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Beginning with CSS sprites in your designs

Posted March 21st, 2010 in Tutorials, Web Design

CSS sprites guide

CSS sprites provide a neat and easy way to reduce loading times on your page as well as adding rollover effects simply and easily without the use of javascript or worrying about pre-loading images. But what exactly are CSS sprites and how can you make use of them with CSS? Read on for our guide to beginning with CSS sprites in your own designs…

Creating a WordPress post calendar date icon

Posted January 9th, 2010 in Tutorials, Web Design, WordPress

Blog calendar date icons, which show the publication date next to each entry, provide a simple way to spice up your WordPress design. Using just a single image, a bit of CSS and some WordPress PHP this tutorial will show you how to implement something similar in your own themes. Plus we have some free graphics for you to use…

Indepth: CSS3 – All about borders

Posted September 7th, 2009 in Articles, Tutorials, Web Design

CSS3: All about borders

Following on from our previous article about the changes in background properties in CSS3, we’re now going to look at the changes and new features of borders in CSS3. Things to look forward to include the ability to easily create rounded corners and using images for borders. Plus – how to add drop shadows to elements using just CSS!

Indepth: CSS3 – All about backgrounds

Posted September 6th, 2009 in Articles, Tutorials, Web Design

CSS3 Previews: Backgrounds

CSS3 is something a lot of web designers and coders are getting very excited about thanks to numerous new properties and changes designed to make life a whole lot easier. In this blog post we’ll explore the new background properties which CSS3 will introduce plus the core changes since CSS2 and guide you through using them!