In Step 2 of our 2-column tableless layout, we made our basic layout look significantly better with changes to some margins and padding that improved the structure. In this step, we are going to focus on the menu area. A well-made menu really can make…
Category: Design
In Step 1 of the 2-column tableless layout tutorial, I showed you how to make a very quick two column design using only floats and percentages. Now, to show you that you can expand on this idea to really create a full design, I’m going…
Lots of people claim that making a site using CSS divs instead of tables is horribly difficult. Well, I tend to disagree. It’s just different, and if you don’t know any CSS, it might feel difficult. So, I’m starting a step-by-step tutorial on how to…
With the completion of my 15 CSS menus recently, I decided to code up something to generate those menus more easily. This is very much a version 1.0, and is simplistic in features. At some point, I do hope to add more features but one…
While browsing around, InspiringMessages.org caught my eye. I mention it not because it has good code (which it does not), but because it really grabbed my attention immediately. This site was obviously made by someone who has a natural knack for usability practices. I love…
As I’m working on my book one topic that I’m trying to emphasize keeps coming to mind – that topic is the difference in how browsers will render the same page. I think that far too many people see this as a huge problem, when…
Today I read an article, in my local newspaper, about a woman who had left her new husband when he forgot to celebrate their one year anniversary. She went to stay with her mother, but doesn’t know if he’s figured out yet why she took…
If you’ve checked out your website in Mozilla Firefox or one of the other non-IE browsers, you may have been shocked to discover that NONE of the ‘alt’ tags you spent so long preparing are working. What browser do you use to check your web…
Fluid / liquid layouts are definitely considered the ‘ideal’ design type right now, and I can’t agree more. I much prefer a fluid design over a set layout. (Yes, I’m aware that the design for this blog is a fixed layout, I’m getting around to…
So I’ve not posted in a couple of weeks, and that was primarily due to the sudden influx of things that attacked me at once. One thing that did go relatively well was the CSS reboot for a site I did, LovecraftCountry.com (which I tend…