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No matter what, the only way out of the forest is through the woods. There are no shortcuts, there are no easy routes. Whether you’re stranded on an island, or working on a mind-wracking project, or fighting for someone’s heart, it’s never going to be easy. There will always be hardships and rejection, roadblocks and sadness. Sometimes it will push you down, but you have to stand up. You have to push through and persevere.

Justin Edmund

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CSS3 Transition Fun

While reading the fantastic book, “CSS3 for Web Designers" I found a fun little CSS3 code snippet that will rotate everything on your screen by 180 degrees upon hovering.

This is completely useless. It’s just fun.

The code highlights CSS3 transitions and transformations.

First you need to set up all DOM elements with a transition that specifies any CSS attribute change will trigger a 1 second transition.

* { -webkit-transition: all 1s; -moz-transition: all 1s; -o-transition: all 1s; -ms-transition: all 1s; transition: all 1s; }

Then a CSS hover specifier implements the CSS transform that rotates the element by 180 degrees.

*:hover { -webkit-transform: rotate(180deg); -moz-transform: rotate(180deg); -o-transform: rotate(180deg); -ms-transform: rotate(180deg); transform: rotate(180deg); }

This simple example gives a small glimpse at the power of CSS3.

Now watch the world go round!

** NOTE: It takes a bunch of vendor prefixes in the CSS to get this code to work on as many browsers as possible.

AND if you’re too lazy or don’t want to try the code yourself:

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Analytiks is Beautiful

The Analytiks iOS app summarizes Google Analytics data.

It’s turns your stats into refreshable infographics that you can check on your phone.

The below screen was pulled directly from my phone.

It’s UI is elegant and simple. It won me over immediately.

Great work by the team at Analytiks.

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Experiments are important, because doing something new will be what sets you apart from the others, and ultimately will be your key to success. But experiments in their nature will inevitably lead you to failure. Sorry, but it's true. What's crucial is that you take that failure, learn from it, and get back on the horse and start the cycle all over again. Each time you'll be a bit more wise, and eventually, you'll get it. by

StartupVitamins

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Who Changed the F*$#ing Font!

If I think for a second, “It’s going to be easy”. I take it back! I take it far away!

The project was supposed to be simple. Pre-made Wordpress template. Photo shop comp with all the content.

Simple right?

Wrong!

I made the terrible mistake of glossing over the font styling.

The sub-header isn’t Helvetica it’s <place any font here>.

The side bar header is heavy not bold, with 1 pixel letter spacing, not like the 0px header spacing of the main content headers.

The main text font family needs to be X but bold text needs to be font family Y. Unless the text is a post header than its obviously Z.

And I was given a postscript font file that wasn’t only incompatible with the web but had a last modified date on it circa early 90’s.

etc. etc. etc.

Hopefully this is the last time I under-estimate the details and specificity of text.

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If we don’t offer ourselves to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our sense of wonder. Our eyes don’t lift to the horizon; our ears don’t hear the sounds around us. The edge is off our experience, and we pass our days in a routine that is both comfortable and limiting. We wake up one day and find that we have lost our dreams in order to protect our days. This is why we travel.

S. Ward Harrison