How To Embed Videos Without Embed Code
Before I go into the code, remember that if a video does not have the option to embed, there may be a good reason for that. You may require special rights to use the video.. but more than likely […]
Posts by Ran Enoch:
The Pixelize jQuery Plugin
I am unabashedly and unreasonably fond of pixel art. To that end, I’ve created a simple jQuery plugin that can turn a JavaScript array into CSS pixel art. […]
Bouncing Balls in the HTML5 Canvas
Here’s a fun demo I put together using the HTML5 canvas, aided by the excellent sketch.js framework. I’m creating a whole bunch of semi-transparent balls and bouncing them around on the screen. The demo definitely requires a modern browser (Chrome/Firefox/IE9+). […]
Sizing Images Responsively
Images are sort of a special beast in the HTML animal kingdom. They’re technically inline elements, but they don’t really behave like them. This can cause trouble in responsive web designs. Happily, the fix is simple, safe, and effective. […]
Embedding Video in a Responsive Site
You’ve just found the perfect cat video to share with all your friends. You post it to your fancy responsive website, but whoops: the video doesn’t fit! Let’s fix that. […]
Simple Table Column Highlighting
One design technique I’ve always enjoyed is highlighting the row and column of any cell that the user hovers over. Highlighting table rows is easy, but columns are hard. Or so I thought. Using table cols vastly simplifies the process. […]
Use a CSS Preprocessor
CSS Preprocessors have been around for a while now, but I didn’t start seriously looking into them until about a year ago. I didn’t think yet another language like LESS, Stylus or Sass would have anything to offer me. I was wrong, and CSS Preprocessors are awesome. Here are three good reasons why. […]
A New CSS Newbie Site Design Launched!
If you’ve been here before, you’ll probably notice things are looking quite a bit differently all of a sudden (and if you’re new to these parts, welcome!). For the first time in several years, CSS Newbie has a new face! […]
A Pure CSS Bouncing Ball
We’re going to create a ball that bounces infinitely – seemingly randomly – in its container. What’s the big whoop about that? We’ll do it entirely with CSS. […]
Making a Sphere in CSS
Traditionally, the web has been a static, two dimensional space. Depth and motion have been the realm of Flash or JavaScript. Happily, this is changing. Today, we’ll turn a regular, blocky old element into a sphere. […]