Google Chrome is a great browser with many shortcuts built in – learn how to jump between open browser window tabs with shortcut keys, when using Google Chrome – by the Irish Guy
Join Gary Crossey for computer training classes in Asheville NC (Buncombe). Visit the Charlotte Street Computers website for a fun list of upcoming Google Chrome, Gmail and Doc’s computer training classes and workshops.
Today’s websites are about function. Designers are finally walking away from Adobe Flash and abandoning ActionScript (in whatever reincarnation) and adopting website systems that render well on all platforms and with any device. The modern website is functionality with form.
Expect more HTML 5 and advanced CS3 methods for creating compelling website content and interactive design. But let us not fool ourselves by thinking that the slick designs of a decade ago are on the return, because they are not.
Check out the top ten trends in the article - Website Trends for 2011
Website Examples
Web Trends 2010 – good comparison article.
Pixel to EM conversion tool for web developers – for many new web developers understanding measurement can be a difficult challenge, Brian Cray has created an online tool that simplifies the numbers game.
Be sure to visit the conversion machine at: http://pxtoem.com
For most new design students, Papyrus is the first font they discover and use with everything. Maybe there is something about the large gap between a capital “P” and a small “a” that students like, or prehaps the smooth curve of the “y” compared to papyrus texture on the low laying “p”.
For whatever reason you select fonts, here is a helpful chart on what that font really does for your message.
There really is an art to choosing the correct font. Typefaces set the tone and feel for the design. It can be a real challenge to locate the the right font, when there are thousands of well designed fonts to select from. However, with a little personality each font can stand out independently.