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Quick Tip on Large Background Images

marlyse — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:31:35 +0000

Scenario One : would be to put it into the body tag with the edge color being the same as the background-color. Scenario Two : but what do you do if you want to use for example a gradient or maybe even a pattern in the overall background? Your first choice might be to put [...]

What should I be charging for webdesign?

marlyse — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:25:36 +0000

The following link goes to James Larkin’s article on figuring out how much to charge when doing webdesign. It is a great article, giving you a solid foundation for things to take into consideration. Even though it’s not listed in US dollars, it is easily adapted for other countries : What should I be charging [...]

Internet Explorer 8 Bugs

marlyse — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:07:43 +0000

One would wish not having to deal with this - actually even wishing for them to finally get it right. Both wishes remain exactly that, even though Google has pulled the plug on supporting IE6 and even though there are compliant, modern browsers such as Safari and FireFox, as a web developer you will (still) [...]

Dynamic Dummy Image Generator

marlyse — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:48:14 +0000

This is really, really useful when you are designing a website in (X)HTML and need something to indicate an image on the page. This free generator creates a gray image place holder on the fly and adds the size of the image as text (good for later reference) : Dynamic Dummy Image Generator - DummyImage.com If [...]

Big “boo” to IncomeDiary.com

marlyse — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:27:57 +0000

Watch out to whom you give your email address. Especially if you’re on a PC. If you can, use aliases for specific purposes to cut down on spam and possible viruses sent. Just added to the list of do not go there and definitely do not give them any important email address of your own is [...]

Font Squirrel | Handpicked free fonts

marlyse — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:55:50 +0000

Easy to implement on your website as this is the place which has a big selection of ready made Font Kits : Font Squirrel | Handpicked free fonts for graphic designers with commercial-use licenses.

Cost of Doing Business Calculator

marlyse — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:37:59 +0000

This is a great tool for photographers, but also designers with a little fantasy can use it to their advantage: NPPA: Cost of Doing Business Calculator

With Options: Lorem Ipsum Text Generator

marlyse — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:53:45 +0000

Do you wish sometimes to have lists pre-populated with Lorem Ipsum text for layout purposes? Do you find it cumbersome to take a block of dummy text apart to fill in the various p tags and would like to have it all a bit faster? This site is then for you. Along the left side [...]

XHTML/CSS Markup Generator

marlyse — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:45:44 +0000

XHTML/CSS Markup Generator is a quick and easy way to generate the repetitive coding tasks for you. You write the structure with a highly simplified syntax, click a button and the full markup is generated for you. Nice!

Grid Designer 2

marlyse — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:38:04 +0000

Grid Designer 2 is a really nice grid designer. First, you can create the grid you want and in a second step assign the fonts and their styling. The next step creates the CSS and HTML data for you. You can even specify if you want fluid columns or fixed width with them, next to [...]