Why learning HTML and CSS makes sense.
Tools like Dreamweaver are great, especially if you are building old-style web sites based on tables, sliced images, et cetera. But if you want to be able to build what I call 4th generation websites, then these tools will get in the way of you learning and will actually slow you down!
Learning to build your web sites using HTML will give you far better control over the process and ultimately your web sites. You will have a far deeper understanding of the web, and as a result you will create better web sites quicker - much quicker.
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Cleaner code is better than faster code
I can't tell you how many times that my programming experience (in Java, PHP etc) has guided me in my web design work ... and strangely, even in other aspects of my life not at all related to topics 'nerd'.
... Ah, nerd wisdom prevails in all aspects of life.
:)
Anyway, here ...
How to organize your css code: the ‘killer’ css structure
I can't stand articles that make you read two pages before getting to the point. With that in mind, let's look at how I think css code should be organized.
In a nutshell: css code should be divided up into at least 4 separate pages:
page-structure.css
text-styles.css
misc.css
ie-styles.css
How about we call this the 'killer' ...
The 3 Master Principles of Web Design
Floating around the universe, are certain universal principles that transcend disciplines. I would like to explore a few of them here, and talk about how they can be applied to web design.
The Three Master Principles
#1 Simplicity
This is such an important principle, that it can easily be made into the ...
Dreamweaver CS3 Video Tutorial - the three editing modes.
I've released another video tutorial on Dreamweaver CS3 where I look at the three ways Dreamweaver gives you to edit web pages.
Video: Dreamweaver CS3 Editor Views
You can find all the Dreamweaver CS3 videos in the Dreamweaver section of killersites.com:
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Over that time (as we added more articles and tutorials), our directory structures and file naming styles changed as conventions changed. So now I have a huge mess to clean up.
... There is a lot of information buried ...
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