Mike McCarron has been designing and developing for the web for over ten years. Mike’s experience ranges from the latest web standards (including HTML5 and CSS3) to mobile web app development. Mike currently a senior web designer at Dyad Communications in Philadelphia, PA where he works on a wide range of projects for clients in the fields of architecture, education, conservation and hospitality.Tumblr (3.0; @mikemccarron)http://blog.mikemccarron.com/<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DOCDKANInU0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Sneak preview:</strong> Syncing fonts to your desktop (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOCDKANInU0&feature=player_embedded">TypekitVideos</a>) via <a href="http://9-bits.com/post/49794693954/typekit-desktop-sync" class="tumblr_blog">9-bits</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/m5j8MpgbluE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/m5j8MpgbluE/49794829092http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/49794829092Mon, 06 May 2013 16:15:00 -0400http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/49794829092<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yiAF9VdvRPw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><em>Should I use pushState to update my URLs instead of using the hashbang (#!) style to manage Ajax navigation?</em> via Paul Irish</p> <p>I’ve stumbled across lots of misleading or out-of-date information on this subject so it’s nice to get a straight forward answer directly from Google.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/Ph4973OVxBs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/Ph4973OVxBs/44728318213http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/44728318213Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:05:00 -0500html5pushStateajaxhttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/44728318213<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/57ed1386cd6693068d45aa63479575bf/tumblr_mhtu0qAnHF1qz7a5qo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Checkout another recent <a href="http://twitter.com/1trickpony">@1trickpony</a> launch. <a href="http://cl.ly/Ma9k">“The Gatekeepers”</a> is an Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/_lRvZQEzdW8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/_lRvZQEzdW8/42470618708http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/42470618708Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:41:00 -0500oscarlaunchhttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/42470618708<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e54d5fe286bc8480c15865ec49d09012/tumblr_mht1x052I11qz7a5qo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A big collaboration between everyone here <a href="http://twitter.com/1trickpony">@1trickpony</a>, check out our recent launch of TCM 31 Days of Oscar. <a href="http://www.thefwa.com/submissions/tcm-s-31-days-of-oscar">Give us a vote on FWA.</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/uN2lzYLKAco" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/uN2lzYLKAco/42431221917http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/42431221917Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:34:00 -0500html51trickponyinspirationhttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/42431221917Kern Type: A Kerning Game: Typography aficionados will enjoy this addictive new game.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/ohSLV7hJtRc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/ohSLV7hJtRc/42053561439http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/42053561439Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:15:25 -0500Typographykerngamehttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/42053561439modern.IE: 9-bits: Microsoft released an amazing set of tools for testing previous versions of IE...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/oN-Ls_Wd3yA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/oN-Ls_Wd3yA/42037475856http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/42037475856Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:30:06 -0500http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/42037475856<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/307ffb8c67336810f9c46329af8e4006/tumblr_meo2d27va01qz7a5qo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I’ve been playing around with Codekit for the past week or so and I can say it’s pretty awesome. My favorite feature is Safari integration which brings the “Live Preview” feature that I loved in CSSEdit to my Sass development.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/ZXpjh7xlZw0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/ZXpjh7xlZw0/38416711288http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/38416711288Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:15:27 -0500developmentcodekitsassoptimizationhttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/38416711288Blur.js: blur.js is a jQuery plugin that produces psuedo-transparent blurred elements over other...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/voCG2dmymRA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/voCG2dmymRA/38399499836http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/38399499836Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:30:00 -0500jqueryblurpluginhttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/38399499836<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/54479185" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://foldifyapp.com">Foldify</a> is an awesomely creative app allows you create, print, then fold 3D figures that you’ve designed yourself. You can also share your creation with other online.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/reRPEPxWsWg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/reRPEPxWsWg/38386599883http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/38386599883Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:45:23 -0500appipadhttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/38386599883Segment.io: The analytics API you’ve always wanted.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/XYgBAIg6NbQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/XYgBAIg6NbQ/38336748406http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/38336748406Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:15:30 -0500apianalyticsdevelopmenthttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/38336748406<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/640v8yBcXg8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><h1>2013 Lexus ES Print Ad Comes to Life in Sports Illustrated with Help from iPad</h1> <p>In the October 15 issue of Sports Illustrated readers can, for the first time, interact with a print advertisement. By placing an iPad running the Lexus ES video from the iPad edition of Sports Illustrated, users can see the print ad comes to life with movement and sound.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/MyXAjppxVxg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/MyXAjppxVxg/33612724262http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/33612724262Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:48:00 -0400advertisementipadinteractivedesignhttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/33612724262$ sudo gem install sass --pre<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/SdnJOWDyUwI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/SdnJOWDyUwI/32267356375http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/32267356375Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:28:00 -0400SASStipdevelopmenthttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/32267356375<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9ykkhq0rN1qz7a5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The RGB Colorspace Atlas by New York-based artist Tauba Auerbach is a massive tome containing digital offset prints of every variation of RGB color possible. For you designers, think of it as a three-dimensional version of a Photoshop color picker. At 8in. x 8in x 8in. the perfectly cube book was co-designed by Daniel E. Kelm and bound with assistance from Leah Hughes.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/CKqM1INEYuk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/CKqM1INEYuk/31035281654http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/31035281654Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:36:00 -0400designarthttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/31035281654<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9yjz9B56m1qz7a5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Amazon announces Kindle Fire HD with a 8.9” 254ppi high resolution display and 4G LT wireless. The base 32GB model starts at $499.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/yiWhyTfhUhA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/yiWhyTfhUhA/31034347037http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/31034347037Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:23:32 -0400tabletstechhttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/31034347037After almost six years I’ve decided it was time to leave my position as Web Designer at Dyad...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/tKKt42cIJy0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/tKKt42cIJy0/30031792039http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/30031792039Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:48:36 -0400jobonetrickponyannouncementnewshttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/30031792039<a href="http://www.marco.org/2012/08/16/twitter-api-changes">Interpreting some of Twitter’s API changes</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/IOPEcEYFAqA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/IOPEcEYFAqA/29619761849http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/29619761849Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:34:01 -0400twitterapidevelopershttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/29619761849The Final Nail in the Coffin: On August 15, Adobe will no longer offer Flash for Android through the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/RHBKrBxWboI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/RHBKrBxWboI/29483016448http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/29483016448Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:23:10 -0400mobileflashandroidadobehttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/29483016448iconmonstr: A nice, growing, collection of free glyphs. Includes SVG downloads, so you can easily...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/rl4Ig5AAA9A" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/rl4Ig5AAA9A/29161748379http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/29161748379Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:15:13 -0400vectoriconsdesignhttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/29161748379“Dismissing an idea is so easy because it doesn’t involve any work. You can scoff at it. You...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/7gZz-b_Wv_c" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/7gZz-b_Wv_c/28991210311http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/28991210311Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:54:25 -0400http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/28991210311Starbuck teams up with Square: This is another step toward a lifestyle where all you’ll need...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikemccarron/~4/B2XfCUZTbkA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikemccarron/~3/B2XfCUZTbkA/28991016385http://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/28991016385Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:50:53 -0400squarestarbucksmobilehttp://blog.mikemccarron.com/post/28991016385