Jennifer's Web Design / HTML Blog

Web designs shouldn't be scary. Yes, the content can scare the bejeezus out of your customers if that's what you want, but the design itself shouldn't be scary. I have ... Read More

Many Web designers don't like to write JavaScript, Dreamweaver CS3 but if you use Dreamweaver you can create rollover images wherever you like with just a few steps. Dreamweaver installs the ... Read More

Unfortunately, most Web designers have been guilty of issues with flow without even realizing it. In fact, some of the trends in design were almost deliberate attempts to distract from ... Read More

Esmudd asks: any recommendations for a good CSS learner's book? My thoughts Personally, I prefer to learn a computing subject online, because there are a lot of free resources and it's easy to ... Read More

I have a lot of friends and colleagues who live in Southern California, and so disasters are on my mind at the moment. While losing your house is a lot ... Read More

Working as a Web designer or Web developer is hard. And freelancing is even harder. Some mistakes you can avoid, and some will take you completely by surprise. This week ... Read More

I've created a new free Web template to help you get started posting your own Web portfolio. The example suggests that you can use it with one entry per page, ... Read More

Whether you are a Web designer or Web developer, a portfolio of your best work can be a strong asset in helping you to get a new job or more ... Read More

RyRy84 asks: I was essentially wondering if freelance web designing/developing is a dependable career choice? ... I'm assuimg part-time is the way to go at first to get a feel for ... Read More

My book The About.com Guide to Web Design is now available online and in stores. This book will help you get started using HTML and CSS and putting up a ... Read More

Last week, I posted a poll asking how large a monitor do you have. And a number of people commented that they have 2 or more monitors. Since technically, having ... Read More

This week, I've received 17 new Web hosting company reviews. Some new hosting companies listed include Hosting 4 Less, Meer, and New Roma. Plus we have even more reviews for ... Read More

Now that Dreamweaver CS3 has been out for a while, you may be trying to decide if you should upgrade from Dreamweaver 8 to the latest version. Dreamweaver CS3 There are a ... Read More

There are many uses of the ability to show and hide blocks of content on your Web pages. In fact, this is what makes most Web pages look and act ... Read More

Tracey23 asks: One of the things I need to work on is a portfolio. I have some questions: Do the sites have to be "live"? If not, can you conjure up fake ... Read More

No, I'm not asking what you design for, I'm asking you what you use to build your Web pages. For example, I have two 20-inch monitors set up in dual-screen ... Read More

There were 11 new designs this week for the Web Design Design Gallery, and they were all enjoyable to review, but my favorite was Fife's Stockfeeds. Yes, I might have ... Read More

If you've been following this site for the past few weeks, you know that I've been evaluating dozens of HTML editors on various criteria. Well, I think I can say ... Read More

Have you ever heard that from a manager or customer? I had a manager a few years ago who referred to our team's priorities as the "priority du jour" or ... Read More

The About.com Guide to Mobile Office Technology has a great article for How to Find a Hot Spot. She lists 10 different ways you can find mobile Internet access when ... Read More

donappletink asks: "It seems to be very time consuming, will I get faster? I think I understand what I am doing but I am very slow! Is this normal?" My ... Read More

Vote Now I've got HTML editors on the brain right now. I spent the weekend evaluating 124 different Web editors, and I found myself actually dreaming about them last night (which ... Read More

When I put up the Editor Review Form last week, I was pleasantly surprised to get 14 reviews very quickly. I got reviews of Dreamweaver 8 and Coda 1 as ... Read More

Today only you can get StyleSpread on Bits du Jour for an 81% discount. It's a WYSIWYG CSS editor for Windows that looks pretty easy to use. They also offer ... Read More

When I'm building a Web page, there are a few styles that I define automatically at the top of every style sheet. I do this so automatically, that I've actually ... Read More