Tutorials

Fixed CSS Centered Layout Tutorial

Feb 27, 2007Comments

Recently in my stat logs I've been getting a lot of visitors coming from a search for "CSS Fixed Layout". Generally they've been hitting this post where I wrote about ___layouts. So I decided to take the time to put together a simple fixed CSS layout tutorial for those finding the site looking [...]

Showing the Current Date on your site with PHP

Feb 6, 20071 comment so far

A lot of websites show the current date somewhere on the site whether it be in the header or sidebar area. Over on WebReference.com there is a long article about using Javascript to do this.
Granted, if you are trying to learn Javascript this is probably a good article to read. Yet, if you [...]

Some Great Illustrator Tutorials

Jan 31, 2007Comments

NDesign Studio has a great post that covers some great Illustrator Tutorials.
These step-by-step Illustrator tutorials include the original source file for download. The tutorials go through a great range of skills and is perfect for users who are new or are just looking to brush up on their Illustrator skills.
Here’s a list of just [...]

Understanding the relationship between RGB and Hexadecimal

Jan 29, 2007Comments

Here is a great tutorial on understanding the relationship between RGB and Hexadecimal.
A lot of times when coding in CSS we use color codes to set things like font color, backgrounds, borders and more. If you jump in to someone elses style sheet that uses RGB codes and you are used to Hex color [...]

Photoshop Tip - Increase Canvas Size with Crop Tool

Jan 26, 2007Comments

If you've used Photoshop before, chances are you've used the crop tool. Most times it is used to get a better image composition or to get rid of certain portions of an image.
But did you know that you can also use the crop tool to increase the canvas size of an image?
Next time you [...]

Tutorials Round-Up: Ajax, CSS, PHP and More | Smashing Magazine

Jan 26, 2007Comments

As you know, when I come across a good tutorial I try to let you in on it.
Well, Smashing Magazine has an amazing list for you. This is not a single tutorial but over a list of over a whopping 200 different tutorials that cover: Ajax, CSS, Flash, Javascript, PHP, MySQL, RSS, XML and more.
While [...]