An exceedingly overlooked aspect of constructing CSS style sheet involves the developers ability to write clean, semantic code (marking your code with corresponding tags, for example, h1, h2, br, ul, and so forth). You don’t need to be a CSS guru, but you should have firm knowledge of the basics. A vast majority of designers don’t realize that making use of valid code allows their pages to be more accessible to user agents, which in return gives people equal access to their information…
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Essential Practices for Styling Your CSS
Posted: 3 years ago in Articles
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Page zoom does not mean the end of flexibility
Posted: 3 years ago in Articles
The latest versions of most browsers support – and default to – full page zooming instead of just increasing text size. Some argue that this means you no longer need to think about what happens when users increase (or, to a lesser degree, decrease) text size, and that there is no longer a need for fluid or elastic layouts or using other units than pixels for font sizing…
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Simplifying CSS Selectors
Posted: 3 years ago in Articles
An investigation into CSS selector performance. Not all CSS selectors hurt performance, even those that might look expensive. The key is focusing on CSS selectors with a wide-matching key selector. This becomes even more important for Web 2.0 applications where the number of DOM elements, CSS rules, and page reflows are even higher…
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CSS3 Unleashed – Tips, Tricks and Techniques
Posted: 3 years ago in Articles
Although CSS3 specifications are still under development, some of its features have been incorporated in latest web browsers. This has provided web designers and developers with an opportunity to experiment and play with some of the new features well in advance. Here is a list of resources that will get you up to speed and bring you closer to the cutting edge of CSS development…
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Resetting Your Styles with CSS Reset
Posted: 3 years ago in Articles
Resetting your styles, commonly referred to as CSS Reset or Reset CSS is the process of resetting (or more accurately – setting) the styles of all elements to a baseline value so that you avoid cross-browser differences due to their built-in default style settings. By resetting your styles, you avoid defaulting to the browser’s built-in styles, which differs from browser to browser…
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35 Websites for Downloading Free CSS Templates
Posted: 3 years ago in Articles
Whether you are pro web designer or someone with little HTML and CSS knowledge, pre-made CSS Templates can come in really handy. They can save you a lot of coding time. Here are 35 of the best websites where you can download free CSS templates…
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First Look: Object Oriented CSS
Posted: 3 years ago in Articles
Just another framework? Think bigger: “OOCSS isn’t really a framework … but a way of writing scalable, sane, maintainable CSS”. Most web designers tend to write CSS code so that it requires as little extra markup as possible. Fundamentally, adopting OOCSS is making a mental shift towards easy maintenance and reuse of your styles, even if it means writing extra HTML markup…
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45+ CSS Grid Systems, Layout Generators and Tutorials for Designers
Posted: 3 years ago in Articles
In this you’ll find a large collection of CSS Grid Systems, online generators and tutorials. Using a CSS Grid System is really worth considering if you’re planning to create a complex web site layout…
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Handy Tips for Creating a Print CSS Stylesheet
Posted: 3 years ago in Articles
Print stylesheets often come as a secondary thought on many websites, after all, who prints a webpage anyway?! Despite their slightly infrequent use, a print stylesheet can really help polish the printed document for when it is used. It doesn’t take too long to create, so let’s take a look at some handy tips that you can put into practice on your own site…
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Striking Web Sites with Font Stacks that Inspire
Posted: 3 years ago in Articles
With the right knowledge of CSS font stacks we’re one step closer to letting our imagination design a better web experience for everyone…