In Depth CSS Part 3: All About Text
In this first part of the CSS In Depth series. we talked about Margins, Padding & the Box Model. Last week in the second part of the series, we also discussed the differences between Floats & Positions. This week in part 3 of our CSS In Depth series, we’ll discuss something more visual and design related –...
Read more…How To Start Your Freelance Business – And Not Fail
I get at least one or two emails a day from web professionals who want to become freelancers. Their stories are touching, but their questions are always the same, “How do you start freelancing?”, “How do you find clients?”, “How do I get my name out there?”. In today’s unstable work world, freelancing seems to...
Read more…In Depth CSS Part 2: Floats & Positioning
Last week, in the first of our CSS In Depth posts, we discussed the difference between paddings and margins, and what the box model is. This week we’ll be discussing positions and floats as well as what the differences are and when it’s best to use them. Both floats and positions deal with the relationship...
Read more…Look Before You Leap Into Thesis Theme
I was recently hired to make what I thought was going to be a simple change for a client. Modify the navigation on a WordPress blog to match their static site. The menu items were already listed but were in the wrong order. So, knowing that the blog was running on WordPress I said sure! My...
Read more…In Depth CSS Part 1: Margins, Padding & The Box Model
In the first post of the CSS In depth series, we’ll be talking about margins, padding and the box model. Margins and padding are some of the most widely used styles in CSS, but are often the source of frustration in cross-browser compatibility. In this post, we’ll explain the difference between padding and margins, how...
Read more…Making Your Code As Beautiful As The Design Itself
A website’s design gets all the glory. When someone visits a site, you’ll hear them talk about how awesome the design is–but, do you ever hear someone talk about how awesome the code is? Never! Regular people can’t see code, nor do they care to see it or what it looks like. It’s precisely this...
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