Do your web pages sound accessible?
Friday September 28, 2012
When most people think of sound on web pages they think of playing songs or other sound effects. But CSS2 added Aural Style Sheets to let you define how your ... Read More
Poll: Do you pay estimated taxes?
Thursday September 27, 2012
Let’s Get Inspired — MailChimp
Wednesday September 26, 2012
MailChimp Home Page
MailChimp is a newsletter service to help you send emails to subscribers. As such it’s useful to many web designers. But what I like about it is the ... Read More
What are the Steps to Build an EPUB File?
Tuesday September 25, 2012
Last week, I talked about how to build a Mobi file from HTML, and this week I take a look at how to create a quick and dirty EPUB file ... Read More
Don't let unscrupulous designers steal your next great idea
Monday September 24, 2012
A question I get fairly regularly is from business people who have come up with a fabulous new idea that they believe will be huge. But they need to hire ... Read More
Interesting “Off Book” video on web design
Friday September 21, 2012
This new video on the PBS "Off Book" YouTube channel talks about the art of web design. I found it very interesting to watch. It features clips from some well-known ... Read More
Poll: Have you ever used the background-size property?
Thursday September 20, 2012
Let’s Get Inspired — HTML5 & CSS3 Readiness
Wednesday September 19, 2012
HTML5 & CSS3 Readiness - Site submitted for the HTML5 Design Gallery
This is a site that is both useful and beautiful. I love how it works, with the fan ... Read More
Usability Issues You Should Keep in Mind
Tuesday September 18, 2012
Usability is more than just creating a site that works, it needs to work well. And there are several aspects of web design usability that you should focus on to ... Read More
Building Mobi from HTML
Monday September 17, 2012
I've been having a lot of fun with ebooks lately, and since I use both iBooks and the Kindle app on my iPad, I want to be able to write ... Read More
Fully revamped and updated - CSS Short Course
Friday September 14, 2012
If you've been thinking you wanted to get started with CSS, but you don't have a lot of time to spend learning it, then the CSS Short Course might be ... Read More
Poll: Where do you use comments?
Thursday September 13, 2012
Let’s Get Inspired — Download Me Button
Wednesday September 12, 2012
Sometimes inspiration is found in something as simple as a button. This download me button changes when you mouse over it, as you can see from the animated GIF, but ... Read More
The Squareness of Web Graphics
Tuesday September 11, 2012
The circle in this post isn't really a circle, it's a square. And the pixels that make up the circle aren't circular either, they are also square. In fact, every ... Read More
Webmaster tools can help you improve your site
Monday September 10, 2012
But if you don't have your site signed up, you can't use them. Plus, even those people who use Google's Webmaster Tools often forget to use Bing's as well. These ... Read More
CSS3 Gives You More Options for Borders
Friday September 7, 2012
One of my favorite CSS3 features is the ability to use images as borders. But CSS3 provides other new properties you can use to adjust the borders around your elements.
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Poll: Do you use templates for your site designs?
Thursday September 6, 2012
Using free web templates is a great way to generate an interesting design quickly and without much hassle. But I have to admit that until recently I was fairly resistant ... Read More
Let’s Get Inspired — Art of Stars
Wednesday September 5, 2012
This is an example of efficient designs. The site provides exactly what it needs and no more. It's also pretty darn cool to have a star chart done in HTML5!
Art ... Read More
September Quarterly Taxes are Nearly Due
Wednesday September 5, 2012
September 15th is fast approaching, and have you prepared your quarterly taxes for third quarter 2012? If you are a freelance web designer in the United States, you may need ... Read More
Transfer Your Files
Tuesday September 4, 2012
It used to be that the only way you could get a web page from your hard drive to the web server was through FTP or file transfer protocol. But ... Read More
Even Paperless Offices Have Paperwork
Monday September 3, 2012
I rarely print documents these days because most of my work is done via the internet. But I still have documents that I need to fill out for my business. ... Read More