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Use a Generator to Make Building CSS Faster

Tuesday February 14, 2012

Building CSS is difficult, there are a lot of properties to remember and hundreds if not thousands of ways you can design your pages. These CSS generators help take some of the memorization out of building CSS. You just plug in what you want in your design and the generator makes the (often cross-browser compliant) CSS for you.

Read the full article: CSS Generators

Learn CSS

Get Started with HTML5

Monday February 13, 2012

HTML5 is no more difficult to write than HTML 4. This article explains how to create an HTML5 document using sectioning elements and tools to help older versions of IE display them correctly.

Read the full article: Build Your First HTML5 Document

HTML5 Tutorials and Tag Information

Welcome Alexander!

Sunday February 12, 2012

In addition to Kim, I am pleased to announce that Alexander Peev has joined the team as an intern for this Spring and Summer. Some of you may recognize Alexander as a regular on the forum and comments in the blog, but he also has been working for a while as a professional web designer/developer and is studying to get a Computer Science degree from the Business Academy Aarhus in Denmark. I would like to welcome Alexander to the site and I'm sure you will enjoy his articles.

There is more to your pages than what shows on the browser screen

Friday February 10, 2012

I've been writing a lot about semantic HTML and including information that computers can understand inside your web pages. Most semantic information is stored in the HTML for the computers to read, but there is a section of HTML that doesn't affect the content displayed to the customers, but is still very important—the HEAD element. Understanding the HEAD element will help you write better HTML and better web pages.
Read the full article: What is the HEAD Element For?

Help with Header Tags

Only a Few Days Left for Nominations

Thursday February 9, 2012

There are only a few days left for me to accept nominations for the various categories. If I don't receive enough nominations in a category, I will not be able to set up voting for that category. Are there really NO Facebook or Twitter accounts you read about Web Design and HTML? And interestingly, the only nominations I've received regarding mobile apps aren't even apps at all, but rather the Guidelines for building apps. Seriously, am I the only person who uses my smartphone to do work on?

Please Make Your Nominations!

Nominations will be accepted between January 18, 2012 and February 15, 2012. The voting will begin on February 22^nd and the winners will be announced on March 30^th.

On the Web Design/HTML site I will be hosting the following categories:

Best Web Design
Best Windows Web Editor
Best Macintosh Web Editor
Best Mobile App for Web Designers
Best Website or Blog for Web Designers
Best Facebook Page for Web Designers to Like
Best Twitter Account for Web Designers to Follow
Best Hosting Provider

Find out more about the Web Design categories and then nominate the sites, products, and pages that you think represent the best resources for web designers: 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards for Web Design/HTML

Poll: Where do you include character set information in your pages?

Thursday February 9, 2012

It’s important to specify the character set for your web pages because that tells the browser what characters are valid on the web page. But more importantly, if you don’t specify the character set, your page can be hacked. In fact, if you don’t put the character set tag e.g. <meta charset="utf-8"> as the first line of your HEAD element, your page can be at risk. HTML5 makes it easy to add the character set, as I showed, with a very short “meta charset” tag. But many designers don’t ever define the character set. Where do you define the character sets for your web pages?

Welcome Kim!

Wednesday February 8, 2012

I am pleased to announce that there is a new intern for the site: Kim R. West. Kim is a full-time student at the Tennessee Technology Center studying web design and development. She will be writing articles for the site for the next few months. I would like to welcome Kim to the site, and I look forward to her articles and the fresh perspective she will bring to the site.

HTML5 Design Gallery - KA Graphic Designs

Wednesday February 8, 2012

Here is a very nice looking design using HTML5 features like HTML sectioning content, HTML5Shiv, and CSS3 designs. Be sure to go to the site now, as it has changed even more since the screen shot was taken.

Have you built an HTML5 site? Or do you know of one that does a great job with HTML5? Submit HTML5 site designs to be featured on this site.

When Valuing Your Web Business, Don't Forget the Domain Name

Tuesday February 7, 2012

Domain names are an important part of a web business. They are an asset to your company and you should be aware of how much they are worth. And if your business is looking for a new domain name it can often be more effective to purchase a domain that is live. But to do that, you should know how to value the domain.

Read the full article: How to Value a Domain Name

More Help with Domain Names

Do Your Search Engine Results Show You as the Author?

Monday February 6, 2012

Google and other search engines are starting to use authorship information with the rel=author attribute to provide more information about the articles that are linked to. These fancier search results can include the author's photo, links to related articles by the same author, and more. Ultimately, results with this extended information are more memorable and more likely to get clicks. Learn how to tell Google who authored your articles.

Read the full article: Tell Google About Your Writing

More About Authorship and Microformats

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