Monthly Archives: July 2009

Three State Rollover Buttons Using A Sprite

Posted on July 19, 2009 by rcravens

Many times on a web site you will want to have a button have three distinct visual states: normal, active, and hover. This is easily accomplished using HTML and CSS. This post will provide the details necessary to accomplish a … Continue reading →

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MobileMe Scrolling Image Viewer

Posted on July 12, 2009 by rcravens

My friend showed me photos that he has posted on-line in his MobileMe Gallery. Apple did a great job designing this web site. There is a lot to learn from this user experience. One element that I particularly like was … Continue reading →

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Web Design Basics: An HTML & CSS Tutorial

Posted on July 11, 2009 by rcravens

Recently I was helping to introduce someone to web design. The person’s enthusiasm for learning about creating web content was apparent. He had already created a web site for his uncle. This content was created using one of those HTML … Continue reading →

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Simple CSS Style Anchors For Your Blog

Posted on July 11, 2009 by rcravens

I have been working on my blog style lately. One feature that I wanted to have was a way to easily convert anchor tags into a styled button to highlight a link. For instance, I often post links to live … Continue reading →

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jQuery Animation

Posted on July 5, 2009 by rcravens

Creating a rich user experience may require the need to have animation on the web page. Of course you can pull in tools like Flash and Silverlight. But sometimes, these are too heavy. If you only need a simple animation … Continue reading →

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Glossy Buttons with Paint.NET

Posted on July 4, 2009 by rcravens

Many times I have come across buttons on the web that look nice. Most of the time the buttons are the wrong color and I am forced to create my own. Then I usually Google for “glossy buttons tutorial”. There … Continue reading →

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