Internet Explorer 8 Released

March 20th, 2009 · 2:08 pm  →  Web Design

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

March 19th, 2009 · 6:41 pm  →  HTML  Web Design

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

March 17th, 2009 · 9:19 am  →  Web Design

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

March 16th, 2009 · 6:06 pm  →  Javascript  Web Design

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 [...]

The problems with using CSS frameworks

March 12th, 2009 · 6:10 pm  →  CSS  Web Design

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

March 11th, 2009 · 11:27 pm  →  Web Design

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 [...]

10 CSS Tips Every Web Developer Should Know

March 4th, 2009 · 9:31 pm  →  CSS  Web Design

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 [...]

Ryan Air call bloggers idiots

February 28th, 2009 · 12:13 pm  →  Web Design

With things like Twitter, Facebook and Digg so big in today’s society, you’d think that any company would at least try to understand how social media works and how to manage their reputation online.
However, Ryan Air took action this past week by calling bloggers idiots and lunatics after Jason Roe blogged about a bug [...]

IE8 – The Return of the Meta Tag

February 18th, 2009 · 7:54 pm  →  Web Design

Just when it looked like we were turning the corner with Internet Explorer 8, it seems that Microsoft are determined to make it as hard as possible for developers to accomplish a standard HTML/CSS platform to develop websites as the “opt in to standard mode meta tag” makes its unwelcomed return.

Making the most of the CSS text-transform property

February 16th, 2009 · 7:43 pm  →  CSS  Web Design

Anyone who works with HTML/CSS on a daily basis will be aware of all the common CSS properties, however there are also some lesser known CSS properties which can be extremely useful. This article covers the text-transform property and how it can be used to your advantage when building web pages.