Hello my name is Matt Lambert and I'm a web designer. My specialty is minimal websites and WordPress themes. I also enjoy blogging about all things interwebs related. Follow me on Twitter.

Adding An Outline To Your Text Using the CSS3 text-stroke Property

March 3rd, 2010

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to add an outline, or stroke, to your text using the CSS3 text-stroke property. Read the rest of this entry »

Enter To Win 500 Business Cards From UPrinting.com

March 2nd, 2010

Who needs business cards? Enter to win 500 Business Cards from my sponsor, UPrinting.com. Shipping is free! To enter, please leave a comment below explaining what you would do with the cards if you win.
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Creating a Fading Link Transition with CSS3

March 1st, 2010

Thanks to CSS3, Flash is getting more and more unnecessary. Can’t say I’m sorry, as I hate actionscript. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a fading link transition, on mouse over, with CSS3.
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How To Create A Custom Border Using CSS3 border-image

February 25th, 2010

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use the CSS3 border-image property to create a custom border. This new element allows you to use an image for your border. In my example, I’ll show you how to create a 5px wide gradient border around an image.
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Creating Slick Buttons With CSS3 Multiple Backgrounds

February 22nd, 2010

In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to make a slick button using CSS3 multiple backgrounds. The background property works the same as CSS2, with the exception of allowing you to add additional background images. If you’d like to code along, Download the source files.
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Using The CSS3 box-shadow Property

February 18th, 2010

I recently published a post on the text-shadow property. The box-shadow property is quite similar, and easy to build into your layout. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to add a shadow to a box only using a little CSS3.
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Cardeo Mailing List

February 17th, 2010

Cardeo now has a email mailing list. Sign up to qualify for exclusive content, contests, new iPhone App announcements, discounts on ebook & apps, and much more. If you have any questions, please let me know.
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Adding text-shadow To Your Type Using CSS3

February 15th, 2010

Adding a shadow to your text with CSS3 is actually quite easy. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use the text-shadow property to do just that.
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Vancouver 2010 Free Events Guide iPhone App

February 12th, 2010

My first iPhone app just went live on the Apple App Store today! It’s a guide to all the free events going on during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. To celebrate the launch of the app I’m running a little contest for the duration of the Olympics.
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Adding A Google Buzz Share Button To Your WordPress Blog

February 11th, 2010

There’s a great little tutorial over at savedelete.com on how to add a Google Buzz share button to your WordPress Blog.
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