Web Design Articles
These articles tackle various topics relating to creating websites, from mastering CSS through to developing efficient project management.
Semantic naming conventions for HTML and CSS
Posted on 6 June 2006A short tutorial on how best to decide on your naming conventions for your classes and ids with an HTML template.
Typography on the Web
Posted on 16 May 2006Crucial to the ethos of the web is providing information in a way which is easy to read. It sounds simple, but there are many design considerations which factor into this, one of the most obvious being: “Which font do I choose?”
The Web Designers Toolbox
Posted on 11 May 2006It struck me recently that one of the benefits of experience is knowing how to make life easier for yourself.
Designing websites for a while, for example, has allowed me to develop a standard routine which I’ll use every time I approach a new project. Obviously this involves the more ethereal things like design methodology but it also involves a practical list of applications, tools and web resources that I’ll dip into at various stages throughout the build. Kind of like a toolbox.
Moving from Tables to CSS
Posted on 11 May 2006If you’re here it probably means you already understand the benefits of pure CSS layout: faster download times, improved accessibility and search engine optimisation for example. There are already lots of tutorials on CSS based design, but what most of these articles don’t tackle is developing a practical learning process of moving carefully from tables to CSS design.