Archive for October, 2008

Five Elegant Rounded Corner Boxes

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

I wanted to really take the concept of my “Karate Corners” design to new levels, so I created this simple demo to show you how visual elegance can work in tandem with technical simplicity. (more…)

Navigation Using Unordered Lists

Friday, October 24th, 2008

An unordered list (the <ul/> tag in HTML) is a great way to easily organize your site navigation with a minimal use of HTML, but how is it done? This is a simple tutorial showing you exactly how to create a simple list-based navigation menu in your site. (more…)

All About Table-less Column Design

Monday, October 13th, 2008

There are a number of ways to create vertical columns in your XHTML design without using the <table/> tag and the horrendous amount of HTML that always seems to accompany it. Each method listed here is superior in various situations, so choose a good fit for your particular design. (more…)

Karate Corners: XHTML/CSS Rounded Corners

Monday, October 6th, 2008

I’ve seen a lot of different ways to create round corners and boxes in web sites, and quite frankly I haven’t exactly fallen in love with any of them. A lot of the methods that I’ve seen use either (1) a table structure which I try to avoid at all costs, (2) too many nested <div> tags, (3) complex CSS, or (4) too many different images that have to be loaded all at once. (more…)