 2012

Assignment: Updating your site

I’m the Summer of Learning head instructor, and here’s your first assignment! Download the assignment here. We’ve provided a page to a fictional website: it’s a recipe for a (non-fictional) cocktail called the Pisco Sour. Open the HTML file (pisco-sour.html) in a text editor of your choice. Your job is to replace the HTML tags with Read More…