In Tips, Tutorials Dec 5, 200819
Premium Wordpress Theme Design - Part 2 - HTML + CSS + Wordpress Theme Files
Hi, I’m Alvaro Guzman and this is the second part of the premium wordpress theme tutorial continued from Part 1. This time you’ll learn how to slice the design and convert it into XHTML + CSS, then I’ll show you how to use the css files to mock-up a Wordpress template. This isn’t a basic tutorial, if you’re a newbie, maybe you should read some basic HTML+CSS tutorials, and undestand the basics of CSS tags and Wordpress features and structure.
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In Inspiration, Tips, Tutorials Nov 10, 200846
How I Learned To Build Wordpress Themes
Picture your finished custom wordpress theme live on your server, completely unique and fresh. By the time you have finished reading the resources in this post that scenario will be a reality. People love custom themes, they make a blog come to life with a personality of its own. It’s no secret that they’ll reward it you for it through links, subscriptions and bookmarks. Read the rest of this entry »
In Tips, Tutorials Nov 3, 20088
How To Make a jQuery Calendar
Whether you’re an airline, task manager, or just have a birthdate field on your registration form, a popup date picker makes selecting dates considerably easier for users, and overall enhances the functionality and feel of the site. jQuery UI provides a datepicker widget that can easily be incorporated into your site. Read the rest of this entry »
In Tips, Tutorials Oct 15, 200831
Icon Design Tutorial - Designing a New Icon In Illustrator
Following our free social icon giveaway, as promised, here is a tutorial explaining how they were made in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll try to cover the basics and give you an idea how things are rendered, how they appear in smaller sizes and the constraints we can find when using Vector (Illustrator) instead of Pixel (Photoshop) based image software.
In Tips, Tutorials Oct 7, 200835
jQuery & CSS Example - Dropdown Menu
Dropdown menus and menu bars have been heavily used since the early days of graphical user interfaces. Their use has become ubiquitous, and even expected, in desktop applications, and the web has quickly followed suit. This article is intended to describe an extremely basic, yet extremely powerful, technique for adding dropdown menus in your application user interface or website design. Read the rest of this entry »
In Freebies, Tips Sep 23, 200820
22 Firefox 3 Plugins Web Designers Can’t Live Without
Mozilla Firefox has always been considered a “user-friendly” browser, but with all the customizable extensions, it has become probably the most “developer-friendly” browser as well. We have collected the best FFX dev scripts available, and installing them takes just a few clicks. And don’t forget; make sure you have downloaded and installed Firefox 3.0 as well!
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In Tips Sep 11, 200846
13 Training Principles of CSS Everyone Should Know
Your website’s Cascading Style Sheet defines the presentation of the document, but writing your CSS file can sometimes take a bit longer than you originally planned. Take a look at some of the following tips used by the CSS experts to ensure your CSS is being written both effectively and efficiently. Read the rest of this entry »
