April in Review
Monday April 30, 2012
This year, I got to look at the latest version of Dreamweaver in April. While I couldn't announce it until April 23rd (and I'll have even more to talk about ... Read More
Five Excellent HTML Editors for iPad
Monday April 30, 2012
While it may be tempting to use your iPad only for watching movies and reading books, it is quite possible to do work on them as well. In fact, I ... Read More
I appreciate the kudos, I don’t appreciate the spam
Friday April 27, 2012
I don’t know about you, but the comment spammers are starting to really annoy me. This site doesn’t get a lot of comments (why not, guys? Don’t you want to ... Read More
Poll: Do you use advanced mailto links?
Thursday April 26, 2012
When you are adding email addresses to your web pages, you can link them to open in an email program by using the mailto: command in the link. But what’s ... Read More
HTML5 Design Gallery - CatCubed
Wednesday April 25, 2012
I love the idea of this site, I love the name, and I love the tagline (“art code design—all of the above”). But I love best that it’s such nice ... Read More
How to Create a Glow Effect in CSS3
Tuesday April 24, 2012
I created this glowing box with Photoshop, but CSS3 makes it possible to build this same box without any images at all.
Read the full article: Glow Effects with CSS3
The CSS ... Read More
First look at Dreamweaver CS6
Monday April 23, 2012
Adobe announced today the latest version of their Creative Suite—CS6. And I had the opportunity to check it out ahead of time. Dreamweaver CS6 brings a bunch of new features, ... Read More
A No-Code Editor that Designers Can Use
Friday April 20, 2012
I had the opportunity to try out the Windows web page editor Xara Web Designer MX Premium and I enjoyed using it. This is a “no-code” editor—an editor that doesn't ... Read More
Poll: How did you learn to use your web editor?
Thursday April 19, 2012
There are lots of ways to learn how to use a web editor. For instance, I have lots of free Dreamweaver tutorials and tutorials for other editors as well. But ... Read More
HTML5 Design Gallery - Clean Future
Wednesday April 18, 2012
This is a nice website that includes features that most site owners want, including clear navigation, monetization (ads) and a smooth look. While I personally don't like ads positioned ... Read More
Clipping and Positioning Your Background Images with CSS3 Properties
Tuesday April 17, 2012
CSS3 has a lot of new background image properties, and two that are somewhat confusing are background-origin and background-clip. These two properties give you more control over your background images. ... Read More
Don’t Forget to Test in Multiple Browsers
Monday April 16, 2012
Cross browser testing is often the bane of most designers. It's tedious and frustrating. But it's an important part of the job. The latest article by Andrew Peev examines when ... Read More
SPAN and DIV Tags are Not Obsolete
Saturday April 14, 2012
One thing I've noticed when people start using the new sectioning HTML5 elements like ARTICLE and SECTION is that they often stop using the DIV element. While there is some ... Read More
Background Images are Becoming Critical in Web Designs
Friday April 13, 2012
One way to really dress up a web page is to use background images. These are images that either set a mood or add some texture or tone to the ... Read More
Color Theory is Important in Web Design
Friday April 13, 2012
If you are an artist, you already understand the importance of color in design. And one way to start understanding color is to understand how the colors relate to one ... Read More
What to Do When You Don’t Have an HTML Editor
Thursday April 12, 2012
There are situations that arise when you need to fix a web page but for some reason you don’t have an HTML editor handy. Perhaps you’re at your parent’s house ... Read More
Poll: Do you think color symbolism matters in web design?
Thursday April 12, 2012
Color symbolism can be very important to some people but is it important in web design? Understanding what colors mean in cultures other than your own (see my Color Symbolism ... Read More
Why Google has become less relevant to me—It's a Love/Hate relationship at best
Wednesday April 11, 2012
Last year Google released a change to their search ranking algorithm that devastated a lot of websites. It was called Panda after the programmer who had the most impact on ... Read More
What’s In Your Editor—82WHO
Wednesday April 11, 2012
Get the site you’re working on featured on About.com: What’s in Your Editor?
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Don't count out making your site accessible
Tuesday April 10, 2012
Accessible web design isn't exciting or glamorous. It often isn't fun and sometimes can even seem like a chore that has no point. But considering and implementing accessibility goals is ... Read More
Stop worrying about SEO and start worrying about how much you're producing
Tuesday April 10, 2012
Now that Google is starting to penalize websites for over-optimization, you should really stop fiddling with your existing pages and start writing more content. Learn how to know if a ... Read More
Is speed really still important with high-speed connections?
Monday April 9, 2012
The short answer is “yes.” But I got a comment over the weekend that made me start thinking about this issue again. DazzaJ wrote:
“The cost of extra tags is nothing ... Read More
Do You Really Need that Table?
Saturday April 7, 2012
HTML5 now allows you to use tables for layout, and that's a relief to many web designers. But just because you can, does that really mean you should? Tables add ... Read More
Pushing Content to Readers
Friday April 6, 2012
Password protection with HTML
Friday April 6, 2012
Many web designers want to post things to their websites and restrict access to them. The most common way to do this is with password protection. But unfortunately, password protection ... Read More
Poll: What software do you use for ecommerce?
Thursday April 5, 2012
There are a lot of options when you decide to build an ecommerce store. But how do you choose the best one? The About.com Guide to Ecommerce recommends Shopify because ... Read More
DTDs Describe Your XML
Wednesday April 4, 2012
A Document Type Definition or DTD is one way to define the tags that your XML document is going to use. Another way is with the XML Schema language. These ... Read More
HTML5 Design Gallery - Cinemur
Wednesday April 4, 2012
I love the design of this site because it takes something that can take up a huge amount of space—film posters—and gives them a pleasing and clearly usable design. The ... Read More
CSS Opacity
Tuesday April 3, 2012
Opacity is one of my favorite things in CSS3. It has been supported in many web browsers since 2006 and it's fairly easy to get almost every web browser to ... Read More
Beginner FAQ: What’s My URL?
Tuesday April 3, 2012
It can be very challenging to get your web page up onto a web server, and then sometimes once you get it there, it can be hard to find it. ... Read More
Tabs in HTML
Monday April 2, 2012
When thinking about web design, there are two types of tabs:
tabs in menus and navigation
tabs in the text for indenting—the tab character
Menu Tabs
Tabbed menus are very popular because they make ... Read More
Typography on the Web Is Usually Adjusted with CSS
Monday April 2, 2012
But not always. There are ways to fix rag, widows, and orphans with CSS, but the best solution to these typographical problems is often just an adjustment to the text. ... Read More