Web Design and Web Development Articles
Smoothie of the Month - April 2008 Interview

The winner for April was Karinne for her site Web Nonsense! Congratulations Karinne! Here is a little insight as to what went into the making of this blog. (more…)
CSS Shorthand, Step by Step How-To

Once you’ve mastered the use of CSS, take your knowledge one step further by learning how to code sites using CSS shorthand. Not only will it neaten up your code, it will save you coding time and reduce the file size of your pages.
The different properties that can be shortened include: border, background, font, list-style, margin, and padding. (more…)
The Beginner’s Guide to Onsite Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

This beginner’s guide to Onsite SEO will focus on optimizing your site for search engines in order to drive traffic to your website. This article will not address external SEO practices. Although some of this content is arguable by many, I feel this is a very good basic foundation.
Firefox Add-ons a Web Designer Should Not Be Without

There are literally hundreds of Firefox Add-ons out there varying from your local forecast to a chat application. Some are pretty useless but for Web Designers out there, there are a few that, once you get to know them, you won’t know how you’ve managed to work without them. (more…)





