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Bulletproof CSS3 Dropdown Navigation Menu

Submitted on 27th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, CSS Resource

A step-by-step Tutorial on How to Build a Bulletproof Cross-browser Dropdown Navigation Menu with HTML5 and CSS3.

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Developing a Responsive Website Part 2: Navigation and Content

Submitted on 26th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, Web Design Inspiration

Now that we’ve got our background images squared away and set to break themselves down nicely across various devices and screen resolutions we can look in to populating our home page with some content. Let’s begin with our header. I always like using a separate file for all the things that will stay uniform throughout my site, header, logo, navigation, etc.

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On the Sails of HTML5: How New Technologies Change Modern Web. Part 2

Submitted on 26th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, Just a damn good read!

My story will be devoted mainly to the HTML5 trend, but I’ll try to make references on the concrete standards which we are going to talk about.

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On the Sails of HTML5: How New Technologies Change Modern Web. Part 1

Submitted on 26th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, Just a damn good read!

My story will be devoted mainly to the HTML5 trend, but I’ll try to make references on the concrete standards which we are going to talk about.

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50 Mac Backgrounds You Gotto Check Today

Submitted on 24th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, Web Design Inspiration

If you think you are obsessed with Apple, you will definitely find the Mac backgrounds appealing. By downloading these beautiful Mac backgrounds you will make your machine look great.

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CSS3 Tricks: Falling Leaves with CSS only

Submitted on 20th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, CSS Resource

In today’s tutorial we will create Falling leaves effect without any help of javascript. When I started playing with CSS3 I never thought that I could make such fascinating animations with it.

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Developing a Responsive Website: Background Images

Submitted on 20th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, Web Design Inspiration

A while back we took A Look at Responsive Web Design and how different designers utilize it in different ways. Now that we’ve seen a few examples in action, let’s create a responsive website of our own.

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The Influence of Maya Culture in Contemporary Graphic Design

Submitted on 19th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, Illustrator Resources

During my daily wondering throughout hundreds of websites, artist profiles and so on, I noticed that there are quite a few contemporary artworks that clearly have a Mayan influence – intended or not. So I thought to “put it on paper”!

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Is Design A Machine?

Submitted on 19th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, General Web Design

Can design be reduced to formulaic solutions to a common set of problems? Can creativity be stripped from the process? Once you’ve chosen a design concept is the resulting finished design inevitable?

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An Introduction to Concrete5 CMS — Part I

Submitted on 19th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, CMS Resources

In this article, we shall take a look at one of the fastest growing and light-weight CMS, that is, Concrete5.

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Rokono – A new FREE Business/Portfolio HTML Template

Submitted on 17th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, General Web Design

Rokono is a business & portfolio HTML template for freelancers and small business owners. It comes with six unique page templates including a custom home page design, portfolio and project templates, standard page and article templates, and a fully functional contact form.

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Learn How To Display URL After Link With CSS

Submitted on 17th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, General Web Design

We are going to use the :after selector so that we display the URL after the title of the website. The :after allows us to add content after the selected element, so for this example we are going to use.

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CSS3 Tricks: Animated Buttons

Submitted on 17th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, CSS Resource

We are starting a new column called CSS3 Tricks. In our first post we will show you how to create some simple animated buttons with CSS3 only.

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Cool CSS headings with pseudo-elements

Submitted on 17th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, CSS Resource

Whether you’re designing a website or a web application, you’ll need custom styles for headings like h1 or h2. In this article you’ll learn how to create some cool headings effects using CSS pseudo-elements.

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Building a PHP Ad Tracker: Creating the Database Tables

Submitted on 17th of January 2012Categories → Browser Tools, Community News

Banner ads for services related to the web site owner’s industry allow customers to view products that tie into the site owner’s core business. In exchange, the web site owner can charge the banner ad owner for every impression (banner ad appearance) or click-through (when a user clicks the banner ad).

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