Lose the Images: How to Get Rounded Corners, Gradients, Drop Shadows and More Using CSS
Posted on Jul 29, 2007 08:41:40 AM
With the widespread adoption of CSS, web designers have been given more style freedom than ever before. What once was done with images and tables can now be accomplished with a few lines of code. This article gives examples on how to accomplish common design elements with the use of very minimal images, if any at all. Use CSS to lose the excess images and keep your page loading fast.
CSS Rounded CornersSpiffy Corners Rounded corners using Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Corners, Drop, Gradients, Images, Lose, More, Rounded, Shadows, UsingSeven Accessibility Mistakes (Part 2)
Posted on Jul 23, 2007 12:52:06 AM
This two part-article discusses reasons why some projects fail to result in properly accessible products. Last week we discussed the first three of seven accessibility mistakes I’ve encountered in my work, namely:
Mistake #1: Believing in products without putting them to the test. It’s no fun realizing halfway through development that the CMS does not really help create clean markup, or the framework in use spits out controls Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, Mistakes, Part, SevenBored? Play Tetris on Mac
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 06:15:46 PM
Probablythe most complete Tetris Game for Mac. When you think at Mac you think at special effects, Quinn has them all, visual effects, special effects, sound effects and that makes it the most complete and cool Tetris Game on Mac.
Watch this video that I’ve made playing Quinn on my Mac and learn how to change your keyboard keys and see the game in action. (Will I die or not in the movie ? ##8## Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bored, Play, Tetris20 Photoshop Brushes
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 02:44:45 PM
Awesome 20 photoshop brushes with elegant letters, circles, abstract, paper, superstar, floral, ink splatter, ornament brushes, messy brushes and many more.
Alternative download
Tags: Brushes, Photoshop
Push my button
Posted on Jul 18, 2007 06:13:59 PM
If there’s one element I think doesn’t get enough respect, it’s gotta be button. It’s played second fiddle to input in tutorials and form examples for as long as I can remember. The few times it actually did get some attention, the lowly button was used and abused by the DHTML crowd—forced to accept obtrusive inline event handlers and other such nefarious crimes against semantic markup.
In fact, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: button, PushBuying Peaches, E-Commerce Style
Posted on Jul 18, 2007 12:20:14 AM
It's not often that I dive into the latest e-commerce site just to get a taste of something new. This was an adventure that was going to shape the way I look at e-commerce for some time to come.
This last month has been a busy one for my Fiance (Sarah) and I. We have been looking for a new home, preparing for our wedding next year, getting ready for our annual trip to California, and trying to organize the launch of a Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Buying, Commerce, Peaches, StyleThe Graphic Design Treasure Chest: 31 Sources for Great Illustrator and Photoshop Tutorials
Posted on Jul 17, 2007 03:20:40 PM
Anyone who has ever typed the phrase “graphic design tutorial” in Google knows there are millions of pages out there. To make things easier for those of us wanting to improve our design know-how I have scoured the web from Google to Technorati.
I’ve put together a list of 31 quality graphic design tutorials sources for Photoshop, Illustrator and more that have detailed instructions.
Sources that Have Both Photoshop Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Chest, Design, Graphic, Great, Illustrator, Photoshop, Sources, Treasure, TutorialsWeb design and integrated marketing
Posted on Jul 17, 2007 06:56:12 AM
Web design—particularly the Web interface—is far from an island unto itself. Indeed, Web interfaces are only one tangible extension of an organization’s marketing and communications. This is a critical point that is often lost on everyone in a company, from the VP of Marketing to the brand manager to the Web designer—let alone the many people not directly involved in marketing, technology, or design. The good news is Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Design, integrated, MarketingDoes Your Copy Hold Up To A Quick Glance?
Posted on Jul 16, 2007 04:31:10 AM
Quick—what does your site’s copy say about you?
Take a look at your stats, and you’ll see that a surprising number of the visits to your site last less than a minute. Sure, some of those may be bots or search engines, but real visitors are making decisions about your site in the time it takes to blink. A Canadian study published in the journal Behaviour and Information Technology suggests that viewers form Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Copy, Does, Glance, Hold, Quick, yourOptimizing Your Chances with Accessibility
Posted on Jul 15, 2007 06:44:58 AM
There are many reasons that justify following W3C Accessibility and U.S. Federal Section 508 guidelines. The first, and most important, is the increasing use of the Web by the elderly, disabled and partially-abled. With an increase in online population comes the opportunity for an increase in readership, users, and online purchasers.
A second important but often neglected benefit of accessible Web sites is the ease with which search Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, Chances, Optimizing, with, your