Sometimes you have a lot of information to present on a page. In certain circumstances (say, when you have a constrained space in which to present this content) I think the concept of using inline tabs to present users with choices as to what they see at any one time works really well. Read More
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CSS Showcase: CSS Menu Gallery
The industrious Vitaly Friedman has launched a new project: a collection of CSS menus. Read More
How to Create a Block Hover Effect for a List of Links
Among the many things to like about Veerle’s redesign of her blog is the way she does the hover effects for lists of links, such as those in her “approved” section.
Rather than force others to wade through Veerle’s CSS (wow, that’s quite a stylesheet!) I thought it’d be helpful to show how to create this “block hover” effect. Read More
More CSS Optimization Techniques
A lot has been written about more efficient CSS (see below for some examples). Certainly, when you work with multiple people on larger sites, organizing your CSS in a logical, consistent manner becomes increasingly important.
How to Style ‘Author’ Comments Differently on Your Blog
Recently I posted 10 tips to improve the design of your blog’s comment section. One of those tips was to make your ‘author’ comments look different so that your readers could easily see your contribution to the discussion. Read More
Top 10 CSS Sites
There are hundreds of sites that offer tutorials, examples and inspiration about CSS. In no particular order, here’s a list of my favorites that I visit on a regular basis. Read More
“Yet Another” Image Replacement Technique?
I was a little surprised that this new image replacement – or, should I say “placement” – technique didn’t get a little more press when it came out as it looks pretty interesting.
Tips and Tricks for Organizing Complex CSS
Garrett Dimon has written a good article, Architecting CSS for Digital Web Magazine which is well worth a read. Two points he made particularly struck home with me.
Optimize Your CSS by Combining Classes
This is one of the more useful CSS techniques I’ve learned, and seeing as I picked it up somewhat later than I would have liked, I’m sure there are others who are not simplifying their CSS by breaking it up in this way.
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