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Translate In the past two years, increased browser support has transformed CSS3 from a fringe activity for Safari geeks to a viable option for enterprise level websites. While cross-browser support is often too weak for CSS3 to hold up a site’s main design, front-end developers commonly look to CSS3 solutions for progressive enhancement in their sites. For instance, a developer might add a drop-shadow in Firefox, Safari and Chrome using -moz-box-shadow and -webkit-box-shadow , and then be comfortable with this design enhancement falling off for IE users. But wouldn’t it be great if IE users could see the better version of the page? Fortunately there are cross-browser hacks for the more common CSS3 attributes. These hacks not only allow CSS3 attributes to work in all browsers, but in turn allow designers and developers to use CSS3 in the central styling of their sites. In this article we’ll walk through getting rounded corners working i...

There are numerous ways a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) can improves our web design and it’s not difficult to implement a few to make our website looks better and more user-friendly. Listed below are 10 cool CSS tricks that will improve your web designs instantly. The good thing about these tutorials is that they make complicated CSS tricks look easy (and you don’t have extensive coding work to do!). If you are new to web design and development, I suggest you bookmark this article for further reference in future. 1. Image gallery with hover box preview Isn’t it nice to allow your users to preview thumbnail images by just rolling their mouse over? The Hoverbox Tutorial offers free coding sample and detail guides on how to do just that. If you wish to build a fast loading image gallery then this is a must-read. See how hoverbox image gallery can be made. 2. Style A-to-Z index like BBC It’s tedious to deal with index files – especially when you have a lot of ...

When you think of web typography, CSS instantly comes to mind. And that’s great, because CSS is the primary option when dealing with the style/visual layer of your website. However, when you hit a roadblock with CSS, take it up a level by using JavaScript (JS). Open source JavaScript libraries can help you craft responsive web designs (a technique that optimizes webpage layouts for mobile devices), implement fun text effects and more. In this post, we will primarily focus on JavaScript libraries that use modern web typography techniques to underscore and promote current web design best practices.

The Top 25 Blogs is becoming a trademark around here. We have already created the Top 25 Blogs About Blogging and the Top 25 SEO Blogs. Now it is time to cover the web design niche. I have a lot of fun compiling these lists because it allows me to discover a bunch of new blogs, most of them with excellent content. It is also interesting to see how the different blogs on a specific niche perform under the parameters. Once again we based the analysis on Google’s Pagerank, Alexa rank, Bloglines subscribers and Technorati authority. The details about the algorithm can be found below the table. #1 A List Apart 8 10 10 10 38 #2 Smashing Magazine 6 10 10 10 36 #3 456 Berea Street 7 8 10 8 33 #4 Meyer Web 8 7 9 7 31 #5 Simple Bits 7 7 10 6 30 #6 Pearsonified 7 6 7 10 30 #7 Tutorial Blog 5 8 7 8 28 #8 CSS Beauty 7 8 7 5 27 #9 Snook.ca 7 7 7 6 27 #10 Bartelme Design 7 6 9 4 26 #11 T...

You can’t search for anything on google until and unless you know a keyword about the article or software or whatever you are searching for. This keyword is something that describes the subject of the material you are searching for. So it’s obvious that if you are writing a post for your blog, an article for a magazine or building software, your keyword should be something that helps the reader reach you. The importance of keywords lies in the fact that it helps you get a good search engine ranking. The reason is that in the online world the keyword is the only tool that determines whether your reader will find your article or not. Keywords must be used very carefully and smartly in your blog/website. And thus a lot of research and study is needed for choosing a keyword that suits your blog/website the best.                What is your Main Keyword? Many readers will think this is a pretty s...

Adobe is gearing up to release CS5 to the public, and during their presentation showed off a new tool that will export Flash animations into HTML5 Canvas. Flash CS5 will allow for Flash developers to export their old and new animations directly into HTML5 Canvas code to paste onto their websites.  This will enable users with HTML5 supported browsers to experience Flash animations without the need for Flash installed. With Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 in the works, supporting HTML5, all the top browsers now support the HTML5 Canvas code.  Developers will now be able to get their flash animations and websites to work on any browser, without the need for Flash to be installed.

The software giant Microsoft is likely to launch its all-new operating system 'Windows 8' by 2012. Calling the Windows 8 as "a re-imagining of Windows, from the chip to the interface", Microsoft unveiled its so called 'next generation operating system' for the first time at Build Conference in California. Windows 8 is completely designed and optimized for touch, where a user will be able to scale from touch-only small screens at the large screens. Despite the facts that the interface comes with so many features, a user can also access Windows 8 with or without a keyboard and mouse. Although the new interface is implemented with the all new Metro UI, the standard capabilities of Windows viz., Windows Explorer, Desktop, Internet Explorer and many more remains the same and also as does compatibility with all Windows 7 PCs, software and peripherals. The applications of Windows 8 are powered by HTML5, using standard JavaScript and HTML that...

Web Design Community News – An aggregator of useful blog articles, tutorials and how-to guides to help you learn new skills and stay current. You can also easily browse the many articles which include news and headlines from around the web. Alltop – Collecting the headlines of the latest stories from the best sites and blogs that cover a topic. We group these collections — “aggregations” — into individual web pages. Digital Web Magazine – It is an online magazine intended for professional web designers, web developers and information architects. DesignFloat – Design Float is a social media site dedicated to the design industry. CSS Beauty – CSS Beauty focuses on providing its audience with a database of well designed CSS based sites, as well as news and happenings on the CSS Design Community. CoolHomepages News – News for web designers and developers. Post news, read news, get informed, or become an informer. Up to the minute information about the web design worl...

20 iPhone apps to help you create amazing photographs Apps , Compilation , iPhone 18 comments With the arrival of the iPhone in 2007, iPhoneography , a new art form for photography was born. Developers have been working fast and furiously to keep up with the frenzy of interest with apps that are moving photography to a new level. In this post we’ll take a look at a number of apps available for iPhones (and iPads) that compliment the native iPhone camera and in many cases, replace it entirely. The apps listed here enhance the experiences for both amateur and professional photographers, and provide opportunities to participate in social communities where people can share their photographs and sources of inspiration. Have we missed your favorite app? Please share it in the comments! Read more 17 Jul Our favorite tweets of the week Jul 11-Jul 17, 2011 Best Of , Compilation , Twitter 1 comment Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff high...

33 logos in 33 minutes A look at the brands I interact with first thing each day, and a taste of how much we’re all subjected to branding. Plus, there were 24 answers to the question behind this blog post, and 25 somehow seems more balanced. Some Irish chap I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my RSS subscriptions this past year, and am sure it’ll continue into 2009. Thanks very much to everyone who answered my question, and keep up the great work!

50 reasons why you will not make it as a freelancer I enjoyed writing this post, and I was happy that it caused designers trying to succeed to look at themselves a bit, and really understand why they may or may not be failing at becoming a freelancer. The post title was inspired by a close friend of mine who just doesn’t understand what it takes to become a self-employed designer. I have tried to encourage him and pass on advice from my own experience, but he is still struggling to apply himself correctly. I think there are a lot of designers out there like him. They have a lot of creativity and art skill, but struggle to apply that to the business / marketing world. Brian Yerkes

Top Five Ways to Make Your Site More Popular The Web has grown into a real jungle, and finding cool new sites nowadays isn't always the easiest thing in the world. If you have a Website yourself, you're dealing with the other end of this issue. How do you get noticed online, and is there anything you can do to increase your popularity? There certainly is! Here are the top five ways you can strengthen your site and increase your online visibility.

30 Dark Designs You Should've Seen - On most of the web, the default and most commonly used layouts have white as their background; that doesn't mean a black or dark background can't be utilized. Check out these 30 dark designs that do the darker shades of the web justice. 83 Beautiful Wordpress Themes You (Probably) Haven't Seen - Over the past few years, Wordpress, the open-source blogging and content management software, has exploded. Many themes exist, but these 83 are truly a remarkable showcase of what can be done with the software. 30 Stunning One-Page Websites - Who needs multiple pages? Simplicity is a very significant principle of the web, and it doesn't get any more simple than a one page design. While not for everyone, let these examples show you that sometimes, less is more. Web Design-isms: 7 Surefire Styles that Work - Sexy Larissa Meek discusses 7 "isms" to consider using in design. Some include "retroism", ...

Hello I’m Sanjay Marjara, a web and graphic designer specializes in hand coded, standards compliant and cross browser compatible web sites that have clean and efficient user interfaces. I design Websites, Logos, Banners, eMail Templates, Landing Page Design, Print design for small and Medium Business. I started web design about 15 + years ago. Now I am currently available for freelance work, if you like my work , if you would like to hire me please use the contact form to get in touch with me.