It is not uncommon for designers to need to create some “fake” text and/or data for design testing. This makes it so we can test the design without having to wait for final content from the client. (And it works well as long as we remember to remove it before putting it live.) Often we…
Similar to how jQuery, allows us to read and write to a form element, jQuery can allow us to change the contents of an HTML element. However, instead of using the val() method, jQuery provides two different methods, depending upon what you are wanting/needing to do. As with the val() method, it is most common…
Periodically people will try to argue about should they have valid HTML for their websites. Some argue that you should always validate. But does it really matter? Imagine a web browser that could only view valid HTML websites. What would it view? We’ll I’ve read in times past that over 80% of all web pages…
If you have ever worked with CSS you know the problem you can have when you float one element, and then have text next to it. Especially if that text is in a list, or a highlighted box (usually surrounded with a border and/or background color). Essentially the margin of the element next to the…
I have recently decided to start adding some free online content for users to access. These online courses combine text, images, and video to cover a subject. I have just finished the first course, Building & Styling HTML Tables, and am releasing it in a “beta” format. I choose this topic, as it is one…
When you design for mobile devices you have several questions you have to think about. Which devices am I designing for? (Smart Phones, Latest Smart Phones, 4G phones, Feature Phones, etc) What speeds will my users access the site at? How familiar are the people to using the device to surf on? Am I looking…
This will put together all of your previous examples and information such as adding links, adding images, controlling text, etc. Think of this as putting a puzzle together. This is a step by step guide to build and layout your website. Pre-Production Phase This has already been done to some degree for your first web…
Links are key to making the web work, by interconnecting pages from one section to another. Link Format A link in an HTML document uses an anchor tag, and follows the basic form [link text] That is, a link tag is <a>. It have a required attribute, href, which is a hyperlink reference to a…
