November 2011
2 posts
October 2011
1 post
Want Some Sprites?
No, not that kind of Sprite! CSS Sprites can be used to create background-image-based navigation links, among other useful purposes.
One technique for using CSS Sprites for navigation that comes from A List Apart is to create an unordered list of the links in HTML, use CSS to assign it a “before” background, position the links appropriately on the list image, & configure the...
September 2011
3 posts
Web Pages That SUCK!
Upon learning about good web design practices, I was curious to see some websites that didn’t use them. And I lucked up on two great examples of websites that make me want to cling to good design practices for dear life, thanks to http://webpagesthatsuck.com…
http://art.yale.edu/
Oh. My. God. I’m furious that I even clicked on the site. The background is terrible & poorly...
Web Site Case Study: Web Design Best Practices
Currently in my class, we are creating a web site for a fictitious coffee house called JavaJam to learn how to build a website. Below are some quick notations regarding JavaJam’s use of Web Design Best Practices.
1. The JavaJam site utilizes hierarchical organization. This is best for the site because it features distinct, unrelated categories of information split into pages, each...
Focus On Web Design: Okayplayer →
One of my longtime favorite websites to visit for news about the music I love is http://okayplayer.com
Okayplayer is a music website containing news, links, videos, discussion boards, and even some actual artist webpages. It is geared toward the contemporary hip-hop/neo-soul crowd, and I certainly feel as though it reaches its intended audience well.
I’ve found this site essential when I...
August 2011
2 posts
Web Research & Focus On Web Design
There are many XHTML tutorials available for free all over the web! Here’s some info on two of the best ones I’ve found:
Jessey.net (http://jessey.net/simon/xhtml_tutorial/) features a simple five-part tutorial that is aimed toward beginning coders. Featuring screen shots and easy-to-read text examples, I’ve found this site to be a great companion to my regular class study!
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HTML5 Studio--Check Out The Future! →
So I’ve learned that HTML 5 is poised to be the new code writing standard that replaces HTML 4.01, XML, and XHMTL while retaining the functionality of all three and being backward-compatible—yaay! This website features some design samples that use today’s available HTML 5 elements, giving a sneak-peek into the Internet of Tomorrow!