Is Your Site Cool?
Friday June 29, 2012
An icy cool drink
Image © 2012 J Kyrnin - licensed to About.com
There are certain features of sites that almost anyone can recognize as “cool,” such as lots of white space, ... Read More
Poll: Do you use HTML5 for web application development?
Thursday June 28, 2012
HTML5 provides lots of features that make it ideal for creating web applications. But there is a lot to learn. You could buy a book or read the specification or ... Read More
How well do you know SEO?
Wednesday June 27, 2012
I was playing around with some JavaScript today and decided to make a quiz about SEO. How well do you know SEO? This quiz has some easy questions and some ... Read More
Let’s Get Inspired — Crane Brothers
Wednesday June 27, 2012
Just glancing at the screen shot for this site is a bit misleading. While the design is nice, and clearly well thought-out, it really doesn’t do justice to the site ... Read More
Learn How to Design Effective Web Forms
Tuesday June 26, 2012
A basic HTML form
Screen shot by J Kyrnin
Web forms allow you to interact with your customers. But they can also cause your customers to give up on your site completely. ... Read More
Does Your Website Work on Touch Screen Tablets?
Monday June 25, 2012
These buttons are very hard to click on on a touch screen
Screen shot by J Kyrnin
I was startled this morning when my husband started yelling at his iPad. When I ... Read More
Do You Struggle with Getting Your Images On Your Site?
Friday June 22, 2012
Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Images like the hippo fight image below make your site more interesting. They add color and interest, but they can be very difficult to get ... Read More
Poll: Do you use rollover images?
Thursday June 21, 2012
Let’s Get Inspired — Web Typography for the Lonely
Wednesday June 20, 2012
I find typography really interesting. Perhaps it's because I love language and I love art, and typography is like a combination of the two. And of course, web typography has ... Read More
Two More HTML Editors for iPhone and iPad
Tuesday June 19, 2012
Two iPad HTML Editors: FTP on the Go Pro and HTML Egg
Screen shot by J Kyrnin courtesy Headlight Software and HTML Egg
I’ve had the opportunity to review several iPhone/iPad apps ... Read More
Start with the Smallest First in Responsive Design
Monday June 18, 2012
Responsive design layout for a desktop
Image © 2012 J Kyrnin - licensed to About.com
When I start building a responsive design I first create the HTML stucture for my pages that ... Read More
Attracting Advertisers
Friday June 15, 2012
Is your site funded primarily through advertising? But getting advertisers can be really difficult. Especially when the economy is not doing well. But there are things you can do to ... Read More
HTML5 Makes Validating Forms Much Easier
Friday June 15, 2012
It used to be that in order to validate an HTML form you had to do some type of scripting, either on the front-end with JavaScript or on the back-end ... Read More
Going perhaps too far to get people off of old browsers?
Thursday June 14, 2012
I just learned about this story of an Aussie electronics dealer who charges an extra tax on people who come to his site using Internet Explorer 7. He says:
“To help ... Read More
Poll: Do you use a WAMP or MAMP server for testing?
Thursday June 14, 2012
Let’s Get Inspired! — To Build a Mobile Design
Wednesday June 13, 2012
It can be intimidating to think that your site still isn’t done. You don’t have a mobile site or responsive design, but that's okay. You can still be inspired by ... Read More
A Trick to Using Notepad
Tuesday June 12, 2012
Wordpad and Notepad side by side
Screen shot © J Kyrnin - licensed to About.com
One thing that many beginners will do when using Notepad is accidentally use Wordpad instead. And Wordpad ... Read More
Responsive Web Design Means Responding to Your Users
Monday June 11, 2012
Three versions of the same site, for desktop, tablet, and smartphone.
Screen shots © 2012 J Kyrnin licensed to About.com
A responsive web design is one that adapts to the device that ... Read More
You Can Write HTML With Windows Notepad
Friday June 8, 2012
Notepad is a simple text editor that is found on the Windows operating system. And you can use it to write web pages. For some web designers, Notepad is all ... Read More
What is WebDAV?
Friday June 8, 2012
Connected to a WebDAV server on a Macintosh
Screen shot © 2012 J Kyrnin - licensed to About.com
WebDAV is a way to move files from your local computer to your web ... Read More
Poll: How do you get your files from your computer to your web server?
Thursday June 7, 2012
June Quarterly Taxes are Nearly Due
Thursday June 7, 2012
June 15th is fast approaching, and have you prepared your quarterly taxes for second quarter 2012? If you are a freelance web designer in the United States, you may need ... Read More
New Site Feature — Let’s Get Inspired!
Wednesday June 6, 2012
When I’m working on a new design I like to look in lots of places to find inspiration, but my favorite thing to do is browse websites looking for designs. ... Read More
How Much Should a Web Design Cost?
Tuesday June 5, 2012
The real answer to this question is, “it depends.” If you already know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, then creating a new, dynamic website can cost as little as a couple ... Read More
Fading Doesn’t Need JavaScript Anymore
Monday June 4, 2012
It used to be that if you wanted an image to fade in or out, you had to use JavaScript or an animated GIF like this one. But now, ... Read More
There are things HTML Can’t Do
Friday June 1, 2012
While I’m having a ton of fun with all the things that CSS3 is letting us do on web pages without any images (rounded corners, glow effects, fancy buttons, and ... Read More