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April 8th, 2010
Where have I been?
It has been a long time since my last blog post. Honestly, I’ve been busy, which is why I haven’t taken the time to write anything new. Each blog post takes time, thought, and an idea.
I originally started this blog to be my “personal” notebook relating to web design and development. I started this blog with an intention of keeping it updated at least twice a month. I have failed…miserably. My last post was last year in July.
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July 25th, 2009
jQuery Pop Menu
I can’t tell you how long I’ve been trying to figure this out. I’ve been researching the jQuery pop menu for a long time and it seems to be popular on a lot of web sites. I thought it wouldn’t be hard to figure out but it turns out it was more difficult than expected. There weren’t many resources out there for this, so I decided to figure out the pop menu myself.
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July 19th, 2009
Making a Success Message Show and Hide after a Form Submission
Recently, I’ve been working with a lot of form confirmations and have been thinking about the best way on how to approach these. Many forms redirect users to a separate page that displays a simple thank you/confirmation message and there are also the forms that display a confirmation on the same page.
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June 3rd, 2009
Transforming a Logo into a Clickable Background Image
Making your logo a clickable background image can have its advantages. There is some debate whether it’s worth the extra markup. Here are some reasons why I think its worth pursing:
- Viewable for browsers/mobile devices
that may not support CSS - SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
- Provides more options with layout flexibility
Why not give it a try? Making a background image clickable is pretty straightforward and actually very similar to the image flicker tutorial.
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March 30th, 2009
Prevent Rollover Image Flicker the Proper Way
It’s annoying when you’ve got a beautiful button designed and find out it flickers when the mouse rolls over. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to fix this issue with a little bit of code.
What is an image flicker?
For those who don’t know what an image flicker is it’s basically caused when the button is rolled over by the cursor for the first time causing the second image to load. For a split second, while the second image is loading, there is a little flicker which basically looks like a blank spot filled with nothing. This issue is a common occurrence in all browsers.
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March 11th, 2009
Javascript in Master Pages
Creating a basic Master Page in ASP.NET 3.5 is pretty simple and straightforward, but it can be a little tricky getting all of your links and file paths to work properly on every page.
Figuring out the proper web controls for making URLs, images, and stylesheets to work was straight forward. However, getting the Javascript external files working, other than on the landing page, was more difficult. For some reason, Microsoft doesn’t allow the <head runat=”server”></head> tag change the Javascript path automatically like the external stylesheets.
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February 26th, 2009
Collecting User Data and Practicing CSS-Based Web Form Development
I’m on my last week of finishing up a large milestone of a project. One of the things I wish I could have spent more time on would have been the web forms. A lot of time is spent planning the layout, design, and content of a web site, but forms are commonly overlooked as an important feature.
We all know that forms are common for a user to interact with, which is why spending more time and thought with the layout and usability is important. As a web designer, I want to create forms that have minimal fields and are easy to use. However, convincing the stake holders can remain difficult.
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January 23rd, 2009
Keeping Current with Trends and Technology
Keeping current with web standards, trends, and the latest technology can be a lot of work and a bit overwhelming. Figuring out where the “good” resources are can be a drag, whether it’s online or print. It took me a while to find which sites were worth visiting for web related articles and tutorials, so I’ve created a list of my favorite sites to share.
If you’ve ever looked for magazines about web design and developing you would’ve found that there aren’t any out there unless you stumbled upon Practical Web Design or Web Designer. These two magazines are printed in the U.K., so they’re a little pricey, but worth buying every now and then.
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January 17th, 2009
Ideas and Solutions for Better Web Design and Development
There are thousands of blogs out there relating to web design and development. So why am I creating another one? As a professional web designer, I have ideas and solutions of my own that I would like to jot down for future reference. I plan to use this blog as my personal notebook and a place to share my knowledge with others.
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