web design

Simplifying and Demystifying CSS Backgrounds

If you've been designing websites for awhile then you probably remember this: <body background="bg.jpg">. I wrote a lot of websites like that...

0 replies - 979 views - 05/06/08 by ldminteractive in News

Interview: Roger Johansson : 456BereaStreet.com

I had the privilege of interviewing one of the great voices in the web design world today. Roger Johansson, 456bereastreet.com, is a Swedish web professional...

0 replies - 861 views - 05/05/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Web page quality statistics by Nikita The Spider

Statistics about Web page quality – like the frequency of certain validation error messages and the popularity of XHTML versus HTML doctypes – are pretty...

0 replies - 848 views - 05/03/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Web Accessibility Tools Round-Up

While there is no substitute for true user testing when it comes to web accessibility testing, there is definitely a lot of room for tools that can aid us in...

0 replies - 3024 views - 05/02/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

23 Resources for Clean and Compressed CSS

There are a number of free online tools that can help you to create and maintain effective CSS coding. These tools include validators, optimizers, compressors...

1 replies - 2386 views - 04/30/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

The conclusion - How and when to use links in HTML pages - Part 3

The final part of this series will cover the remainig forms of linking not covered in part 1 or part 2. By now you should feel comfortable with how you link to...

0 replies - 963 views - 04/29/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Oh look, using Ajax in a stupid way is not a good idea?

It is quite fascinating to me that the newest article on dev.opera.com entitled ‘Stop using Ajax!’ is such a big thing right now. Tweets, shared bookmarks...

0 replies - 763 views - 04/29/08 by codepo8 in News

An Objective Look at Javascript 2.0: Strong Typing

In our first look at the new features of Javascript 2.0, we will focus on the new typing system. We are just going to highlight some of the major changes and...

0 replies - 1725 views - 04/29/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Essential SEO Tips & Techniques, Best Practises

One of the aspects we as web developers and designers often overlook is how to market the work we put out there. With this I mean, do you really...

0 replies - 2244 views - 04/25/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

XHTML 2.0 and HTML 5 The difference is in the details

Overview of XHTML 2.0 XHTML 2.0 is based solely on XML, forgoing the SGML heritage and syntax peculiarities present in current web markup. XHTML 2.0...

0 replies - 2605 views - 04/23/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

First, Do No Harm : Second, Hunt Griefers for Fun and Profit

When I chose the title “It’s Not Polite to Flash the Audience” for my discussion on photosensitivity, it was deliberately a bit flip to balance the...

0 replies - 551 views - 04/20/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

How and when to use links in HTML pages - Part 2

Now that we can access all pages within our website from our home page, if you missed part 1 you can read it here, things are looking good but, our site is not...

0 replies - 1271 views - 04/13/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Border Model - The four dots issue

When talking about css, it's hard not to talk about cross-browser issues. Battling these cross-browser issues is an important part of our daily job, but it's...

0 replies - 777 views - 04/11/08 by Niels Matthijs in News

The John Slatin Fund Accessibility Project

For the many people who knew and worked with John Slatin, his passing comes as a deep sorrow. His humor, kindness and always energetic work for Web...

0 replies - 431 views - 04/10/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

The Top 80 CSS Galleries

Web design and CSS galleries are a great source of inspiration for designers, and they are also an outstanding resource for designers...

0 replies - 10404 views - 04/08/08 by Steven Snell in News