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PSD to HTML/CSS: Part 3

nick — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:40:23 +0000

In part 2 we looked at the basic HTML structure for the desired theme. This time we will add some content, finish it in part 4 and start to style the in part 5. Before we start styling it is a good idea to add some dummy content to the document. The thumbnail image on the left (click on it to get a larger version) shows what we would like to end up with.

Firstly let's add a title to the actual document. Change the header section to:

Film vs Digital

nick — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:38:47 +0000

Before we start, I know this is a hotly debated topic and whilst there will be facts here, there are also opinions. In many cases there simply is no definitive answer. A reminder, assuming we are talking about Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras, the only difference between film and digital cameras is the method used to capture the photograph, the rest of the system, controls for the most part, lens, etc. are the same.

Domain Clearout

nick — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:33:48 +0000

I have an ever growing list of domain names, some are for personal use, some for various societies I am part of, some for family members and others for clients. I have started sifting through them to see which ones are in use and which I can get rid of. Some I got for projects I had planned to do, however for vaying reasons, time, they have not happened. Other sites are ones I registered for clients who have either found another domain name or have simply failed to do anything. Anyway, so far the list of domains I have on offer include:

Thatcham: then and now (update)

nick — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:00:29 +0000

I wrote a post about Thatcham: then and now a while ago. I have now (October 2011) completed the book and it is being put togehter, the layout and artwork anyway, by the publisher ready for a July 2012 release. It has been a fantastic project and has spawned several other projects. One is to produce another book for the same publisher, The History Press. I will give details of this new book in due course.

Search for yourself

nick — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:11:49 +0000

I decided to look for myself on various search engines and although I am happy that searching for "Nick Young" on several of them brings my site, www.nickbits.co.uk, as the second or third link. I look now and then just for fun, sometimes I do find some interesting things out.

History in the Community

nick — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:18:28 +0000

History in the community is something that you hear little about. I know there are groups and projects around the country promoting history, actively, into their communities. I and others want to promote the heritage in and around Thatcham. I have now been doing this for a long time and have been on BBC Radio Berkshire and Newbury Sound radio several times as well as various newspapers.

PSD to HTML/CSS: Part 2

nick — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:45:19 +0000

Previously we discussed how to split the design into sections and we downloaded an outline/initial project files. This time we will code the HTML, the initial code anyway. For this we are going to completely ignore coding CSS and will come onto that in the next article. So let’s start by opening up “index.html” in a text editor (notepad will be fine, I prefer to us SciTE).

Types of Cameras

nick — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:32:56 +0000

When people talk about types of camera, one of two things will enter their thoughts, either “Compact” or “SLR.” Both are looked at in this article. Infact there are other types as well including bridge and Compact System Camera (CSC).

PSD to HTML/CSS: Part 1

nick — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:20:03 +0000

In the introduction to this series (Thatcham Historical Society Refresh Series) I agve an overview of what this was all about, documenting the redesign and coding of an existing website. In this article I will look at the initial stages, the preperation, for converting the new design, a PSD file, into HTML and CSS code.

Site refresh

nick — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:00:57 +0000

After a long wait this site, nickbits.co.uk, has now had a refresh. I have done three or four site refreshes over the last couple of weeks, all of the others have been for work, hence the delay in getting my personal site reworked.