New poll! Just for funzies. Do you prefer...

Light Code on Dark Background

Like this:

or...

Dark Code on Light Background

Like this:

Those are just examples. Doesn't have to be those exact syntax highlighting themes. But I believe all themes fall into those two categories.

New Poll: Light on Dark or Dark on Light? is a post from CSS-Tricks

The National Museum of American History’s Department of Education and Public Programs seeks three exemplary college students committed to making a positive impact on their communities to participate in the Freedom School fall internship program. Through this program, participants will:

• Learn the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the 1964 Freedom Summer campaign first hand through dialogue with people who were there and through other primary sources

• Meet with curators and educators to explore related material in the Smithsonian’s National Collection and visit local civil rights-related historic sites

• Explore, discuss, and debate the meaning and legacy of social justice, democracy, and leadership in American history

• Visit government offices, and advocacy organizations to discuss modern activism

• Share lessons-learned with local high school students

• Publish their research on the Smithsonian website for a national audience.

Imagine this: you’re sitting at a bus stop, patiently waiting for your ride. Maybe you’re checking Facebook or reading an ebook on your phone, or staring off into space, or mentally reviewing your to-do list.

You see movement out of the corner of your eye and glance over at the stop’s integrated advertising. And there you are, being Photoshopped into an ad, in real time.

How would you react? The people in this video from Adobe all had positive reactions, ranging from disbelief to laughter, when they found themselves in that very position.

To promote its Creative Days events, Adobe camped out in a van across from a bus stop in Finland (or Sweden, reports differ), photographed people using a telephoto lens, and then Photoshopped them into an ad at the bus stop where they were waiting. Hidden cameras around the bus stop caught their reactions, which were edited into a compelling promotional video, seen here.

Artwork included a man turned into a Hulk-like monster terrorizing a city, a young man and woman manipulated to look like they were kissing on the top of a wedding cake (from the looks on their faces, the two likely didn’t know each other before ending up in this position), and a woman seated atop a polar bear. The execution was incredible considering the setup and the fact that these were all done very quickly, in less time than it took for the next bus to arrive. The artist, Erik Johansson, shows some excellent Photoshop savvy in this prank.

The Creative Days events themselves are held all over Europe and South Africa, throughout May and June. There are 14 Creative Days total, all dedicated to creativity and expressiveness.

Did you or will you attend any of the Creative Days events? What did you think of the live Photoshopping prank? Let us know in the comments.

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In this episode of The Treehouse Show, Nick Pettit (@nickrp) and Jason Seifer (@jseifer) talk about HTML5 Features, Responsive CSS Modules and Sass.

Here are the links for the week:

Movies in Color
http://moviesincolor.com/

5 HTML5 Features you need to know — Adnane Belmadiaf’s Blog
http://daker.me/2013/05/5-html5-features-you-need-to-know.html

Pure
http://purecss.io/

Popcorn.js | The HTML5 Media Framework
http://popcornjs.org/

Sass Style Guide | CSS-Tricks
http://css-tricks.com/sass-style-guide/

Screensiz.es
http://screensiz.es/

Principles of Flat Design – Designmodo
http://designmodo.com/flat-design-principles/

Starters Guide to iOS Design
http://taybenlor.com/2013/05/21/designing-for-ios.html

The post HTML5 Features, Responsive CSS Modules and Sass – Treehouse Show Ep 44 appeared first on Treehouse Blog.

This is a guest post from Floor Drees, who is organizing a beginner's course in Python in Vienna, Austria on July 20th.

Who are you and what are you about?

My name is Floor (yes, really) Drees, and I'm originally from The Netherlands. Currently I work as a tech reporter and developer evangelist in Austria, and make time to organize and coach at Rails Girls events, and co-organize the vienna.rb meetups and PyLadies events on the side.

After learning Rails, why did you decide to pick up Python?

For me, learning doesn't stop when you kind of understand one language. If anything, I learned a lot from looking at Rails and Java code at the same time! The similarities and differences help you get the hang of it.

You're just starting out with this language yourself — why teach it to others?

I'm somewhat confident with HTML, CSS and Rails and I like to share my experience when it comes to learning and teaching programming. I genuinely believe that teaching skyrockets your own learning curve and would encourage everyone to start coaching beginners, even if you feel you are still a beginner.

How did you start organizing coding events?

I tend to challenge myself and my ability to learn quite a bit — when I first thought about tackling Python I soon found myself starting my own PyLadies chapter in Vienna. PyLadies is this great worldwide network that empowers female coders in the Python community.

I boldly decided to list a beginners workshop on Meetup.com and then of course needed to come up with a program. After going through the Python track on Codecademy I decided I wasn't going to come up with something more fun to do — with such a great resource around, why not use it?

What can beginners do to get better at coding?

One fun way to better your programming skills is CheckiO, a web-based game where you need to code Python to get to the next level. This startup from the Ukraine lets you to challenge yourself and your friends to write more elegant code in a fun way.

Learning on your own tends to get lonely, so I'd advise anyone to look for user groups in their city. The Python community is very friendly and it shouldn't be a problem to find a mentor who is willing to answer your questions when you need.

Any parting words?

If you happen to be in Vienna next month, stop by our Pyladies event! Contrary to the name, anyone can apply to attend. We invite experienced Python developers to help you out, along with great sponsors and coaches for lightning talks. There will be cookies. And Codecademy stickers. ;)

This is a guest post from Floor Drees, who is organizing a beginner's course in Python in Vienna, Austria on July 20th.

Who are you and what are you about?

My name is Floor (yes, really) Drees, and I'm originally from The Netherlands. Currently I work as a tech reporter and developer evangelist in Austria, and make time to organize and coach at Rails Girls events, and co-organize the vienna.rb meetups and PyLadies events on the side.

After learning Rails, why did you decide to pick up Python?

For me, learning doesn't stop when you kind of understand one language. If anything, I learned a lot from looking at Rails and Java code at the same time! The similarities and differences help you get the hang of it.

You're just starting out with this language yourself — why teach it to others?

I'm somewhat confident with HTML, CSS and Rails and I like to share my experience when it comes to learning and teaching programming. I genuinely believe that teaching skyrockets your own learning curve and would encourage everyone to start coaching beginners, even if you feel you are still a beginner.

How did you start organizing coding events?

I tend to challenge myself and my ability to learn quite a bit — when I first thought about tackling Python I soon found myself starting my own PyLadies chapter in Vienna. PyLadies is this great worldwide network that empowers female coders in the Python community.

I boldly decided to list a beginners workshop on Meetup.com and then of course needed to come up with a program. After going through the Python track on Codecademy I decided I wasn't going to come up with something more fun to do — with such a great resource around, why not use it?

What can beginners do to get better at coding?

One fun way to better your programming skills is CheckiO, a web-based game where you need to code Python to get to the next level. This startup from the Ukraine lets you to challenge yourself and your friends to write more elegant code in a fun way.

Learning on your own tends to get lonely, so I'd advise anyone to look for user groups in their city. The Python community is very friendly and it shouldn't be a problem to find a mentor who is willing to answer your questions when you need.

Any parting words?

If you happen to be in Vienna next month, stop by our Pyladies event! Contrary to the name, anyone can apply to attend. We invite experienced Python developers to help you out, along with great sponsors and coaches for lightning talks. There will be cookies. And Codecademy stickers. ;)