Archive for Web Design

There are some fantastic Blogspot blogs out there. But all too often I see fantastic content laid out in a cookie cutter style theme that I have seen 100’s of times before. I decided to make it my mission to…

How important is XHTML validation? Only one of the top 20 blogs on the Internet validated without errors, with another topping out with a total of 630 validation errors. So is validation important. I think most of these A-list blogger’s…

1. CSS Image Replacement

   System fonts can look ugly, and appear rigid. Using CSS you can replace text with a beautifully formed anti aliased image, yet still have all the accessibility and SEO benefits of text headings.

   Inline:

   <h1>Hello World</h1>

   CSS:

   h1 {
   display:block;
   width:100px;
   height:0;
   padding:30px 0 0…

 

Machine-based interaction is a common feature of Web 2.0 sites like Digg, Facebook and Dilicious, and these days it goes well beyond simple web feeds. An application programming interface (API) is what allows programmers to write applications and widgets that interact…

 

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1. Content that’s not written for the web i.e., non-scannable text.
2. Page titles with low search engine visibility, think key words in a combination that entices.
3. Content that looks like an advertisement or content that is an advertisement, I don’t care which…