Understanding URLs in Links and Images
Friday August 31, 2012
Even if you know what a URL is, understanding how paths work can be a confusing thing. After all, the URL doesn't have dots (..) in it, so what do ... Read More
Poll: What software can you not live without for doing web design work?
Thursday August 30, 2012
Let’s Get Inspired — HTC
Wednesday August 29, 2012
HTC
This is a Flash website, but if you have an iPhone or iPad you should still check it out. The design is clean and easy to read, but what I ... Read More
Promotion is Important for Freelance Web Designers
Tuesday August 28, 2012
I am regularly amazed at how little time many freelance web designers spend promoting their business. It's great to have enough work that you don't need to worry, but do ... Read More
Is Your Coding Affected by Fads?
Monday August 27, 2012
How many of these fads do you recognize?
The other day, I got a message from a reader accusing me of presenting outdated and incorrect code on one of my pages. ... Read More
Content Management Resistance
Friday August 24, 2012
Many companies start out with fairly simple websites that they manage by editing the HTML (and CSS and JavaScript) directly. But as the site gets bigger or more products are ... Read More
Poll: Do you use SPAN and DIV tags?
Thursday August 23, 2012
Let’s Get Inspired — Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival
Wednesday August 22, 2012
Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival
Many long time web designers scoff at the idea of a WYSIWYG editor that provides no access to the HTML code. And until recently, ... Read More
Circles are Easy on an HTML5 Canvas
Tuesday August 21, 2012
With just a few lines of JavaScript, you can draw colorful circles on the HTML5 CANVAS element. In this tutorial you will learn how to draw filled circles, half circles, ... Read More
Do you duplicate content? Learn how to deal with it…
Monday August 20, 2012
One way to deal with duplicate content is with the rel=canonical link. This is meta data that you can add to your web pages so that search engines know what ... Read More
Don’t Make Them Wait
Friday August 17, 2012
“Your business is important to us, so please stay on the line [listening to our abysmal hold music] for the next … 5 … hours … ... Read More
Poll: Have you created a website with Notepad?
Thursday August 16, 2012
Let’s Get Inspired — U.K. Energy Consumption Guide
Wednesday August 15, 2012
U.K. Energy Consumption Guide Website
When you think about energy consumption you might think that a website about it would be all facts and figures and as such pretty boring. But ... Read More
Learn to Love CSS
Tuesday August 14, 2012
I was reading a friend’s profile and she said “I have a new love, and its initials are CSS.” This prompted another friend to say that she hates CSS. If ... Read More
14 Free Web Design Books
Monday August 13, 2012
These first eight books are all available as downloadable PDFs that you can read on your computer or mobile device.
Web Designers’ Success Guide
This book, while older and so has some ... Read More
Scrolling Content with CSS Marquee
Monday August 13, 2012
In order to write this article, I’ve been doing a lot of research on marquee in HTML. There’s a lot of hate out there towards the MARQUEE element. In fact, ... Read More
Don't ask for this information
Friday August 10, 2012
Just because a browser provides certain types of information doesn't mean you should request it. While you can argue that if the browser is passing referal data, then it's not ... Read More
Poll: Do you caption your images?
Thursday August 9, 2012
Let’s Get Inspired — NASA Mars Science Laboratory
Wednesday August 8, 2012
Curiosity is the Newest Mars Rover — This is the Web Page for Curiosity
Sometimes inspiration comes not from design, but from content. NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Sunday ... Read More
Overflow Your Content
Tuesday August 7, 2012
If you started web design as a print designer, you might be frustrated by how web browsers handle large amounts of content. When I worked with content management systems, our ... Read More
Don’t Forget to Style Your Images
Monday August 6, 2012
CSS is used a lot for styling text and adding colors. But you can also use it to style your images. This article explains some of the common (and not ... Read More
10 Ways You Annoy Your Readers
Friday August 3, 2012
Sometimes annoying people is good — it gets them engaged. Controversy can get people talking and can be fun. For example, I heard on the radio today that some group ... Read More
Poll: Is knowing HTML important for web design?
Thursday August 2, 2012
Let’s Get Inspired — Netlash Coming Soon
Wednesday August 1, 2012
Netlash Comming Soon Page
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What inspires you? Do you have a favorite site you visit for inspiration? Or are there just designs that you think are particularly ... Read More