Why isn’t the main element in Dreamweaver CC’s Insert panel?
One of the arguments Adobe uses to convince all of us that we want to fork over a monthly subscription fee for Adobe products is that we get all the latest updates. So why isn’t the main element among...
View ArticleReview: HTML & CSS: Design and Build Websites
product HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites by Jon Duckett is from Wiley & Sons (2011). This book is a little old (4 years) but I was so impressed with the JavaScript book by the same author...
View ArticleSome Teaching Tips for HTML5 and CSS3 7th Edition
Where I teach, we use HTML5 & CSS3 Visual QuickStart Guide (7th Edition) to teach both the basic HTML and the CSS class. This version of the book came out in 2011. There’s an 8th Edition released...
View ArticleMaking Images Responsive
Making Images Responsive photo by Virginia DeBolt I’ve been attempting to sort out in my own mind exactly what I needed to be teaching students about responsive images. For a while, things have been a...
View ArticleWhen to use the null alt option for images
The standards set in WCAG 2.0 state: Guideline 1.1 Text Alternatives: Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print,...
View ArticleResponsive Images (Video)
Two excellent videos from Akamai Technologies are available explaining how to code for responsive images. The first is written by Mat Marquis, the second by Yoav Weiss. Both films go quickly and bear...
View ArticleHTML 5 Cheat Sheet
From Jamie Spencer, here’s a mega HTML 5 cheat sheet. If you want to print it, a PDF is available at makeawebsitehub.com/the-html-5-mega-cheat-sheet HTML5 Cheat Sheet Cheat Sheet via Make a Website Hub...
View ArticleFlash is Dead. Long Live Animate
Flash has had a few hard years. HTML5 whupped its ass. So it’s going away. Sort of. In its place, Adobe will give us Animate CC, which loses the loser of a name but retains much of the function. There...
View ArticleNew Tool: Responsive Image Breakpoints Generator
A new open source tool, Responsive Image Breakpoints Generator, should be at the top of your to-do list of new things to learn to use. Developed by Cloudinary and offered to web designers for...
View ArticleFree HTML 5 Cheat Sheet
Available free from Matt Banner Here’s a nice HTML5 cheat sheet from Matt Banner. It can be downloaded as a free PDF. Save yourself the cost of a book with this handy tool. (...)Read the rest of Free...
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