On a recent client project, we decided to use Cufón font replacement on the website’s main navigation. This navigation included some drop-down menus, where the main link was font replaced, but the nested list items were not. We had a few more requirements, and getting them all to work together was harder to pull off than expected. In an effort to save my fellow developers some time, I present the following solution.

As the holidays approach this year, try making your own gifts & cards for people. To make it a little easier on you, we’ve created a helpful tutorial on how to make Christmas and Holiday lights in Photoshop, a perfect addition to any hand-made present. This tutorial is for beginner to intermediate Photoshop users.

Screen printing has become the modern go-to printing technique. But when your beautiful design includes gradients, preparing your artwork for print quickly becomes an unexpected nightmare. Don’t worry, we’re here to help. What you’ll need: The Illustrator File (CS4) Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

While Structure is great, its strict URL requirements make it difficult to rely on dynamic URL segments. This can make it a real head-scratcher to use categories with Structure. Luckily, you’ve just stumbled across a tutorial that will show you how to get ExpressionEngine, Structure, and categories working together. What you’ll need ExpressionEngine 2.0 Structure [...]

Letterpress can push your design to the next level, but before letting your imagination soar, it is important to know the limits and possibilities of letterpress printing. Here are some helpful tips on how to design for Letterpress. 1. Know your medium Letterpress is a wonderful, time-tested process with unique qualities. Before even beginning your [...]

If you’ve ever wanted to create dropdown, category-based navigation in your ExpressionEngine website, you’ve probably also wanted to punch a hole in your desk. It’s not easy. Or is it? In this tutorial, I’ll show you how. Requirements To follow along in this tutorial, you’ll need: An ExpressionEngine website running EE 1.6.x The Subcategories plugin [...]

Using sIFR (scalable Inman Flash Replacement) to replace standard web fonts on our web projects has become a de facto standard for us. Since I use it so often, I wrote a quick tutorial to show you how to get sIFR up and running. This tutorial is geared toward both the novice user installing sIFR [...]

WordPress’ next_post_link() and previous_post_link() functions are used to navigate between posts in single post (permalink) view. They work great…until you come to the very first or the very last post. When viewing the latest post, next_post_link() displays nothing; when viewing the earliest post, previous_post_link() displays nothing. This can result in some less than friendly navigation. [...]

A couple months ago, I wrote a post on how to use AJAX to edit content inline – without accessing the control panel and without a page refresh. Since then, I’ve found a much cooler and more practical way of editing content inline: by using a modal box. The result is the same: authorized users [...]

Web developers are a demanding lot. We’re impatient for change, we wanted it yesterday, and we love shortcuts. I don’t mean the “cutting corners” type of shortcut. I mean the “this will make life easier” type of shortcut. In this post, I’ll show you how you can use AJAX to edit your ExpressionEngine content on [...]