How I CSS
Cascading style sheets are an essential component of the web. I remember back when they weren’t, or more accurately back when they weren’t as popular (about the time they were only being used to set font colors). Let’s just say I’m very happy that the web is moving toward the separation of content, style, and behavior.
Today I would like to talk about style, and some of the ways I go about writing CSS. There are lots of methods and tips to find out there, but hopefully I can share something unique that might help you in your writing habits.
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Styling Images with CSS
Maybe I’m being a bit too picky, but styling images with inline code doesn’t (always) seem like the best option. To me, it isn’t even a question of utility, such as whether inline or imported styles are the most effective and easiest to use. No, it seems to be more of an issue of what […]
Learn from My Mistakes: Banner.gif
I had an interesting Sunday last week. I was in the process of finalizing my home church’s new website to launch, and one of the last things to do was to add a page promoting our new series entitled Why?. But when it came to uploading a small image to accompany the page, it wasn’t […]
At An Event Apart
I’ll be away for the next two days at An Event Apart in Chicago. If anyone who reads this is also going, it would be great to meet up and chat. Just comment and we can get in touch.
I’m looking forward to the event. Things like this always get me inspired. I’m sure I will […]
Smashing Magazine’s 404 Project is a Bit Shady
A recent post at Smashing shows off a lot of great 404 pages before asking users to create their own and submit it to the site. But, to prove it’s theirs, add the words Smashing Magazine, without a link, to your 404 page.
Does this strike anyone else as odd?
My first question: Why prove it’s yours? […]
Published at Daily Blog Tips: Widen Your Blog
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m on a regular posting schedule over at Daily Blog Tips now. A post of mine talking about widening your blog to take advantage of larger average screen sizes went up today. There is a decent discussion starting up on the topic, which will be worth checking out if that’s your […]
IE - Bigger Font Size v. Firefox
I was up late last night working to make a site functional across browsers. Anyone who does web design knows what those nights are like. I couldn’t sleep until I figured things out. Part of the reason was it took a long time for me to find an answer - which, in the end, I […]
Web Directions North Slides
I’m glad I snagged the feed from Web Directions North way back when I did. Even though I didn’t go to the conference I enjoyed browsing the presentation slides that they put online today.
Download the Web Directions North presentation slides on their website. I hope you will have as good a time with them as […]
Using PHP includes to tidy up code
I was writing out an explanation to a friend about how to install and use the website I built for him ((to replace his version of the site)) and in doing it I related my method for keeping my code “clean.” In a sense.
I use a simple PHP function called an include:
<?php include(”document.html”); ?>
Where document.html […]