Smartnocities http://smartnocities.com Merging art and design with technology Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:58:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Design and Create a jQuery Mobile Website Course http://smartnocities.com/design-and-create-a-jquery-mobile-website-course/ http://smartnocities.com/design-and-create-a-jquery-mobile-website-course/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:55:14 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=452 As mobile traffic to your website increases, you are faced with two strategies for adapting your web design to meet the needs of your customers. One option is to make use of adaptive, or responsive, web design techniques. While this approach provides a fast solution, the user expereince is not optimized for either platform. jQuery Mobile provides a framework that capitalizes on the touch-enabled expereinces of mobile devices. Learn to create a custom designed jQuery Mobile website with the step-by-step course. This course will show you how to get up in running quickly, and provide resources and direction to further you new skills.

Take the full course at InfiniteSkills.com

]]> http://smartnocities.com/design-and-create-a-jquery-mobile-website-course/feed/ 0 FREE Template for Responsive Web Expereince http://smartnocities.com/free-template-for-responsive-web-expereince/ http://smartnocities.com/free-template-for-responsive-web-expereince/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:44:24 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=443 This template design combines both responsive design techniques coupled with a self-running jQuery promotional marquee. The unique challenge this template solves is that it uses jQuery’s Ajax feature to load additional interactive data into the template based on the user’s screen size. Combined with CSS3 media queries, this template offers a compelling user experience across devices, while maintaining a shared set of HTML and CSS markup.

Read the full article on Adobe Developer Connection.

]]> http://smartnocities.com/free-template-for-responsive-web-expereince/feed/ 0 Free Player Template for HTML5 Video http://smartnocities.com/free-player-template-for-html5-video/ http://smartnocities.com/free-player-template-for-html5-video/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:33:49 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=438 This article shows you how to use this customizable starter design for embedding HTML5 video in your websites. Read the overview to learn about the HTML5 Video Player widget used by this template, preview and download the template and related files and assets, and watch a short video to learn how you can customize this template.

Read the full article on the Adobe Developer Connection.

]]> http://smartnocities.com/free-player-template-for-html5-video/feed/ 0 Free template design for jQuery Mobile http://smartnocities.com/free-template-design-for-jquery-mobile/ http://smartnocities.com/free-template-design-for-jquery-mobile/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:25:25 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=434 This article shows you how to use this customizable starter design for your jQuery Mobile projects. Read the overview to learn about two key approaches to developing websites for mobile, preview and download the template and related files and assets, and watch a short video to learn how you can customize this template.

Read the full article on the Adobe Developer Connection website.

]]> http://smartnocities.com/free-template-design-for-jquery-mobile/feed/ 0 Creating a Responsive Web Design http://smartnocities.com/discount-on-responsive-web-design-course/ http://smartnocities.com/discount-on-responsive-web-design-course/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:24:09 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=359 Multiscreen Web Design – or - Responsive Web Deisgn

This course shows you a step-by-step process for creating an HTML layout that automatically adjusts it’s layout based on a user’s screen size. By Leveraging the power of CSS3 media queries, we are able to dynamically alter design and layout elements to deliver an optimal user experience from a single set of HTML and CSS markup. This course also covers strategies for graphic slicing and optimization in Photoshop, HTML code structure, and enabling HTML5 to work with older browsers while taking advantage of the latest web technologies. This course includes HTML, CSS and Photoshop templates that you can customize for your own projects.

Use the coupon code Smartnocities when registering for Multiscreen Web Design and save $25.00 course on udemy.com

]]> http://smartnocities.com/discount-on-responsive-web-design-course/feed/ 0 Get a 7-day FREE Trial to Lynda.com http://smartnocities.com/get-a-7-day-free-trial-to-lynda-com/ http://smartnocities.com/get-a-7-day-free-trial-to-lynda-com/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 18:46:43 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=326 Learn to create CSS-based layouts and add interactivity to your pages with courses by Chris Converse on Lynda.com.

This link provides you with access to a FREE 7-day trial. Watch as many videos as you like within the 7-day trial period with no cost to you.

Start your FREE 7-Day Trial at lynda.com/trial/chrisconverse

]]> http://smartnocities.com/get-a-7-day-free-trial-to-lynda-com/feed/ 0 Ask a Pro – Adobe Digital Publishing Suite http://smartnocities.com/ask-a-pro-digital-publishing-suite/ http://smartnocities.com/ask-a-pro-digital-publishing-suite/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:27:53 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=298 Create Interactive Documents

The 'soon-to-be-released-on-iTunes' iPad version of the of Create Interactive Documents by Chris Converse

Learn how to use the tools and viewer technology of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite to produce publications for the iPad and other tablet devices. This OnDemand seminar will show you how to use the designer-friendly Digital Publishing Suite tools now available on Adobe Labs to create compelling content that combine the richness of print design with the interactivity of digital.

You’ll also get a sneak peek at the upcoming iPad version of my second video workbook series.

Watch the seminar OnDemand

]]> http://smartnocities.com/ask-a-pro-digital-publishing-suite/feed/ 0 Adding Interactivity with Fireworks http://smartnocities.com/adding-interactivity-with-fireworks/ http://smartnocities.com/adding-interactivity-with-fireworks/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:45:42 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=290 Learn to create hotspots and link to multiple pages within your Adobe Fireworks document.

This excerpt is used by permission, and is part of the Mogo Media Dreamweaver Tour 2010-2011, based on the video workbook series Bring Your Web Design to Life by Chris Converse.

]]> http://smartnocities.com/adding-interactivity-with-fireworks/feed/ 0 Animations inside of a multi-state objects in InDesign CS5 http://smartnocities.com/animations-inside-of-a-multi-state-objects-in-indesign-cs5/ http://smartnocities.com/animations-inside-of-a-multi-state-objects-in-indesign-cs5/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:28:58 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=264 Create animations within multi-state objects in InDesign CS5.

]]> http://smartnocities.com/animations-inside-of-a-multi-state-objects-in-indesign-cs5/feed/ 0 Control multi-state objects with buttons in InDesign CS5 http://smartnocities.com/control-multi-state-objects-with-buttons-in-indesign-cs5/ http://smartnocities.com/control-multi-state-objects-with-buttons-in-indesign-cs5/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:28:03 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=262 Using buttons to control multi-state objects in InDesign CS5.

]]> http://smartnocities.com/control-multi-state-objects-with-buttons-in-indesign-cs5/feed/ 0 Create a text wrap in InDesign CS5 http://smartnocities.com/create-a-text-wrap-in-indesign-cs5/ http://smartnocities.com/create-a-text-wrap-in-indesign-cs5/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:27:23 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=260 Learn to create a text wrap based on the transparency in a Photoshop file.

]]> http://smartnocities.com/create-a-text-wrap-in-indesign-cs5/feed/ 0 Create a Table of Contents in InDesign CS5 http://smartnocities.com/create-a-table-of-contents-in-indesign-cs5/ http://smartnocities.com/create-a-table-of-contents-in-indesign-cs5/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:26:50 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=258 Let InDesign create a table of contents for you based on your paragraph styles.

]]> http://smartnocities.com/create-a-table-of-contents-in-indesign-cs5/feed/ 0 Creating a nested style in InDesign CS5 http://smartnocities.com/creating-a-nested-style-in-indesign-cs5/ http://smartnocities.com/creating-a-nested-style-in-indesign-cs5/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:26:19 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=256 Learn to create a nested style to indicate interactivity in your documents.

]]> http://smartnocities.com/creating-a-nested-style-in-indesign-cs5/feed/ 0 Using the new span columns feature in InDesign CS5 http://smartnocities.com/using-the-new-span-columns-feature-in-indesign-cs5/ http://smartnocities.com/using-the-new-span-columns-feature-in-indesign-cs5/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:25:43 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=254 See how fast and easy it is to create headlines that span across columns.

]]> http://smartnocities.com/using-the-new-span-columns-feature-in-indesign-cs5/feed/ 0 Create a Button Link in Flash http://smartnocities.com/create-a-button-link-in-flash/ http://smartnocities.com/create-a-button-link-in-flash/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:21:44 +0000 Chris Converse http://smartnocities.com/?p=170 Learn to animate and link a button component in Adobe Flash using ActionScript 3.

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