Posts Tagged ‘CSS’
Further Thoughts on CSS, Experiments and Icons
Last week, I published an article entitled “Are We Taking CSS Too Far?” in which I looked at the concept of using icons generated entirely with CSS rules. In this post, I would like to follow up on some of the thoughts that emerged through the discussion of the first article.
Are We Taking CSS Too Far?
CSS is a remarkable technology, capable of doing things that I wouldn’t have even dreamed of when I was first introduced to it. There are all kinds of amazing demonstrations and experiments out there, but when we start talking about pure CSS icons in a production environment, have we started to go too far?
Create Beautiful CSS3 Typography
In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to take basic markup and transform it into an attractive and beautiful typographical design through pure CSS3. There are no images or other external resources, just pure CSS magic. We’ll also touch on some general typographical concepts along the way.
Create a Colourful Web Button with CSS
In this tutorial, we will take a look at a technique for creating your own multi-state web buttons using HTML, CSS and image sprites. We’ll look at both the Photoshop work as well as the code. You’ll also be able to download all the files.
Language and Metaphor: An Alternate View on Coding for the Web
Coding websites is often thought of as being a highly technical craft, but that fact remains that the foundation of all coding is the languages that are used to do it. In this first post in a two part series, we are going to take a different view of coding for the web, by looking at various coding languages as they relate to actual, human language.
Should Designers Know How to Code? Thoughts From a Developer
Should designers be able to code? That’s a big question that has been debated quite heatedly in recent weeks. In this post, guest author and developer Amber Weinberg weighs in with her own views on the subject, based on her own extensive experience coding her clients’ designs.
Defend your Designs Against Unexpected Defaults
Surprisingly, there are a number of websites out there that are subject to being hijacked or broken by unexpected browser defaults. Is your site at risk? Read more about why this happens, and what you can do to defend your sites against it!
25 Dark Website Designs
I really love dark website designs. In this post, I have collected 25 prime examples of this kind of design from around the internet, to help inspire your creativity. I hope you enjoy these!
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