Jennifer's Web Design / HTML Blog

lucythelusty asks: a friend who has a Mac asked me to clear cut an image and put it on a webpage in the same way you see images and text layed ... Read More

Before you scoff, just a little over a year ago, some statistics placed dial-up usage at 19% or around 44 million people in the United States. Even if it's half ... Read More

Here are the most recent Web hosting service reviews submitted by other Web Design / HTML readers. I got 8 new reviews this month. If you love or hate your ... Read More

Dreamweaver is one of the most popular Web editors available, but it is a very complicated and complex tool that can be hard to learn - especially if you want ... Read More

If you've heard of open source software, you may wonder if it's possible to set up something similar for other creative works, such as HTML and CSS Web designs, web ... Read More

petermcclurg asked for his site to be reviewed. "I would appreciate comments on my first genuine attempt at a website." My Thoughts This is an interesting website, it looks like it was built ... Read More

Once you know HTML, you need to learn to design your pages. There's more to design than just throwing tags up on the page and hoping it looks okay. With this ... Read More

Skyphoxx asks: While doing some comparing and contrasting to my sites vs others, I've noticed more extreme uses of what seems like flash, but could be javascript. Either way I'm ok ... Read More

A few weeks ago, a reader pointed me to this post about how NotchUp and GrandCentral appear to have the same design and layout - including colors. Since I've been ... Read More

Here are the most recent Web editor reviews submitted by other Web Design / HTML readers. I didn't get a lot of reviews this month - if you love or ... Read More

Many people believe that HTML and CSS are not covered by copyright because when you load a Web page, you are copying that HTML and CSS into the RAM of ... Read More

You spent hours researching and writing that article or finding just the right light and setting for that photo or getting just the right perspective for that painting. You are ... Read More

Andy Fryer submitted his site to the Web Design clinic. "I have tried to keep the design as simple as possible and as easy to navigate as possible." My Thoughts My first reaction ... Read More

As Web designers we spend a lot of time trying to make our designs stand out. But sometimes it's better to blend in. And with the CSS system color keywords, ... Read More

hkonsjr asks: I have recently learned web pages I created with microsoft word do not have the images displayed correctly or at all on MACs and with some browsers other than ... Read More

The About.com Animation site did a poll a little while ago asking how do you feel about Flash. His site caters more directly to animators and people who watch animation ... Read More

Here are some of the most recent Web Design Firm listings submitted by fellow designers. Reinaux Productions Dallas, Texas "Custom Website Design including complex backend business logic and automation" Dot Different, Inc. Duluth, MN "We call ... Read More

Shannon at Consulting / Freelancing @ About.com asks: Does It Ever Pay To Work On Contingency? Personally, I don't think it's a good idea for Web designers to work on ... Read More

If you are looking for a way to get free content for your website, it can be very tempting to use one of the many reprint sites available online. But ... Read More

If you've been reading my site for a while, you know that I don't agree that pages should look the same in all browsers. I believe that designers who focus ... Read More

AuroraMedia asked for feedback on their site: "We would like to get your feedbacks and reviews about the site overall- design wise, content wise and navigation wise. Your valuable comments will ... Read More

These are some of the more common fonts found on Windows and Macintosh systems. While some fonts are named the same on both, others don't have exact duplicates. This list ... Read More

akasha81 asks: I have to write quote for a client who wants me to convert a photoshop file into a Joomla Template. The job is pretty straight forward, and I am ... Read More

This month, I only received one Horror Story, but it's an interesting one. Flash websites are popular because it is possible to make a site that looks the same on ... Read More

We were having a discussion in the forum earlier this week about how old most Web designers/developers are. Personally, I think that you can learn HTML no matter what age ... Read More

There are lots and lots of things to think about when working on optimizing your site for search engine placement. So I've compiled a list of 95 things you should ... Read More

Before you start groaning, no, I'm not going to start another discussion about using HTML tables for layout or CSS for layout. But how you write that HTML and lay out your ... Read More

Dean tells us that this site is a redesign, so I decided to look at it from that perspective. I took a look at it in the Internet Wayback Machine ... Read More

There are so many HTML tags available it's no wonder many Web designers succumb to divitis. After all, it's a lot easier to just use a div than to figure ... Read More

nickky0922 asks: I am a beginner interested becoming a Web Master. Does anyone know if Javascript is a better language to learn than Perl? i want to take a class in ... Read More