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The Renaissance of Web Animations
Moving images on the Web have now come full-circle–first fashionable in the early 2000s, becoming passé in the mid- to late 2000s, and now back in style thanks to sites like Tumblr and BuzzFeed. Not...
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The Lowly Transparent Shim
You probably read this post title and thought, “Shim? What’s that? And why is it transparent?” Well, in the days before CSS padding and margins, transparent shims were a godsend to webdesigners…but...
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Using Music to Inspire Your Web Designs
As an avid musician and composer, I find that music, like writing, permeates the other areas of my life, and that definitely includes web designing. I often use music as a background when I am in full...
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Picture Tweaks for the Web
These are the days of instant picture-taking and sharing, and as such, most people don’t worry too much about how the pictures look; it’s more about the subject matter than anything. But, if you’re a...
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Making Your Own iPhone Backgrounds
No longer do you have to download pictures from other websites for your iPhone backgrounds, nor do you have to rely on pictures you’ve taken with your iPhone. If you’ve made an image you want to move...
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PNG-8 Vs. PNG-24: There’s a Difference!
In terms of image file formats, which I’ve written about before, there are marked differences between JPG, GIF, and PNG. But there is also a subtler but still noticeable difference in quality between...
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Visual Tricks You Can Accomplish with CSS
Time was, if you wanted something visually impressive to appear on your page, you had to use an image. Creative logos, text shadows, graphic designs in the background–you had to be a Photoshop or Paint...
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A Most Useful Meme: Actual Advice Mallard
With the emergence of so many new memes across the Internet, it can be hard to pick out the best and brightest. One that I think deserves a lot more recognition is the “Actual Advice Mallard” meme–each...
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“Jumpy” Hover Borders on Image Links: Solved At Last
Over at CSS-Tricks.com, I spied an article that spoke directly to one of my infamous webdesign flaws over the years–making all my image links have a:hover borders. Why would I call this a “flaw?” Well,...
View ArticleRedo: JPG, GIF, or PNG: This is the Question
With just a little editing and polishing, my trusty post on image file formats is updated and awesome again! Check it out to learn more about the differences between JPG, GIF, and PNG!
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