11 Useful Online Tools for Better CSS Development

Posted by on Nov 30, 2009 | 25 Comments

Whether you’re a CSS pro or just learning, it’s important to have a good set of tools to speed up and simplify your development. What makes the web so great now, is that many valuable tools can be found online and used inside your browser. Here are 11 online CSS tools that should be a huge help to your CSS development. (more…)

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10 Tips for Writing Better CSS

Posted by on Nov 11, 2009 | 52 Comments

Writing your first piece of css code can seem really weird if you’re used to working with tables, or just haven’t written code before. In this article I want to talk about 10 different ways you can write proper and clean css code as well as streamline the process and ensure you’re getting the job done as quickly and efficiently as possible. (more…)

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13 Excellent Open Source Tools for Web Designers

Posted by on Oct 12, 2009 | 23 Comments

Open source applications and tools are a great alternative for web designers on a budget. Many open source tools have comparable features to the expensive applications, and are also free. This makes it possible possible for a web designer to have all the tools and applications needed to complete everyday tasks without even spending a cent. (more…)

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Create a Resizable Image Grid with jQuery

Posted by on May 22, 2009 | 40 Comments

Image grids that smoothly scale at the simple drag of a slider are no longer confined to desktop apps like iPhoto or Picasa. Thanks to some clever CSS and the jQuery UI, fluid image grids are now surprisingly simple to implement on the web. (Take a peek at the final product.)

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18 Seriously Helpful Cheat Sheets for Easier Coding

Posted by on Apr 22, 2009 | 40 Comments

A few weeks ago, I showed you the best cheat sheets for web designers. Following that post, many of you showed interest in having cheat sheets to help you write code. That is no surprise since the skill set of many web designers today go beyond visual design. So whether you are a seasoned programmer or just starting to learn how to code, these cheat sheets are going to be a big help to you. (more…)

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11 Excellent Solutions for Creating Tooltips

Posted by on Mar 10, 2009 | 31 Comments

Tooltips in web design are becoming more and more commonplace. Even though I don’t think they are appropriate for every type of site, they can be a very useful addition when implemented correctly. If you are planning on using tooltips in your next project, the hardest part may be choosing the right solution. (more…)

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14 Most Useful Web Design Cheat Sheets

Posted by on Mar 3, 2009 | 59 Comments

A well rounded web designer’s day is spent immersed in multiple graphic design programs and writing front end code. All of this moving from one environment to another can make it hard to memorize such things as hot keys and shortcuts for each. This is where cheat sheets come into play. A cheat sheet is simply a printable reference or guide to a particular software package, language, framework, etc. (more…)

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12 CSS Tools and Tutorials for Beautiful Web Typography

Posted by on Feb 25, 2009 | 41 Comments

Achieving beautiful typography with CSS on the web is no easy feat, and there are many limitations to what can done with type on the web. However, there are generous people out there that have taken the time to build tools and write tutorials to help you overcome these limitations and create websites with beautiful typography. (more…)

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Turn Off Your Computer and Go Read a Book

Posted by on Jan 12, 2009 | 22 Comments

I know what you are saying. What do you want me to do? Turn off my computer? What? Yes! Turn it off and step away. Sometimes we need to disconnect from the internet and revert to a more basic technology: Books! (more…)

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