Using Em for Font Sizes
What is an em
An em is a relative measurement used for text size on the web.
One em is equal to...August 8, 2010 read more
Headings & Hierarchy
Html headings define the structure of the web page. It is important that you use them correctly... July 1, 2010, read more
Writing for the Web
Tests have shown that the speed for reading on screen is 20 - 30% slower than it is for print and the reader reads with less concentration and accuracy... June 27, 2010, read more
Just the Tags - html 5
Just the tags .... May 3, 2010, read more
Forms with Basic php
A form allows the user to enter information into form elements such as text fields, check boxes and a variety of other form elements. The php allows you to receive the feedback. Create a form, add styles and process.... February 7, 2010, read more
Styles for Media Types
In addition to creating style sheets for web pages, style sheets for other media can be created. Web designers no longer need to worry about how their page will look in print or have to take unnessary time.... January 30, 2010, read more
CSS Rules
CSS, Cascading Style Sheets is a mark-up language that was first proposed in 1994 by Håkon Wium Lie. The following Rules are the basis of how CSS works The primary purposes of a CSS... January 27, 2010, read more
Makin' a List
Typically web users do not read web pages word by word instead they scan the page. When writing for the web you need to stick to the point and not include excessive details. One way to do this and get the user's .. January 23, 2010, read more
What's In Your Head
DTD, Document Type Declaration, Language Attribute, Character EncodingPage Title, Meta Tags, Styles... January 26, 2010, read more...
Cascading Rules
A varety of style sheet can be assosciated with a particular web page. The browser reads all of the styles and they then cascade into one style sheet. Sometimes there are conflicts between separate styles sheets or... January 19, 2010, read more
508 A Must
Section 508 requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is ... December 30,, 2009, read more
XHTML Basics
Must contain a DTDDocuments must be well formed
All tags must close - even self... January 18,2010, read more
Principles of Design
The Principles of Design are the basis for all design. There are five main principles, Unity, Balance, Emphasis, Rhythm and... November 17, 2009, read more
Setting Up Your CSS
The more organized your CSS the more organized you will be. When you start your CSS it will be easy to navigate between all of your styles because you will not have many, but pretty soon your unorganized... October 8, 2009, read more
Are Your Fonts Always Welcome
No, Most of time they are not even recognized on the webGraphic designers have an unlimited library of fonts but web designers have about twenty. The reason that your library... September 10, 2009. read more
The Net
Timeline, photographs and an interesting video that outlines the progress of the Internet from its conception to today,,, August 26, 2009. read more
Do You Know Your Links
There are two ways that you can link to a page or document, one is relative and the other is absolute. You use relative links to link to pages or documents within a site and absolute links when you link to another site... August 3 2009. read more
Basic Color
Welcome to the Colorworks guide to mixing colors. This is a guide to introduce you to the color wheel and some other basics. Includes hue, value, saturation. Primary, secondary, tertiary, complementary and analogous color... J uly 20, 2009 read more
Your Screen Images
Getting Your images to Look their Best Images that will be viewed on a monitor should have a dpi of either 72 or 96. The resolution for an image displayed on a PC monitor is 96 dpi. The resolution.... July 16, 2009 read more
