Articles posted in December 2006

Christmas Shopping

Choosing to shop from the comfort of your home can be as stressful as going to the high street. Just why are so many online retailers still getting it wrong? Read more

Photoshop 101 - The Eraser Tool

A common task in Photoshop is to remove pixels entirely from images. The Eraser tool offers a number of techniques to achieve this. Read more

Firebug is simply brilliant

Software comes and goes and rarely is there a piece of 'must have' software. Firebug, an extension for Firefox, deserves to be to be heralded as an outstanding piece of software and something no web developer should be without. Read more

Overlapping tabbed navigation in CSS

A tutorial showing how overlapping tabbed navigation is possible in CSS and can be cross-browser compatible, accessible and javascript free. Read more

Web users are bigger than egos

Placing users at the centre of the design process is imperative for a usable website. Leave your ego at the door and find out what matters in creating usable websites. Read more

DOM + CSS = A beautiful couple

Understanding how the DOM works and using it in your CSS can help produce mean, lean code. Here's a quick overview of how it works. Read more

Review of Photoshop CS3 Beta

Photoshop CS3 is released as a public beta with a few new features but most importantly Intel support on the Mac. Here's a review from a Mac-based web design perspective. Read more

Creating usable forms

Forms are often overlooked from a design perspective, resulting in frustrated users. With a bit of CSS and minimal effort you can easily make your forms more usable. Read more