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 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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Coding Transparent Backgrounds and Images With CSS3

February 9th, 2010

Transparency has always been a stumbling block for web designers. However, thanks to CSS3, that is quickly changing. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use CSS3 to easily add transparency to backgrounds and images.
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18×24 Poster Winner Announced!

February 8th, 2010

The winner of the 18×24 poster print from OnlinePosterPrinting.com is Jaime Aguirre! Thanks to everyone who entered. Stay tuned for more great giveaways from Cardeo. For more info, check out the original contest post.

How To Create Circles With CSS3 and No Images

February 8th, 2010

Thanks to CSS3 it’s now possible to create circles with only code. Look ma, no images! In the following post, I’ll show you how to create full, half and quarter circles using only CSS. Unfortunately, the half and quarter circles only work in Firefox at this time. The trick to creating the circles, is the use of the border-radius selector.
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CSS3 rounded corners using the border-radius selector

February 7th, 2010

Round corners, without the need of images, is one of the most exciting new features of CSS3. In the past, a web designer would have to use images and tons of code to use rounded corners in their designs. Thanks to the new border-radius property, designers can easily add rounded corners to their layouts.
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Writing for the Web: The Right Strategy

February 3rd, 2010

One of my resolutions for 2010 was to try and provide 100% original content on my blog. However, I say that then I see an amazing blog post that I just have to link up. Shay Howe has put together an awesome post on writing great content for the web. This is a must read for any web designer.
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Win a 18×24 poster from OnlinePosterPrinting.com

January 28th, 2010

Time for great giveaway from the good people at OnlinePosterPrinting.com. Up for grabs is one 18″x24″ poster print. The winner gets their choice of a digital photo enlargement or digital photos on a poster.
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Optimizing your images for Google and SEO

January 24th, 2010

Image optimization for SEO is something that often gets overlooked in website optimization. There are a number of simple techniques you can apply to your images to make them easier for Google and other search engines to find. Therefore, improving the overall optimization of your website for search.
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