| |

May 2013, Divs, Floats and Clears

ByAnnette

Using CSS and Div’s for layout.

Div’s contain the information to layout the site, but making them behave in a predictable manor is not always easy.

Floats are used to control positioning, (left or right) but multiple elements will need to be “cleared” to line up correctly.

http://www.sitepoint.com/using-css-grid-layout-and-blend-5-to-build-a-game/
http://960.gs/
http://unsemantic.com/
http://caniuse.com/css-grid
http://designfestival.com/design-organized-websites-rapidly-with-960-grid/
http://layouts.ironmyers.com/
http://css-tricks.com/all-about-floats/
http://www.quirksmode.org/css/clearing.html

Similar Posts

  • |

    WordPress SEO

    ByAnnette

    A good way to help optimizing a WordPress website is to use the “All-in-One SEO Pack” plugin. When activated it adds several fields to the bottom of the posts or page interface, where one can add post/page-specific details, which will override…

  • | |

    November 15, 2011

    ByAnnette

    We see the writing on the wall.. the future of web site construction is firmly moving from hand-coded HTML pages to CMS driven sites. Systems such as Drupal, WordPress and Joomla etc., offer many advantages and dynamic features built-in, and with regular updates CMS-driven sites stay current with all the latest code, dynamic goodies, SEO…

  • |

    Multi-Media Display

    ByAnnette

    Website design is no longer a “What You See Is What You Get” situation. What YOU see can differ considerably from what someone else sees. It’s very easy to be visually/mentally seduced into believing that your design is consistent across the web. However, with your pages being opened on anything from wide screen monitors, to small…

  • | | |

    September 18, 2012

    ByAnnette

    Social media and site promotion. Improving site visibility by using and updating social media such as Facebook, Twitter and others has become an almost required part of successful SEO. Methods for installing the buttons and links differ whether on static pages or CMS pages. See below for some interesting links on the how-and-why aspects. A…

  • |

    December 2012

    ByAnnette

    Thoughts about the effects of color – How does color affects your target audience. (Know your audience!) There are many factors that contributes to how someone perceives color. Taking color choices into consideration when developing a web design/color sceme can contribute to succuss – or failure. Colors have different meaning in different cultures and religions, so…