Whichever website you visit, the first thing that you will notice is the header image of that website. Later on, scrolling down the page or admiring the header image is something that depends on the purpose of your visit. The point is that the header image (or, to be more generic, the header section) is a very important part of any website design Whichever website you visit, the first thing that [...]

In Divya Manian’s controversial post on Smashing Magazine discussing HTML semantics , something that she said got somewhat overlooked in all the debates that ensued. In Divya Manian’s controversial post on Smashing Magazine discussing HTML semantics, something that she said got somewhat overlooked in all the debates that ensued. At the end of the article, she pointed out that rather [...]

Take a moment and realize how far our industry has come from where it originated. Take a moment and realize how far our industry has come from where it originated. It seems like centuries ago since IE6 was considered the top browser and when being able to use CSS in conjunction with HTML was groundbreaking. Remember when the use of tables was a best practice? It is easy to see that there is an [...]

In this tutorial, I will show you the code step by step to create a full HTML5 CSS3 contact form like the one above, without using any images. In this tutorial, I will show you the code step by step to create a full HTML5 CSS3 contact form like the one above, without using any images. First, a little disclaimer. HTML5 and CSS3 are still working drafts; the goal of this tutorial is to show what [...]

We recently took a look at :active , an extremely handy pseudo-class selector that can be used to create some awesome mouse-down effects. Today we’re going to take a step back and explore some other “pseudo” items, this time we’ll be looking at the pseudo-elements :before and :after. You’re probably beginning to see these used all over the web in advanced CSS examples [...]

You already know how to use media queries to create a responsive design, but have you tried to use them for anything else? You already know how to use media queries to create a responsive design, but have you tried to use them for anything else? Is it possible that media queries can be used natively to improve your workflow? Follow along as we completely break from tradition and hijack media [...]

This is a question that has been answered in a number of different places. Unfortunately, the answers in some instances have not been good ones. In fact, they’ve either been way too optimistic and/or presumptuous — or else just downright wrong. This is a question that has been answered in a number of different places. Unfortunately, the answers in some instances have not been good ones. [...]