Category Archives: Design
Use :Hover Pseudo-Class To Add Visual Cues To Table Rows
The :hover pseudo-class can be used for all sorts of CSS effects. Traditionally it has been used to change the color of anchor links when you hover the cursor over the anchor. Now that browsers are better about their support … Continue reading
Things To Remember When Writing Requirements Documents
Creating a project plan involves many steps and at the center of this process is coming up with a complete requirements document. It’s important to capture as much information as possible so that you have a solid game plan heading … Continue reading
Decrease Page Load Time With Content Delivery Networks
A slow web site is not a fun experience for your clients. The last thing people want to see is the Windows hour glass or the Mac “color wheel of death” (note: I have no idea if people call it … Continue reading
Importance Of Source Control
If you’ve ever used Google Docs before, you may have noticed that every few seconds a version of your document is saved. Is that overkill? Probably. Is it necessary? Absolutely! You’ll never know when you might want to go back … Continue reading
Keep Your Footer At The Bottom Of The Page
If you’re like most developers out there, you’ve probably created a web site with a footer in your master template. This footer is supposed to stay at the bottom of the window independent of how much content you may have … Continue reading
Project Management 101
Before I started this web site, a colleague of mine asked me to write a guest article on her site. Rebecca Heidgerd started www.makegreatwebsites.com to talk about how people should be designing web sites from a online marketer/project manager point … Continue reading
Font Face: Get Rid Of The Same Old Fonts
When designing web sites, designers historically have been limited to using only a few fonts. Unfortunately not everyone has the same sets of fonts on their computer so what most sites currently do is define a “font family”, a list … Continue reading
Well Structured Code
At my place of employment, I have a team of junior developers working for me. It’s great position to be in because you get to make a difference in how they think about problems and what are the best ways … Continue reading