Don’t get me wrong: I love writing, and I find a lot of helpful information in other people’s blogs. But when I redesign my blog, I inevitably pull out my hair and ask: “Why?!?” It happens every time.
Web developers and designers have debated with each other for years about how to declare font sizes: Should they use the PX unit of measurement, or should they use EM? The truth is, it depends — and recent trends are bringing new rules with them.
Many designers have built web sites and applications that employ a different color scheme depending on the time of day. It often has a charming effect, but it can probably accomplish something more. Instead of focusing on whether we can do such a thing, I’d like to pose the question of whether we should.
For years, web designers have argued amongst each other whether layouts should have a fixed width, or a liquid layout. Thanks to CSS3 Media Queries, this storied debate has a new chapter.
IE8 doesn’t support HTML5 or CSS3. IE7 supports even less of the ancient HTML4 and CSS2 standards. Yet, thanks to a few tricks, you can still dabble with new front-end development techniques without IE holding you back.
