In: CSS| Web Design
8 Feb 2010There are so many new and exciting features of Ajax, Dynamic HTML, and other “bleeding edge” technologies, but it can be hard to decide whether to use them. Before you decide to write your pages at the edge of HTML, there are some things to think about:
1. How many new features are on the page [...]
In: CSS| Web Design
6 Feb 20101. CSS font shorthand rule
When styling fonts with CSS you may be doing this:
font-weight: bold;
font-style: italic;
font-variant: small-caps;
font-size: 1em;
line-height: 1.5em;
font-family: verdana,sans-serif
There’s no need though as you can use this CSS shorthand property:
font: bold italic small-caps 1em/1.5em verdana,sans-serif
Much better! Just a few of words of warning: This CSS shorthand version will only work if you’re specifying [...]
In: CSS| Web Design
4 Feb 2010Many methods exist to structure your CSS. This article tries to describe the method I use. I call it the “Tree method”, since it structures the CSS like… that’s right, a tree structure. I want to stress that it isn’t my invention; I just describe and give reasons for its rules.
Everyone that has built a [...]
In: CSS| Web Design
29 Jan 2010One of the amazing things about the development of web technologies is that they were relatively anarchic. Unlike the development of traditional GUI systems, which were created behind the closed doors of academic institutions like Xerox’s PARC and later developed further by products such as Apple’s original Macintosh, the Web evolved in an open and, [...]
In: CSS| Web Design
27 Jan 2010CSS grid system is one tool that facilitates the work of web designers and web developers to develop a website. Advantage of using CSS grid system is you can reduce development time. Grids also provide uniformity and consistency in the placement of HTML elements.
Do you want to know more about CSS Frameworks and grid system? [...]
In: Showcase| Web Design
25 Jan 2010As we are stepping in a new decade, I can foresee that web design in 2010 is going to be fun and filled with experimental works. With the new CSS3 and HTML5, designers and developers are trying to utilize the new features to create impressive designs. Sketchy and large background styles are fading out. Serif [...]
In: CSS| Web Design
7 Jan 2010Every coder has his/her own coding style based on personal preferences. Not all of us markup the document in a same way. Some decide to choose one element while other coders prefer some other solution. In this article I will list 5 of my most usual coding preferences and explain my reasons.
Unordered list vs any [...]
