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Creative Circle
Job Title

Front-End Developer

236 Achievements

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Finishing Your WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Feb 2, 2015
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Custom Homepage Templates in WordPress

WordPress Theme Development

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Jan 30, 2015
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Adding a Blog to a WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Jan 28, 2015
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Custom Post Type Templates

WordPress Theme Development

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Jan 18, 2015
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Building Out WordPress Navigation

WordPress Theme Development

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Jan 17, 2015
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Building Page Templates in WordPress

WordPress Theme Development

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Jan 16, 2015
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The WordPress Loop

WordPress Theme Development

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Jan 16, 2015
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WordPress Header and Footer Templates

WordPress Theme Development

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Jan 16, 2015
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Working with CSS and JS in WordPress Themes

WordPress Theme Development

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Jan 16, 2015
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Starting a WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Jan 16, 2015
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Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Jan 9, 2015
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JavaScript and the DOM

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Jan 8, 2015
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AJAX and APIs

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Jan 8, 2015
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jQuery and AJAX

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Jan 8, 2015
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Programming AJAX

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Jan 7, 2015
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AJAX Concepts

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Jan 6, 2015
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Relating Models

Laravel 4 Basics

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Jan 2, 2015
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Laravel CRUD

Laravel 4 Basics

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Jan 2, 2015
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Validation & Flash Messages

Laravel 4 Basics

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Jan 2, 2015
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Laravel Forms

Laravel 4 Basics

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Jan 2, 2015
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Laravel & Databases

Laravel 4 Basics

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Jan 2, 2015
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Laravel Controllers

Laravel 4 Basics

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Dec 10, 2014
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Laravel Project Setup

Laravel 4 Basics

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Dec 10, 2014
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Laravel Getting Started

Laravel 4 Basics

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Dec 10, 2014
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PHP Internal Functions

PHP Functions

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Dec 10, 2014
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PHP Returns & Closures

PHP Functions

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Dec 10, 2014
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PHP Functions Basics

PHP Functions

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Dec 10, 2014
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PHP Loops

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Dec 10, 2014
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PHP Conditionals

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Dec 10, 2014
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PHP Datatypes

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Dec 10, 2014
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PHP Data & Structure

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Dec 10, 2014
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PHP Getting Started

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Dec 10, 2014
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PHP Inheritance & Interfaces

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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Dec 10, 2014
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PHP Properties & Methods

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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Dec 9, 2014
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PHP Objects and Classes

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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Dec 9, 2014
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Getting Started with CSS

CSS Basics (2014)

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Dec 9, 2014
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Finalizing the Project

Brand Identity Basics

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Dec 9, 2014
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Case Studies and Examples

Brand Identity Basics

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Dec 9, 2014
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The Brand Identity Design Process

Brand Identity Basics

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Dec 9, 2014
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Introduction to Brand Identity

Brand Identity Basics

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Dec 9, 2014
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Structuring Tables

HTML Tables

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Dec 9, 2014
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Table Basics

HTML Tables

Achieved
Dec 8, 2014
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What's New in Foundation 5

Framework Basics

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Dec 8, 2014
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Build a Website With Foundation

Framework Basics

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Dec 8, 2014
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Prototyping With Foundation

Framework Basics

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Dec 5, 2014
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Next Steps

How to Start a Business

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Dec 5, 2014
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Selling Your Product

How to Start a Business

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Dec 5, 2014
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Marketing Your Product

How to Start a Business

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Dec 5, 2014
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Product Market Fit

How to Start a Business

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Dec 5, 2014
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Improving Usability

Usability Foundations

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Dec 4, 2014
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Mobile Usability

Usability Foundations

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Dec 4, 2014
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Website Usability

Usability Foundations

Achieved
Dec 4, 2014
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What is Usability?

Usability Foundations

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Dec 3, 2014
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Moving Forward with UX

UX Basics

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Dec 3, 2014
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Tools UXers Use

UX Basics

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Dec 3, 2014
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How UXers Think

UX Basics

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Dec 3, 2014
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What Do User Experience Designers Do?

UX Basics

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Dec 2, 2014
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Choosing Options

HTML Forms

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Dec 2, 2014
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Dec 2, 2014
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Dec 2, 2014
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Dec 2, 2014
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JavaScript Variables

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 25, 2014
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 12, 2014
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Financing Our Company

How to Start a Business

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Oct 20, 2014
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Discovery

How to Start a Business

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Oct 20, 2014
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Creating a Long Term Business

How to Freelance

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Oct 13, 2014
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Protecting Yourself With Contracts

How to Freelance

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Oct 13, 2014
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Establishing a Proper Workflow

How to Freelance

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Oct 13, 2014
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Pricing and Project Proposals

How to Freelance

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Oct 13, 2014
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Finding Your First Project

How to Freelance

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Oct 13, 2014
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Starting a Freelance Career

How to Freelance

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Oct 13, 2014
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Organizing Forms

HTML Forms

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Oct 13, 2014
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Form Basics

HTML Forms

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Oct 13, 2014
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Build a Website With Bootstrap

Framework Basics

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Sep 22, 2014
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Prototyping With Bootstrap

Framework Basics

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Sep 22, 2014
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Introduction to Front-End Frameworks

Framework Basics

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Sep 22, 2014
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What is User Experience (UX)?

UX Basics

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Sep 22, 2014
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The Logo Sprint

Logo Design Basics

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Sep 17, 2014
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Logo Design 101

Logo Design Basics

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Sep 17, 2014
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Corporate Structure

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 23, 2014
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Why Start a Business?

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 23, 2014
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Chrome DevTools Basics

Website Optimization

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Apr 24, 2014
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Better SEO Through Tools

SEO Basics

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Apr 24, 2014
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Better SEO Through Code

SEO Basics

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Apr 24, 2014
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Better SEO Through Content

SEO Basics

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Apr 24, 2014
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Introduction to SEO

SEO Basics

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Apr 24, 2014
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Paginating a List: Model and View

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Apr 24, 2014
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Paginating a List: Controller

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Apr 24, 2014
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Adding Search: Model

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Apr 24, 2014
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Adding Search: Controller & View

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Apr 24, 2014
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Refactoring the Codebase

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Apr 24, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Simple Drawing Application

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Apr 23, 2014
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Creating a Password Confirmation Form

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Apr 23, 2014
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Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Apr 23, 2014
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Creating a Simple Lightbox

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Apr 23, 2014
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Creating a Spoiler Revealer

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Apr 23, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to jQuery

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Apr 23, 2014
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Limiting Results in Queries

Using PHP with MySQL

Achieved
Apr 23, 2014
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Using Relationship Tables

Using PHP with MySQL

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Apr 23, 2014
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Filtering Input for Queries

Using PHP with MySQL

Achieved
Apr 23, 2014
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Querying the Database

Using PHP with MySQL

Achieved
Apr 23, 2014
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Connecting to MySQL

Using PHP with MySQL

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Apr 23, 2014
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Securing and Maintaining a MySQL Database

Database Foundations

Achieved
Apr 23, 2014
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SQL Calculating, Aggregating and Other Functions

Database Foundations

Achieved
Apr 23, 2014
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Joining Relational Data Between Tables in SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Apr 22, 2014
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Manipulating Schema with SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Apr 22, 2014
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Creating Tables and Manipulating Data with SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Apr 22, 2014
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Reading Data from Databases with SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Apr 22, 2014
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Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench

Database Foundations

Achieved
Apr 22, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to Data, Databases and SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Apr 22, 2014
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Cleaning URLs with Rewrite Rules

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

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Apr 22, 2014
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Cleaning URLs with Subfolders

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Apr 22, 2014
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Integrating Validation Errors

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Apr 22, 2014
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Workflows

Git Basics

Achieved
Mar 19, 2014
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Working With Remote Repositories

Git Basics

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Mar 19, 2014
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Merging

Git Basics

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Mar 19, 2014
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Branches

Git Basics

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Mar 19, 2014
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Getting Started With Git

Git Basics

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Mar 19, 2014
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Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

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Mar 19, 2014
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Installing Programs

Console Foundations

Achieved
Mar 17, 2014
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Environment and Redirection

Console Foundations

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Mar 17, 2014
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Console Processes

Console Foundations

Achieved
Mar 17, 2014
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Console Users and Permission

Console Foundations

Achieved
Mar 17, 2014
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Moving Around in the Console

Console Foundations

Achieved
Mar 17, 2014
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Advanced Sass Concepts

Sass Basics (retired)

Achieved
Mar 16, 2014
Achievement
Speeding up Workflow With Sass

Sass Basics (retired)

Achieved
Mar 13, 2014
Achievement
Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors

Sass Basics (retired)

Achieved
Mar 13, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with Sass

Sass Basics (retired)

Achieved
Mar 13, 2014
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Video Marketing

How to Market Your Business

Achieved
Mar 13, 2014
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Email Marketing

How to Market Your Business

Achieved
Mar 13, 2014
Achievement
Search Engine Optimization

How to Market Your Business

Achieved
Mar 13, 2014
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Usability Testing

How to Market Your Business

Achieved
Mar 13, 2014
Achievement
Creating Home Page Assets

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Mar 13, 2014
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Applying Effects

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
Achievement
How to Draw in Illustrator

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
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Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
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Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
Achievement
Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
Achievement
Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
Achievement
Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
Achievement
Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
Achievement
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
Achievement
Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
Achievement
HTML First

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
Achievement
Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 12, 2014
Achievement
Usability Basics

How to Market Your Business

Achieved
Mar 9, 2014
Achievement
Social Media

How to Market Your Business

Achieved
Mar 6, 2014
Achievement
Design Foundations Final

Design Foundations

Achieved
Mar 6, 2014
Achievement
Becoming a Problem Solver

Design Foundations

Achieved
Mar 6, 2014
Achievement
Understanding Aesthetics

Design Foundations

Achieved
Mar 6, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to Design

Design Foundations

Achieved
Mar 6, 2014
Achievement
Grid Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Mar 6, 2014
Achievement
Flexbox Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Mar 6, 2014
Achievement
Positioning Schemes

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Mar 6, 2014
Achievement
Float Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Mar 6, 2014
Achievement
Display Modes

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Mar 6, 2014
Achievement
Customizing Google Maps

Build an Interactive Website

Achieved
Mar 2, 2014
Achievement
Google Maps Integration

Build an Interactive Website

Achieved
Mar 2, 2014
Achievement
jQuery Plugins

Build an Interactive Website

Achieved
Mar 2, 2014
Achievement
Form Validation and Manipulation

Build an Interactive Website

Achieved
Mar 2, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to jQuery

Build an Interactive Website

Achieved
Mar 2, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Mar 2, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Feb 23, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Feb 23, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Feb 21, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Strings

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Feb 20, 2014
Achievement
Introduction Variables

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Feb 20, 2014
Achievement
Functions

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Feb 20, 2014
Achievement
Objects and Arrays

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Feb 19, 2014
Achievement
Control Structures

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Feb 17, 2014
Achievement
Basics

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Feb 17, 2014
Achievement
WordPress Theme Functions

How to Build a WordPress Theme

Achieved
Dec 15, 2013
Achievement
WordPress Theme Templates

How to Build a WordPress Theme

Achieved
Dec 6, 2013
Achievement
Content Strategy with WordPress

How to Build a WordPress Theme

Achieved
Dec 6, 2013
Achievement
Simple PHP Application: Wrapping Up The Project

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Dec 6, 2013
Achievement
Working with PHP Functions

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Dec 6, 2013
Achievement
Integrating With Paypal

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Nov 26, 2013
Achievement
Listing Inventory Items

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Nov 26, 2013
Achievement
Adding a Contact Form

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Nov 24, 2013
Achievement
Creating the Menu and Footer

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Nov 24, 2013
Achievement
Getting Started with PHP

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Nov 24, 2013
Achievement
Customizing WordPress

How to Make a WordPress Blog

Achieved
Nov 24, 2013
Achievement
Managing Comments

How to Make a WordPress Blog

Achieved
Nov 22, 2013
Achievement
Adding and Editing Content in WordPress

How to Make a WordPress Blog

Achieved
Nov 22, 2013
Achievement
Configuring WordPress

How to Make a WordPress Blog

Achieved
Nov 22, 2013
Achievement
Getting Started with WordPress

How to Make a WordPress Blog

Achieved
Nov 22, 2013
Achievement
Adding Color and Type

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Nov 1, 2013
Achievement
Creating an Icon

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Oct 31, 2013
Achievement
Introduction to Illustrator

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Oct 30, 2013
Achievement
Web Apps

Accessibility

Achieved
Oct 30, 2013
Achievement
Websites

Accessibility

Achieved
Oct 30, 2013
Achievement
Introduction

Accessibility

Achieved
Oct 29, 2013
Achievement
DNS Basics

Technology Foundations

Achieved
Oct 29, 2013
Achievement
Graphic Basics

Technology Foundations

Achieved
Oct 28, 2013
Achievement
Workflow Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 28, 2013
Achievement
Slices & Save for Web

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 28, 2013
Achievement
Vector Shapes

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 28, 2013
Achievement
Type Tools

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 25, 2013
Achievement
Masks Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 24, 2013
Achievement
Layer Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 23, 2013
Achievement
Website Basics

Website Basics

Achieved
Oct 23, 2013
Achievement
Advanced Techniques

Build a Responsive Website

Achieved
Oct 20, 2013
Achievement
Responsive Design

Build a Responsive Website

Achieved
Oct 20, 2013
Achievement
Adaptive Design

Build a Responsive Website

Achieved
Oct 16, 2013
Achievement
Fluid Foundation

Build a Responsive Website

Achieved
Oct 16, 2013
Achievement
Introduction to Responsive Web Design

Build a Responsive Website

Achieved
Oct 16, 2013
Achievement
Color Theory

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Oct 15, 2013
Achievement
Principles

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Oct 15, 2013
Achievement
Elements

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Oct 15, 2013
Achievement
Media Queries

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Oct 15, 2013
Achievement
CSS Animations

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Oct 7, 2013
Achievement
Transitions and Transforms

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Sep 27, 2013
Achievement
Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Sep 27, 2013
Achievement
Gradients

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 26, 2013
Achievement
Workspace Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Sep 23, 2013
Achievement
Web Typography

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 22, 2013
Achievement
Backgrounds and Borders

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 20, 2013
Achievement
CSS Box Model

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 15, 2013
Achievement
Text, Fonts, and Lists

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 13, 2013
Achievement
Values and Units

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 13, 2013
Achievement
Advanced Selectors

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 13, 2013
Achievement
Selectors

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 4, 2013
Achievement
Getting Started with CSS

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 2, 2013
Achievement
Forms

HTML

Achieved
Aug 27, 2013
Achievement
Tables

HTML

Achieved
Aug 27, 2013
Achievement
Objects

HTML

Achieved
Aug 27, 2013
Achievement
Links

HTML

Achieved
Aug 27, 2013
Achievement
Lists

HTML

Achieved
Aug 27, 2013
Achievement
Text

HTML

Achieved
Aug 27, 2013
Achievement
Introduction

HTML

Achieved
Aug 27, 2013
Achievement
Launching the Website

Build a Simple Website

Achieved
Aug 26, 2013
Achievement
Styling Content

Build a Simple Website

Achieved
Aug 26, 2013
Achievement
Creating a Website Structure

Build a Simple Website

Achieved
Aug 26, 2013
Achievement
Text Editors and HTML

Build a Simple Website

Achieved
Aug 25, 2013
Achievement
Website Basics

Build a Simple Website

Achieved
May 6, 2013
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Newbie

Achieved
Apr 28, 2013