The full RSS feed from browsermedia.com including the blog and news feeds sewn into one. http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=ce591c935f3f87c02685b8bcd925e6cd Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:11:17 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/11/12/content-aware-css-wtf Media Queries are awesome. They really are. Being able to detect a users device width, height, and/or orientation and then being able to style the content they view accordingly is an invaluable tool in any web designers/developer's toolkit. They are paramount to the responsive design movement, and makes porting content from device to device without having to create multiple templates somewhat of a synch. And better still, every day, new possibilities/options are being added to them to make them more powerful. http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/11/12/content-aware-css-wtf Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/11/05/css-frameworks CSS frameworks like Twitter's Bootstrap or Blueprint were created to help developers cut down on development time by creating preset definitions for all of the normal items found within the HTML markup of a website.  In terms of the development of a website, having these items already predefined is a boon for many developers tired of having to rewrite the same chunks of CSS for multiple sites.  http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/11/05/css-frameworks Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:29:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/10/26/ux-show-tell-october-2012 Last week, UX Show & Tell (@uxshowandtell) held its latest event at the Nclud office. The theme this month was "Wireframes and Prototypes" and featured three great presentations by Panayiotis Karabetis (@pkarabetis), Christine Ryu (@UX_ryu) and Brittany Mederos @Brim. Bonus points for all of the presenters channeling the Halloween spirit and wearing costumes. http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/10/26/ux-show-tell-october-2012 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:42:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/07/20/css-generated-content-what-is-it-what-s-possible So what do I mean when I say CSS generated content? Well, it’s somewhat complicated, so lemme try to break it down. CSS generated content is a technique that allows content (HTML and/or images) to be inserted into the DOM without actually being included in the HTML. Say what? A bit odd, but basically if you view the source of a page using this, you won't find the corresponding code in the HTML. It's being added in via CSS, and therefore is usually considered just for presentational purposes. http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/07/20/css-generated-content-what-is-it-what-s-possible Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:12:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/06/04/browsermedia-is-merging-with-nclud I am pleased to announce that BrowserMedia will be expanding our creative services offering through a merger with local creative agency nclud. The addition of the talented nclud team members to our existing creative staff will allow us to bolster our creative capabilities, while complementing the back-end technical capabilities that have made BrowserMedia a thought leader in open source technologies for many years. Our friends Alex Giron and Martin Ringlein, the two founders of nclud, and a few of the nclud staff will be taking new positions at Twitter. Alex and Martin will remain active with the new combined entity as BrowserMedia board members. I am also pleased to announce that we will be retaining the nclud creative studio in Dupont Circle in addition to our Bethesda, Maryland and New York City locations. The DC studio space will allow us to continue nclud's tradition of hosting local web and technology events for many years to come. http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/06/04/browsermedia-is-merging-with-nclud Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:26:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/06/01/browsercms-3-5-x-released-now-rails-3-2-ready We are proud to announce the BrowserCMS 3.5.1/3.5.0 are now available. We released 3.5.0 last week, and then as is to be expected a new version of Rails came out. So today we released 3.5.1 which ensures compatitbility with that version (Rails 3.2.5). http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/06/01/browsercms-3-5-x-released-now-rails-3-2-ready Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:55:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/05/23/trendspotting-mega-menus In light of the mobile and tablet innovation boom over the past two-three years, it may have seemed as though the web was laying low behind the limelight, but looks can be deceiving. Just hover over a company’s navigation menu now, and you can quite possibly see one honkin’ huge “mega-menu.” After garnering Jakob Neilsen’s blessing in 2009, these mega-menus, also known as fat menus, have fast-become ubiquitous to the point of becoming design patterns. http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/05/23/trendspotting-mega-menus Wed, 23 May 2012 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/05/15/faux-button-frustration I've recently paid more attention to things that I try to imitate on the web, but use in every day life. The thing that I find the most irksome and concerning is the lack of visual and/or physical interaction with a lot of buttons. The web, especially of late, has done a great job to emphasize the importance of this for user experience, conversion rate, and just general sense of accomplishment. But the real world, unfortunately, didn't think that far ahead, or at least it didn't always think with their users in mind. http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/05/15/faux-button-frustration Tue, 15 May 2012 13:21:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/05/10/avoiding-content-meltdown All websites need content, that's a given. But how do you attack the huge task of writing content for a new site? Here are some tips that I share with clients that help them get over this hurdle. In a regular website project you'll go through different phases such as discovery, information architecture, design, buildout, review, and launch. There are specific things you can work on in each of them to make content development more manageable. http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/05/10/avoiding-content-meltdown Thu, 10 May 2012 16:11:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/05/07/the-design-gap With technological innovations & design trends changing the commercial industry, it's apparent that many graphic arts institutions are finding it hard to keep up with the ever-changing job market for smoother graduate transition. http://www.browsermedia.com/blog/2012/05/07/the-design-gap Mon, 07 May 2012 19:33:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2013/04/12/browsermedia-and-nclud-expand-and-move-to-new-location BrowserMedia is proud to announce that we have moved to a larger space to accommodate the company’s rapid growth and subsequent increased capabilities. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2013/04/12/browsermedia-and-nclud-expand-and-move-to-new-location Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2013/04/03/browsermedia-s-cto-to-speak-at-railsconf-2013 BrowserMedia's CTO Patrick Peak will be speaking about "Creating Mountable Engines" at RailsConf 2013 on Wednesday, May 5th. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2013/04/03/browsermedia-s-cto-to-speak-at-railsconf-2013 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2013/02/13/browsermedia-provided-a-full-redesign-of-the-dexis-consulting-group-website WASHINGTON, DC (February 13, 2013) – BrowserMedia provided a full redesign of the Dexis Consulting Group (DCG) website viewable at http://www.dexisonline.com/. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2013/02/13/browsermedia-provided-a-full-redesign-of-the-dexis-consulting-group-website Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2013/01/29/browsermedia-provided-a-full-front-end-redesign-of-the-national-government-services-website WASHINGTON, DC (January 29, 2013) – BrowserMedia provided a full front-end redesign of the National Government Services website (NGS) viewable at http://www.ngsservices.com/. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2013/01/29/browsermedia-provided-a-full-front-end-redesign-of-the-national-government-services-website Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2013/01/10/browsermedia-is-proud-to-launch-a-full-redesign-of-the-american-society-of-interior-designers-website BrowserMedia is pleased to launch the redesign of the American Society of Interior Designers website (ASID) viewable at http://www.ASID.org. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2013/01/10/browsermedia-is-proud-to-launch-a-full-redesign-of-the-american-society-of-interior-designers-website Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/12/03/browsermedia-to-exhibit-at-upcoming-asae-tech-conference BrowserMedia will be an exhibitor at the upcoming American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Technology Conference & Expo on December 5th and 6th. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/12/03/browsermedia-to-exhibit-at-upcoming-asae-tech-conference Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/10/31/browsermedia-completes-its-merger-with-nclud WASHINGTON, DC (October 31, 2012) – BrowserMedia has completed its merger with creative agency nclud, forming a leading, full-service digital agency and software development company. The merger is effective today and includes all of nclud’s IP and existing creative staff. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/10/31/browsermedia-completes-its-merger-with-nclud Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/10/05/browsermedia-launches-redesigned-imca-website BrowserMedia is pleased to launch a new site for The Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/10/05/browsermedia-launches-redesigned-imca-website Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/08/11/browsermedia-s-cto-to-speak-at-lone-star-ruby BrowserMedia's CTO Patrick Peak will be speaking today at the annual Lone Star Ruby Conference in Austin, Texas. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/08/11/browsermedia-s-cto-to-speak-at-lone-star-ruby Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/05/29/browsermedia-wins-two-2012-summit-creative-awards BETHESDA, MD (May 29, 2012) – BrowserMedia has the pleasure to announce that we have been presented with two awards from the 2012 Summit Creative Awards competition. The Summit Creative Awards judges presented BrowserMedia with a silver and bronze awards for the following entries: Digestive Disease Week (http://www.ddw.org) - Silver, and BrowserMedia.com (browsermedia.com) - Bronze http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/05/29/browsermedia-wins-two-2012-summit-creative-awards Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/05/17/browsermedia-is-pleased-to-launch-a-new-site-for-the-chevy-chase-land-company BrowserMedia is pleased to launch a new site for The Chevy Chase Land Company's (CCLC), viewable at http://www.cclandco.com. The new CCLC site is powered by the customizable BrowserCMS (an open source Ruby on Rails content management system) that incorporates easy content sharing, rapid publishing, and cross promotion of items across the CCLC website. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/05/17/browsermedia-is-pleased-to-launch-a-new-site-for-the-chevy-chase-land-company Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/05/15/browsermedia-takes-home-six-2011-horizon-awards BrowserMedia has the pleasure to announce that we received six awards at the 10th annual 2011 Horizon Interactive Awards competition. The Horizon Interactive Awards judges presented BrowserMedia with awards for the following entries: MCN, EDOW, AACN, PharmaThene, Bernstein Properties, and SNAP to Health. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/05/15/browsermedia-takes-home-six-2011-horizon-awards Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/04/27/browsermedia-is-pleased-to-launch-a-new-site-for-digestive-disease-week BETHESDA, MD (April 26TH, 2011) -- BrowserMedia is pleased to launch a new site for Digestive Disease Week (DDW), viewable at http://www.ddw.org. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/04/27/browsermedia-is-pleased-to-launch-a-new-site-for-digestive-disease-week Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/04/19/browsermedia-is-proud-to-launch-a-new-website-for-the-national-congress-of-american-indians BrowserMedia is pleased to announce the launch of the redesigned website for the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), viewable at http://www.ncai.org. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/04/19/browsermedia-is-proud-to-launch-a-new-website-for-the-national-congress-of-american-indians Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/03/15/browsermedia-is-proud-to-launch-a-new-site-for-bernstein-management-corporation BrowserMedia is proud to launch a new site for Bernstein Management Corporation (BMC), viewable at http://www.bmcproperties.com. Some of the custom features we developed for this include an updated logo for a more modern feel, increased usability of the Residential side of the BMC business, a streamlined residential and commercial property search feature, integration of Google maps and custom designed maps to feature locations as well as Walkscore plugin and re-organized property detail pages. http://www.browsermedia.com/news/articles/2012/03/15/browsermedia-is-proud-to-launch-a-new-site-for-bernstein-management-corporation Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000