I was asked recently how to use CSS to format links on a web page.  This is a very basic introductory tutorial. There are many additional features one can use to spice up your buttons, but this will get you started.

In this brief tutorial, I define how I want my links to appear via CSS  (more…)

Have you ran into the ever-so-frustrating issue with png images not being transparent in IE6? I recently found very good documentation that explained how to implement the fix. The author of this fix is at twinhelix.com. I am going to cover the very basic steps here, but if you want more info, open the iepngfix.html file that’s included in the zip files.

Here are the basic steps. (more…)

For a long time, the use of Absolute and Relative positioning has confused me..and it still does sometimes, but I think I am understanding it more and more. In this 10 minute video, I explain how Absolute positioning works with Relative positioning in placing elements on the page.

Here are the files I use, if you want to see them.  zip file

Video:  CSS: Absolute and Relative Positioning (opens in new window)

Tutorialblog.org offers a lot of great tutorials covering many aspects of Web Design and Graphic Design. Check them out at tutorialblog.org.

I did some tutorials for them late last year.  Most of them are for Photoshop, but there is also one for Illustrator, and a few other miscellaneous ones. If you want to see the list of tutorials that I authored with a brief introductions to each, go here. Otherwise, click on the desired tutorial below to view it at tutorialblog.org. (more…)