Alex has been doing cruel and unusual things to CSS since 2001. He is the lead front-end design and dev for SitePoint and one-time SitePoint's Design and UX editor with over 150+ newsletter written. Now Alex is involved in the planning, development, production, and marketing of a huge range of printed and online products and references. He has designed over 40+ of SitePoint's book covers.
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Alex's articles
9 of the Best Animation Libraries for UI Designers
By Alex Walker, Tanay Pant, Maria Antonietta Perna,
Animation is a part of a UI designer's job. Here are 9 free animation libraries we think deliver the most power for the smallest file size, while being relatively easy to use for reasonably code-savvy designers that aren't full-blown developers.
Code Challenge #2: 4 Tips for Higher Scores in CSSBattle.dev
By Alex Walker,
Our CSSBattle Code Challenge requires some 'outside the square' CSS thinking. Here are four tips to get you started on the right track.
Code Challenge #2: The Test of Characters
By Alex Walker,
SitePoint's Code Challenge #2 is a battle of CSS wits. We're partnering with CSSBattles.dev and asking you to recreate the SitePoint Logo in HTML and CSS - oh and in the fewest possible characters too.
So, Do We Have a Winner for Code Challenge #1?
By Alex Walker,
We've got CSS, SVG, canvas and JavaScript solutions to Code Challenge #1. Now it's time to pick a winner for the $200 Amazon Voucher.
UI Code Challenge #1 – Heartbeats
By Alex Walker,
The user interfaces we see in popular culture are often more fun than ones we build at work. Here's a code challenge to show us how you'd build your own.
5 Fast Tools For Generating Polished Product Mockups
By Alex Walker,
Product mockups are used to showcase web/app designs in a device frame, but can we accomplish this without Photoshop? Yes, and today, Alex shows us how!
Incredible Design Tools & Resources, August 2017
By Daniel Schwarz, Alex Walker,
Daniel and Alex list the best design tools and resources featured on Product Hunt in August 2017. You really don't want to miss out on these!
SVG Tip: Create a Bold Vector Halftone Graphic in Under 2 Minutes
By Alex Walker,
6 Clever SVG Pattern Generators for Your Next Design
By Alex Walker,
Though SVG Patterns aren't super widely understood, they offer a lot of really interesting design options – once you get your head around them.
Podcast: Google Ventures on When Design Sprints Go Bad
By Alex Walker, Ben Newton,
Lots of companies talk about 'design sprints', but are we all talking about the same thing? Jake Knapp – the man who documented it – has some ideas on that.