May 2013, Divs, Floats and Clears

ByAnnette May 21, 2013August 6, 2014

Using CSS and Div’s for layout.

Div’s contain the information to layout the site, but making them behave in a predictable manor is not always easy.

Floats are used to control positioning, (left or right) but multiple elements will need to be “cleared” to line up correctly.

http://www.sitepoint.com/using-css-grid-layout-and-blend-5-to-build-a-game/
http://960.gs/
http://unsemantic.com/
http://caniuse.com/css-grid
http://designfestival.com/design-organized-websites-rapidly-with-960-grid/
http://layouts.ironmyers.com/
http://css-tricks.com/all-about-floats/
http://www.quirksmode.org/css/clearing.html

Past Presentations | Web Design

December 2012

ByAnnette December 21, 2012August 6, 2014

Thoughts about the effects of color – How does color affects your target audience. (Know your audience!) There are many factors that contributes to how someone perceives color. Taking color choices into consideration when developing a web design/color sceme can contribute to succuss – or failure. Colors have different meaning in different cultures and religions, so…

Upcoming | Web Design

DACS Workshop, February 17, 2015

ByAnnette February 16, 2015

Google favors responsive websites… And since ever-increasing people are viewing websites on their smart phones or tablets, it’s becoming more urgent to upgrade static sites to responsive sites. If you have an existing static site, what would be the best way to convert it? Let’s explore the options and their complexity.

CSS | Image gallery | Upcoming

August 21, 2012: Colorbox Image Gallery

ByAnnette August 18, 2012March 21, 2013

Would you like to include a slick image gallery on your website? Let’s take a close look at the “Colorbox” image gallery system. This is a free/Open source jquery/javascript system for showing image enlargements on an overlay. It’s widely used on the web, but how is it done? If you want to download the current…

CSS | General

Multi-Media Display

ByAnnette May 15, 2012May 15, 2012

Website design is no longer a “What You See Is What You Get” situation. What YOU see can differ considerably from what someone else sees. It’s very easy to be visually/mentally seduced into believing that your design is consistent across the web. However, with your pages being opened on anything from wide screen monitors, to small…

CSS

CSS Goodies

ByAnnette December 20, 2011December 20, 2011

Websites worth a visit, CSS goodies to explore. http://www.colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/ http://css3gen.com/ http://css3menu.com/ http://css-tricks.com http://css-tricks.com/examples/AnythingSlider/ http://css-tricks.com/downloads/ http://bit.ly/sG04Eo http://www.design.annagraphics.com/tutorials/tweaks.css http://www.design.annagraphics.com/tutorials/cssfixes.pdf

Past Presentations | Web Design

HTML5 July Meeting

ByAnnette July 16, 2011July 20, 2011

HTML 5 How does HTML5 differ from HTML4, and what is important to know. Is it ready yet? http://www.ishtml5readyyet.com/ HTML5 tries to address the deficiencies of HTML 4 The new and changed codes provides better support for current web requirements, reducing the need for plugins. User Application support still varies, but what can be implemented…

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