Monthly Archives: October 2013

The glitz of CSS3

“The new breed of CSS3 shizzle even allows a self-confessed design amateur like myself to produce some fairly tasty looking designs.” I full heartedly agree with this statement by Chris Mills in his article titled “CSS3 Bling in the Real … Continue reading

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Cool and Complex CSS3

The new HTML 5 elements make coding simpler, faster, and easier; but now this new CSS3 stuff seems so complicated, complex, and wordy. There are so many more cool effects I can do to my site, but with each comes … Continue reading

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Hello HTML 5

A lot of the rules I have learned about HTML and CSS have gone in one ear and out the other. My brain just doesn’t seem to be able to organize this new language of web design I am learning. … Continue reading

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CSS3 Bling in the Real World

“CSS3 is here, CSS3 is fun, and CSS3 allows us to evolve the look of the web as we go. At least, that’s the theory. But the reality is a bit different.” Once again, browser variation becomes a problem. Everyone … Continue reading

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CSS3: The Internet’s New “Bling!”

Experimenting with CSS3 this week, while it might be confusing at times, it is overall very fun and enjoyable to work with. To be able to add transitions, drop shadows and new fancy font; it makes the web page you … Continue reading

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CSS3 “Bling” Reaction

This article was helpful at reminding us again how important it is to remember that not all browsers were created equal.  CSS3 has a lot of very interesting features that can greatly aid in web design, but it’s important to … Continue reading

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CSS3: Adding more Details

Reading about CSS3 and some of its capabilities on A List Apart  taught me new things about CSS and it how operates. CSS3 expands our design toolbox and adds some more ways we can stylize our webpages through small details that … Continue reading

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CSS3 Bling

It’s appropriate that the article describes CSS3 as the “bling” of today’s web design, because that’s exactly what it is. When I think of “bling”, I immediately picture gold chains, watches and other expensive accessories, worn by those who hope … Continue reading

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Adding Accessories

So silly me thought that this stuff was around from the get go. Apparently not. You would think that web developers would have thought of these little things a long time ago. But then again, I’m a girl, and I … Continue reading

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HTML5

After reading “Yes, You Can Use HTML5 Today” the simple became simpler. After weeks of practice with HTML I can say that the basics are definitely engraved in my brain. I understand when to use certain divs and when to … Continue reading

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