The heading element is an important part of any HTML document but is misused in a lot of websites. When used correctly it adds semantic meaning, helps with accessibility and can boost your search engine rankings however when used wrongly it can cause problems for your users and search engine rankings. This article explains how heading tags are often misused and how this can be put right.
Monthly Archives: March 2009
7 Common Mistakes When Using the HTML Heading Element
Internet Explorer 8 Released
It’s finally here and is the first major release of a Microsoft browser since Internet Explorer 7 was released in 2006 but will it save the browser against fierce competition from Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera?
Cufón Font Replacement
Cufón is a font replacement method similar to the sIFR method. But where sIFR was sometimes slow in replacing the font, required flash and was tricky to setup, Cufón looks set to do away with all those problems.
5 Great Resources for Freelance Web Designers
When you delve into the world of freelancing, there are many things that you won’t be prepared for. You can be the most talented web designer or web developer in the world but there’s more to freelancing than just the design and code. The following resources are invaluable when dealing with life as a freelancer.
Introducing: TeachMeJavaScript.com
I’ve decided that it’s time that I expanded my skillset and delved a bit more deeply into programming languages and made an effort to learn JavaScript properly.
Therefore, I thought that it would be a good idea to document my progress and have created a blog over at TeachMeJavaScript.com which will detail everything that I learn as I progress.
The problems with using CSS frameworks
A CSS framework is a library of CSS styles which allow developers to reuse certain properties easily without having to code CSS from scratch. Initially when creating a web page they can save time but once you get involved in more complex designs, are they really all they’re cracked up to be?
100+ RSS Feeds for Freelance Web Designers
Keeping up with the latest news, trends and techniques is all part of being a freelance web designer and with RSS feeds, the task is made much easier by simply subscribing to the most useful content.
However, finding the good RSS feeds from the bad ones is often a time consuming task so below is a list of useful feeds that I personally subscribe to in order to keep up to date.
10 CSS Tips Every Web Developer Should Know
I’ve written a fair few articles over the past year and thought it might be useful for any new subscribers and visitors to see a summary of the most useful ones. Below is a list of hints and tips which will be useful to anyone starting out in CSS and even the most seasoned professional in the industry may find a couple of things useful.