Whether you’re a web designer, eCommerce manager, or simply someone who runs his own website, having the right tools at hand will have a huge impact on your efficiency; from maintenance and website management, to customization and design.
Here’s is a very selective list of free tools anyone who runs a website should have: (more…)
Looking for a simple way to make rounded corners using CSS? Here it is! With this very simple method, you don’t need to use any images or complicated code with divs etc. Nothing really is necessary. Just 2 lines in your CSS file.
All you need is the following CSS property (in this example I create a “rounded-corners” CSS class which you can then apply to your HTML element): (more…)
I found this really great article on using different style sheets for differently sized browser windows when designing a website or web application, potentially significantly enhancing the user experience. Enjoy!
The web design field includes 3 areas of expertise that require unique sets of skills. Design, client side programming, and server side programming are the 3 main areas of expertise necessary to accomplish anything good in the web design field – and they are very different in nature.
If you’re working on a web design & development project, or looking for a team to work with you, this is something that is absolutely crucial to understand. (more…)
Check out SpriteMe – it’s a very interesting site. I haven’t personally used it but it seems like a great tool to improve older websites that weren’t coded with CSS Sprites without taking the time to actually combine images and change the CSS. There is also a website that combine images for you.
Of course the best way to optimize a website for load speed using CSS Sprites is to do it manually and to follow Yahoo’s guidelines.