Hi, I’m Nick Pettit! I’m a web designer at Carsonified and a host of the show Doctype. This blog is where I post videos that I appear in. Enjoy!Tumblr (3.0; @nickpettit)http://nickpettit.com/<a href="http://helpmebuythings.com/">Help Me Buy Things</a>: <p>I went to a family wedding this past weekend and a few people were asking me about my camera. They also asked what digital camera they should buy. I’ve been dispensing consumer electronics advice to friends and family for quite some time now, so I decided to create a website called “<a href="http://helpmebuythings.com/">Help Me Buy Things</a>” that contains my recommendations. Some may agree or disagree, but this is what I would recommend. If you have a better suggestion for any item, by all means, let me know! :)</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/10015016353http://nickpettit.com/post/10015016353Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:44:00 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="400" id="clip_embed_player_flash" data="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" bgcolor="#000000"><param name="movie" value="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="auto_play=false&start_volume=25&title=Live Q and A&channel=carsonified&archive_id=284042387" /></object><br/><br/><p>In this very special edition of <a href="http://thinkvitamin.com/podcast/">Think Vitamin Radio</a> from the <a href="http://carsonified.com/">Carsonified</a> USA office in Orlando, Florida, Nick Pettit (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/nickrp">@nickrp</a>), Ryan Carson (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ryancarson">@ryancarson</a>), Alan Johnson (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/commondream">@commondream</a>), and Jim Hoskins (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jimrhoskins">@jimrhoskins</a>) talk about web design and development!</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/4779699645http://nickpettit.com/post/4779699645Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:56:36 -0400think vitamin<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gBpd0zu3w-I?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Saturday April 2nd, 2011 was <a href="http://www.pillowfightday.com/2011/orlando-fl">International Pillow Fight Day</a>! In downtown Orlando, Florida there was a massive pillow fight, right after <a href="http://www.barcamporlando.org/">BarCamp Orlando</a>!</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/4338303526http://nickpettit.com/post/4338303526Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:00:06 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="400" id="clip_embed_player_flash" data="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" bgcolor="#000000"><param name="movie" value="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="auto_play=false&start_volume=25&title=Live Q and A&channel=carsonified&archive_id=282565983" /></object><br/><br/><p>In this live Q&A session from the <a href="http://carsonified.com/">Carsonified</a> USA office in Orlando, Florida, Nick Pettit (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/nickrp">@nickrp</a>) and Jim Hoskins (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jimrhoskins">@jimrhoskins</a>) answer your questions about web design and development!</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/4302656504http://nickpettit.com/post/4302656504Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:31:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7Sx5qPJCLOM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This week, Jim dives in to Handlebars.js and Nick explores several cool text-shadow effects.</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/4302640405http://nickpettit.com/post/4302640405Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:30:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wy-quZ6ZeAE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>This week, Nick and Jim take you behind the scenes and show you how a web show like Doctype gets put together!</span></p>http://nickpettit.com/post/4125966992http://nickpettit.com/post/4125966992Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="400" id="clip_embed_player_flash" data="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" bgcolor="#000000"><param name="movie" value="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="auto_play=false&start_volume=25&title=Live Q and A&channel=carsonified&archive_id=282090315" /></object><br/><br/><p>In this live Q&A session from the <a href="http://carsonified.com/">Carsonified</a> USA office in Orlando, Florida, Nick Pettit (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/nickrp">@nickrp</a>) and Jim Hoskins (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jimrhoskins">@jimrhoskins</a>) answer your questions about web design and development!</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/4126019385http://nickpettit.com/post/4126019385Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400think vitamin<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/So2MZdmW3v4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I’m traveling a lot this year, so recently I decided to purchase a Canon EOS 7D dSLR to document my experiences. As many of you may know, most dSLR cameras can shoot both still images and 1080p video. The large sensor of a dSLR, combined with an equally large lens, tends to produce very cinematic footage.</p> <p>This weekend I played around with my new 7D, and although I’m not a video professional, I have to say that I’m very pleased with the results. My cat, Dario, wasn’t exactly the most exciting subject, but he didn’t seem to mind being on camera. :)</p> <p>The footage could have benefited from some color grading, but I wanted to keep the results true to what comes straight out of the camera. Future improvements may include an external microphone and a tripod or steadicam. However, for being handheld, the results turned out pretty well. The Canon 7D is a much heavier camera than a consumer grade camcorder, and that slow-moving inertia comes across nicely in the handheld shots.</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/4003275777http://nickpettit.com/post/4003275777Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:31:12 -0400video<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="400" id="live_embed_player_flash" data="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/live_embed_player.swf?channel=carsonified" bgcolor="#000000"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/live_embed_player.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="channel=carsonified&auto_play=false&start_volume=25" /></object> <br/><br/><p>In this live Q&A session from the <a href="http://carsonified.com/">Carsonified</a> USA office in Orlando, Florida, Nick Pettit (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/nickrp">@nickrp</a>) and Jim Hoskins (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jimrhoskins">@jimrhoskins</a>) answer your questions about web design and development!</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3730306321http://nickpettit.com/post/3730306321Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:55:52 -0500<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="400" height="224" id="MevioWM" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.mevio.com/widgets/mwm/MevioWM.swf?r=32393" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="FlashVars" value="distribConfig=http://www.mevio.com/widgets/configFiles/distribconfig_mwm_pcw_default.xml&autoPlay=false&container=false&rssFeed=/%3FsId=23477%26sMediaId=8089415%26format=json&playerIdleEnabled=false&fwSiteSection=DistribGeneric" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><embed src="http://www.mevio.com/widgets/mwm/MevioWM.swf?r=32393" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" width="400" height="224" flashvars="distribConfig=http://www.mevio.com/widgets/configFiles/distribconfig_mwm_pcw_default.xml&autoPlay=false&container=false&rssFeed=/%3FsId=23477%26sMediaId=8089415%26format=json&playerIdleEnabled=false&fwSiteSection=DistribGeneric" name="MevioWM" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://middaylatte.com/post/3702600589">allisonhouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This is a one-hour interview/Q&A session Nick Pettit (<a href="http://twitter.com/nickrp">@nickrp</a>) and I did live with <a href="http://designchat.info">Design Chat</a> last week. We talk about bridging the gap between graphic and web design, working at <a href="http://www.carsonified.com">Carsonified</a>, crushing on Tumblr, becoming The Batman, and answer a bunch of viewer questions. Direct download is <a href="http://m.podshow.com/media/23477/episodes/271879/designchat-271879-03-06-2011.m4v">here</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://nickpettit.com/post/3705033223http://nickpettit.com/post/3705033223Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:28:54 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/24DJGQlWAAY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This week, Nick shows introduces the Tumblr templating engine and Jim goes over the basics of jQuery Mobile.</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3591186219http://nickpettit.com/post/3591186219Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:47:00 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="400" id="clip_embed_player_flash" data="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" bgcolor="#000000"><param name="movie" value="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="auto_play=false&start_volume=25&title=&channel=carsonified&archive_id=280659307" /></object><br/><br/><p>In this live Q&A session from the <a href="http://carsonified.com/">Carsonified</a> USA office in Orlando, Florida, Nick Pettit (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/nickrp">@nickrp</a>) and Allison House (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/allison_house">@Allison_House</a>) answer your questions about web design!</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3584587400http://nickpettit.com/post/3584587400Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:00:00 -0500think vitamin<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OqM37_D2AXQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Take your learning to the next level with our intensive 90-minute deep dives into cutting edge web topics. This is just the first chapter of our Master Class on CSS3. To access our huge library of tutorial videos, be sure to visit <a href="http://membership.thinkvitamin.com/?cid=140">Think Vitamin Membership</a> and sign up!</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3457448412http://nickpettit.com/post/3457448412Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:38:00 -0500think vitamin<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="400" id="clip_embed_player_flash" data="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" bgcolor="#000000"><param name="movie" value="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="auto_play=false&start_volume=25&title=&channel=carsonified&archive_id=280166369" /></object><br/><br/><p>Nick Pettit (@nickrp) and Jim Hoskins (@jimrhoskins) are teachers at <a href="https://membership.thinkvitamin.com/?cid=140">Think Vitamin Membership</a>, a site where you can learn web design and development! In this live Q&A session from the Carsonified USA office in Orlando, Florida, they answer your questions about web design and web development. less</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3449313535http://nickpettit.com/post/3449313535Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:32:00 -0500think vitamin<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nKXn4Xj3vYw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Welcome to my new video blog!</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3376699495http://nickpettit.com/post/3376699495Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:43:28 -0500nickpettit.com<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20089488" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>At <a href="https://membership.thinkvitamin.com/?cid=140">Think Vitamin Membership</a>, you’ll find a library of hundreds of professionally researched and produced video tutorials for web designers and developers.</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3377556489http://nickpettit.com/post/3377556489Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500Think Vitamin<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/G_0pIJc-EMc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This week, Nick shows you how to use CSS3 transitions, and Jim covers the finer points of the jQuery .css() method.</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3376507084http://nickpettit.com/post/3376507084Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500Doctype<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WUkyDZgUGeU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Last year at the Future of Web Apps London, Nick interviewed David Hauser of Grasshopper. David talks about core values and his controversial marketing strategy of sending chocolate grasshoppers to influential people.</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3377409227http://nickpettit.com/post/3377409227Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500Think VitaminInterview<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="400" id="clip_embed_player_flash" data="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" bgcolor="#000000"><param name="movie" value="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/archive_embed_player.swf" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashvars" value="auto_play=false&start_volume=25&title=Live Q&A with Nick Pettit and Jim Hoskins&channel=carsonified&archive_id=279200811" /></object><br/><br/><p>Nick Pettit (<a href="http://twitter.com/nickrp">@nickrp</a>) and Jim Hoskins (<a href="http://twitter.com/jimrhoskins">@jimrhoskins</a>) are teachers at <a href="https://membership.thinkvitamin.com/?cid=140">Think Vitamin Membership</a>, a site where you can learn web design and development! In this live Q&A session from the Carsonified USA office in Orlando, Florida, they answer your questions about web design and web development.</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3391339060http://nickpettit.com/post/3391339060Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500think vitamin<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uJ6urG8mfEk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Jim goes over the new features of jQuery 1.5 and Nick covers the basics of Responsive Web Design.</p>http://nickpettit.com/post/3376487594http://nickpettit.com/post/3376487594Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500Doctype