In the event that you’re a developer, and not a designer, I’ve quickly thrown together eight examples of logos/headers that don’t require you to open a single image or vector editing program because they use uniquely CSS. I’ve provided examples and the inline CSS so that they can be inserted anywhere required. If you’re someone [...]
Since it hasn’t been all that long since I’ve been dabbling in SQL (a little bit over a year), I’ve decided to share some tips that would be useful to beginners working on their first query statement. Here are 10 tips in no particular order. 1 – Take The Time To Design Each Of Your [...]
If you’re like me and you’ve tackled micro-sites or webpages that you want to have centered horizontally and vertically in a browser, you might have noticed that it’s difficult to get it to work in all browsers. Typically, the solution I’ve seen is to have hard returns at the top of your site until it’s [...]
This will be the first article to kick off my Devil’s Advocate series, a series dedicated to seeing a point-of-view I don’t necessarily believe and making an attempt to push it. They will be based on past articles that I have written. The Article This week’s installment plays devil’s advocate to my past article on [...]
This article is part 2 of our 10 web development tips series. If you’re interested in part 1, click here. This articles will deal more with some tips that can help you with your asp/php/javascript/etc code. Here are 10 tips that will surely help, regardless of what language you code in: 1 – Refine Your [...]
A little over a week ago, I wrote an article on optimizing JPEGs (JPGs). This week, I’m going to follow up with an article on optimizing your GIF files. If you’re unfamiliar with GIFs, GIFs are typically used for low color images. Usually, if the image is a photo (taken with a camera), you won’t [...]
Each day, I’d estimate that I make an average of 10 JPEGs (or JPGs, whatever you prefer). I figure that there are many people out there that do similar things. When it comes to web development and web design, I think it’s important to know how you can balance quality versus file size. This is [...]
Given that my previous article on Web Design Quick Tips was a success, I figure it’s a good idea to follow up with a similar article on Web Development. Without further ado, here are 10 Web Development Quick Tips, in no particular order. UPDATE: Here is part 2 of the 10 Web Development Tips series. [...]
Ever wonder how some people can get little CSS PopUp’s without opening an annoying window? I’ll explain how. One of its advantages is that it’s not blocked by blockers and you can place it wherever you like on your page. Apart from the short Javascript file that you don’t even have to look at, it’s [...]
I just thought I’d share this technique with you. Even though using images as links aren’t intuitive or user friendly, it’s a good idea that if you’re ever in a situation where you’re forced to do so, you have an easy way out. This example uses a single image or a background color and simple [...]
