CSS3 introduces new ways to utilize current-day desktop graphics power, and one of these is the ability to render radial-style gradients (as well as other gradients, too). Of course, as with any new web technology, it’s not always intuitive or easy to pick up right off the bat. There are many different effects that can be achieved with radial gradients. Here are a few interesting techniques you can check out.
Continue reading Radial Gradients, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love Webkit
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With web apps becoming more prevalent, it makes me wonder where the PC market is really headed. It’s not the apps that concern me, but more the way the apps are designed. Web dev teams have been opting to build in favor of touchpad terminals (think Twitter for iPad), and the standard rules for web design don’t apply as much.
One such rule is page width. There many different layout options, and I’ll show you a few here. Continue reading Elastic vs. Static Widths
A div, or division is a very useful element for css-based web design. If you consider it to be a box, then you’re on the right track.
Before we start, I’d like to discuss some standard layout methods. Take a look at this image:
Continue reading Laying Out A Webpage: Screen Width