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YUI CSS Framework Tutorial

How to use the YUI CSS Framework to cut down on the time and stress it takes to produce a good layout. What is YUI? The Yahoo User Interface library is comprised mostly of Javascript utilities and controls to help front-end developers create a rich user interface. It also comes with a great CSS framework […]
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CSS Shorthand – A Guide to Cleaner and Faster Coding

As web designer’s we’re always looking for ways to speed up workflow. One of the simplest ways to speed up and clean up your coding is to learn CSS Shorthand. In order to fully grasp shorthand, it’s helpful to already have a decent knowledge of CSS. Here’s a a simple guide to bring you into […]
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CSS Specificity – Cheat Sheet

One of most common difficulties with CSS is determining what CSS rule will be applied on the page. But actually it’s not so hard to understand how these rules are applied and the order of CSS Specificity. Here’s a CSS Cheat Sheet that should help you learn and remember CSS Specificity rules…
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Object-Oriented CSS: What, How, and Why

It sounds like an oxymoron, or at least an impossibility, doesn’t it? How can a static language that’s really more like markup than programming be object-oriented? In this tutorial, you’ll see the idea of object-oriented CSS, how it works, and reasons why you should be using it for your projects…
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CSS3 Speech Bubble

Just to show a concept, here’s the code to make a speech bubble with a little pointer using only HTML and CSS3…
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Everything You Need To Know About CSS Selector Specificity

There’s an obscure topic of CSS that I think many people aren’t aware of. It’s called “specificity”. I suppose it’s not as glamorous as rounded corners, drop shadows or animations but it's still just as important in your day to day work as any other part of CSS…
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The Z-Index CSS Property: A Comprehensive Look

Most CSS properties are quite simple to deal with. Often, applying a CSS property to an element in your markup will have instant results — as soon as you refresh the page, the value set for the property takes effect, and you see the result immediately. Other CSS properties, however, are a little more complex […]
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How to simplify your markup using ID for anchors

CSS Signatures are all the rage these days. If you’re not familiar with a CSS Signature, it’s basically nothing more than an ID on your body tag. The fundamental purpose of the CSS Signature is to allow a user to specify style adjustments to your site in their own user style sheets. Whether or not […]
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Aligning Images The Right Way Using CSS

Images are great for blog posts and chunks of text in general. Even if they’re just remotely relevant, they’ll add some space and make the content more accessible. You want to spice your texts up with images.You can position images however you like, of course, but a nice feature is to have the floating to […]
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Supercharge Your CSS with PHP Under the Hood

Cascading Style Sheets is a presentational style sheet language. In that sense, it does not have a lot of the functionality that many developers want to satisfy their programmer instincts. Today, we’re going to learn how to supercharge your CSS by putting some PHP under the hood…
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