http://www.aquim.com/webdesign.xml Web Design And Development Articles, Tips And Tutorials http://www.aquim.com/css-gradient.html Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/css-gradient.html This CSS back gradient tutorial will provide you with examples will show you how to implement background CSS gradients so that they are not only compatible with Chrome, Firefox and Safari, but Internet Explorer as well. http://www.aquim.com/seo-top-strategies-258.html Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/seo-top-strategies-258.html Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the management of website content so that search engines will access it often, accurately, and consider it of interest. Meta content (the hidden data to describe your website to search engine) is only the beginning. http://www.aquim.com/selecting-a-web-design-company-251.html Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/selecting-a-web-design-company-251.html Selecting a web design company is like hiring a marketer and a salesman all in one. By understanding the basics of search engines, social media, web design and technology you will be armed with the knowledge to select the right web design company. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-244.html Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-244.html Text gradient allows web designers to add gradient styling to text without the need For PNGs. It should be noted that at the time of writing, this pure CSS method for creating text gradients is only viewable in webkit browsers and Chrome. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-237.html Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-237.html HTML5 provides a number strong and flexible specifications that allow web developers to create more compelling applications using client-side methods. Perhaps the most useful thus far is HTML5’s Web Storage that allows data storage on a users machine. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-239.html Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-239.html This example HTML5 Web Storage allows users to input contact information that will be stored on their local machine. Combining a small amount of Javascript and HTML5 this script provides a powerful alternative to Session and Cookie storage http://www.aquim.com/web-article-241.html Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-241.html Text shadow allows developers to give dimension to their text and broadening the use of typography in web design. The text-shadow property specifies one or more text shadow effects can be text content of an element. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-240.html Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-240.html HTML5 introduces a number of new and useful input types to be used in forms. This HTML5 tutorial will focus on the input types date, time, week, month, datetime and datetime-local and demonstrate by example the HTML5 attributes step, min and max. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-230.html Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-230.html This article attempts to clarify why Chinese web design is the way is its. Why is there so much unrelated content on one page? Why are there so many moving items? Why do all the links open in new windows? How do Chinese users handle the disorganization? http://www.aquim.com/web-article-229.html Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-229.html This Jquery, Ajax tutorial will focus on creating a script using Jquery, Ajax and PHP that will dynamically update a MySQL database each time a user types in an input field. Included in the tutorial is a working example and script download. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-226.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-226.html Vertical text is a great design element, but rendering it the same on all browsers takes a little focus. This tutorial will walk you through how to create vertical text in IE 8 and below, and complements our article, Rotated or Vertical Text with CSS3. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-228.html Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-228.html Web design in China is a challenge most web designers will never face, but for those who are thinking about opening a web design company in China, this is a required read. This is a practical guide to operating a Western web design company in China. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-216.html Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-216.html One of the greatest advancements in CSS is the @font-face CSS 3 module. @font-face gives the designer the ability to use custom fonts that are not web safe fonts without having to resort to sIFR Flash technology to accomplish the task. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-223.html Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-223.html Vertical and rotated text is no longer a job for images, but not yet a standard either. This tutorial will walk you through how to create consistent vertical text for CSS3-ready browsers. It complements our article, Vertical Text with Internet Explorer. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-221.html Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-221.html The .get() and .post() functions of jQuery let you load pages without refreshing a webpage. This article explains the extra parameters of the .get() and .post() methods and how to extend their use; it also assumes a basic understanding of jQuery. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-220.html Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-220.html The .load() function is the simplest way to use Ajax and jQuery to dynamically load website content into your webpage. This tutorial explains features of the .load() method, other alternatives such as .get(), and assumes a basic understanding of jQuery. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-218.html Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-218.html Loading dynamic content into a website with Ajax is much simpler with jQuery, but there are also many methods to achieve similar effects. This article explains the use and difference between .load(), .get() and .post(), and .ajax() functions. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-210.html Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-210.html There are three fundamental criteria of functionality that need to be addressed in website design: Usability, Optimized Copy and Standard Components. There are critical criteria such as accessibility and browser compatibility that will be addressed later. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-181.html Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-181.html In this two part series will explore the fundamentals of balancing form and function in professional web design. The first in our series will deal with the fundamentals of design form, covering aesthetics, graphical elements and use of color in web design http://www.aquim.com/web-article-190.html Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-190.html Internet Explorer 6 has been a foe of developers and users from it's inception. IE6 widely criticized for its security issues and lack of support for modern web standards. So why does this 10 year old browser still have a 12% global market share. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-28-copy.html Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-28-copy.html In this CSS tutorial we will explore the border-radius property allows for an easy, pure CSS implementation of rounded corners in web design using CSS3 without the need for corner images, Javascript or the use of complex layered DIV tags. http://www.aquim.com/web-article-28.html Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.aquim.com/web-article-28.html The first in a series of CSS3 articles that will cover the drop shadow (box-shadow) effect driven purely by CSS. Box shadow allows web designers to create an elegant shadow effect on almost any element in without the use of images or complicated divs