As a Web design professional, I am often asked if I can help with search engine optimization (SEO), to which I almost always say “not really”, and then spend 20 minutes typing out the information I am about to share.
The truth is, I am certain I could help with SEO, but more often than not I choose to avoid the arduous task of managing expectations when it comes to SEO results. The problem, in my opinion, is that I …
Well the big news in the open-source CMS community this week is the announcement that Joomla 1.5 is finally stable. It took 2.5 years to get it there, but the wait was well worth it.
Joomla, for those that don’t know, is an open-source Content Management System (CMS) used in the construction of dynamic, database driven Web sites. Through the separation of code from design elements, and design elements from content, Joomla (all CMS-based sites, really) allows for faster …
Causality in Web sites is a must these days. People want action, plain and simple. Not only does it add greater functionality for the user, it gives you a whole other dimension for design.
When I visit a site with static buttons and unchanging link styles I get confused (something I’m quite proficient at actually). I’ve grown so accustom to being shown visually that “this is a place I can do something”, it throws me when it’s not there.…
No Web 2.0 Web site is complete without a smattering of glass-like buttons. This simple Photoshop tutorial quickly shows you how to make these little buggers in a jiffy. The process is quite simple, but I’ve spelled it out with as much detail as possible for any new-comers to Photoshop. Obviously, if you’ve experience, just scan for gist 
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The desired result.
Step 1: Open a new Photoshop file. You can make it any size you want, but for …
Easily the most pain in the arse thing about Web design is the lack of cross-browser compatibility. You spend hours lining up DIVs, getting the CSS just right, applying various styles, fonts, and decorations … only to have it all fall apart as soon as you test it in another browser.
The number of inconsistencies between browsers – despite the ambitious W3C set of standards – is nearly as voluminous as the coding itself. Far and away the biggest …
