CSS Wizardry build-along #1

Okay, so here we are, about to kick off the build-along. Make sure you are following me on Twitter at around 7pm UK time on the 4 November as I’m hoping to start the build-along around then. Thanks to Levi Flair for this PSD:

Build-along PSD screenshot

Thanks to everyone who sent a design in! I feel bad that I can’t do them all because the quality was really high. Sorry if I didn’t pick you, a lot more went into the decision than just looks; I needed to consider time-frames, aesthetics, complexity and suitability to the build-along format.

Follow along

Live code
You can watch the actual build take shape by periodically refreshing this page.
Video
I’m actually going to be recording my screen throughout the whole thing, code, Spotify, Twitter, you’ll see it all. I’ll be putting this online a few days after (I won’t be doing a live screen-cast).
GitHub
I’m going to commit build milestones to a GitHub repo periodically so you can see each major step of the build as it happens.
Twitter
Follow me and keep an eye on the #buildAlong hashtag (please also use this for anything you Tweet about the event).

Feel free to Tweet at me whilst I’m working. This should be fun!

By Harry Roberts on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 in Web Development. Tags: , , | 7 Comments »

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7 Responses to ‘CSS Wizardry build-along #1’


  1. João Sardinha said on 3 November, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    I am very curious to see your decisions regarding the markup, i will follow this with much interest, thank you


  2. Sophie S-K said on 4 November, 2011 at 10:02 am

    Looking forward to this! :) I haven’t said anything up until now, but I will be keeping an eye on it. Lovely PSD!


  3. Ben said on 4 November, 2011 at 11:18 am

    Hey man, just noticed this which Chris coyier has raised in his blog – http://livereload.com/ – thought it may interest you


  4. Geoff said on 4 November, 2011 at 12:45 pm

    Good Luck with this Harry, look forward to seeing your coding/markup descions etc.


  5. Stephen Greig said on 4 November, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    Will be refreshing along tonight but I’m more looking forward to seeing the recording!

    Good luck with it man.


  6. Denise said on 4 November, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    Fantastic idea Harry, I will be downloading, but looking forward to the screencast more. I will be interested to see how you come to some decisions.

    Best of luck.


  7. Alex said on 10 November, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    Hey, would you mind to share PSD file,
    so others can practice and truly build along
    (watching your screencast).


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