All Episodes
Form Design and Custom jQuery Selectors
Nick goes over the basics of web form design and Jim shows you step by step how to create a custom jQuery selector.
Landing Pages and JavaScript Closures
This week, Nick explores some new trends in landing page design and Jim unravels the mysteries of JavaScript closures.
Color Theory and jQuery Events
Nick goes over the basics of color theory and Jim explains the differences between bind, live, and delegate, in jQuery.
Information Hierarchy and Feature Detection
Nick explores an intersection between information architecture and semantic markup called "Information Hierarchy" and Jim demonstrates feature detection with Modernizr.
Design Patterns and JavaScript Minification
Nick takes a look at a few design patterns and Jim shows you how to shrink down your JavaScript files.
CSS3 Selectors and JavaScript's "this"
Nick continues coverage of selectors and demonstrates what's new in CSS3. Then, Jim demystifies the "this" variable in JavaScript.
JSONP and CSS Selectors (Part 1)
Jim shows you how to call 3rd party web services using JSONP and Nick goes over some basic CSS selectors. Next week, Nick will cover the selectors that are new in CSS3.
CSS3 Columns and jQuery Plugins
Nick deconstructs CSS multi-column layouts and Jim shows you step-by-step how to create your very own jQuery plugin.
CSS3 Borders and HTML5 Sections
Jim and Nick are back in the studio, exploring new border properties in CSS3 and breaking down a few of the two dozen new HTML5 tags, starting with sections, article, asides, headers, and footers.
FOWA Miami 2010, Behind the Scenes
On this special episode of Doctype, Nick and Jim go behind the scenes of FOWA Miami 2010 and talk to some of the best in the biz, like Gary Vaynerchuk, Alex Hunter, Steve Huffman, John Resig, Alex Payne, and more.