UPDATE: I’ve published Part 2 on developing HTML emails and email templates. HTML emails are a whole different ballpark than HTML websites. Your approach will be different and your design will be different. For now, I’ll discuss more about the development part of it, then the design part of it. Your design should be no [...]
When I first started doing CSS-layouts (instead of table-based layouts), I found that a lot of the solutions offered on the web included hacks and tricks to satisfy all browsers. Since then, I’ve refined my own personal technique which works in all browsers and validates as both CSS and HTML. My method uses floats. Although [...]
In a few occasions, website developers are surprised when they receive emails months after a website’s launch complaining that their website’s layout is askew. What Can Happen? Here’s an example of what can happen: You have a 50px wide box. You managed to fit the word “crocodile” in the box perfectly (equal spacing on both [...]
In a previous article, I touched briefly on Site Architectures and Wireframes. In this article, I will outline how important they are to make sure projects stay on budget and so the client doesn’t get away with scope creep. Scope creep is where new features and new work is slowly done at the request of [...]
We’re getting closer to an era where having a website compatible with mobile will play an important role in your success. That being said what does it take to make your website compatible for a mobile? The answer: not much. Mobile phone browsers come in different shapes, sizes and capabilities. You should be ready to [...]
Programming is something that can be done in an application as simple as Notepad or TextEdit, however, there are programs out there that will make your life easier. Notepad++ – This software is your lightweight freeware alternative. It supports color coding for over 30 languages and makes it easy for you to edit how you [...]
Here’s a really, really basic list for all you beginner’s out there who aren’t quite familiar with some of the aspects of web applications. ASP.NET and ASP (sometimes known as classic ASP) are not the same. ASP, PHP, ASP.NET is a short list of server-side languages. HTML code and other server-side bits are generated based [...]
This was something I thought of doing (originally, I was trying to make it CSS only, but I ran into problems with IE), so I figured why not make an extra easy to understand, good looking CSS/Javascript tooltip. What we’re going to be making is a popup tooltip (or help box) that pops up once [...]
Kevin commented on my previous post on 6 Reasons To Ditch Tables For Your Layout and reminded me how easy it was to do a column-based layout. This article, I will tackle all the advantages I can think of for using a table-based layout instead of a css-based layout. (For those that may be reading [...]
UPDATE. I wrote a new article playing devil’s advocate here. As table-based layouts are slowly being phased out by CSS elements, there are a few that cling to the concept that a website should be laid out in a table. As someone who’s made the switch a long time ago and now uses tables rarely [...]
