Apr 05 2011

Andy Croxall - Image Manipulation With jQuery And PHP GD

One of the numerous advantages brought about by the explosion of jQuery and other JavaScript libraries is the ease with which you can create interactive tools for your site. When combined with serve

php , coding , Responsive Images , jquery

Oct 05 2009

Soh Tanaka - Mastering CSS Coding: Getting Started

If you are getting your feet wet with CSS, this is the perfect time to fire up your favorite text editor and follow along in this tutorial as we cover the most common and practical uses of CSS. We’

coding , Css , Essentials

Nov 17 2025

Atila Fassina - SolidStart: A Different Breed Of Meta-Framework

The current landscape of web tooling is increasingly more complex than ever before. We have libraries such as Solid, Vue, Svelte, Angular, React, and others that handle UI (User Interface) updates i

Frameworks , API , Javascript

Nov 17 2025

Myriam Frisano - Decoding The SVG path Element: Line Commands

In a previous article, we looked at some practical examples of how to code SVG by hand. In that guide, we covered the basics of the SVG elements rect, circle, ellipse, line, polyline, and polygon (a

Techniques , coding , svg

Sep 25 2008

Glen Stansberry - 40 Gorgeous Photoshop Tutorials On Rain, Showers and Water Drops

With fall just around the corner, designers are looking for ways to complement their work with fall imagery like water droplets, rain on leaves and fall rain showers. Including rain or water drops i

Photography , Photoshop , Tutorials , Techniques , Graphics

Jan 25 2010

ZURB - The New Hotness: Using CSS3 Visual Effects

Previously in this series on CSS3, we talked not only about how to create scalable and compelling buttons but about how to effectively use new CSS3 properties to speed up development and quickly cre

css3 , coding , Css

May 25 2009

Chris Coyier - Ask SM: CSS Quick-Question Edition

This is our sixth installment of Ask SM, featuring reader questions about Web design focusing on HTML, CSS and JavaScript. These entries are not all questions, but rather quick Twitter responses to

coding , Css

Nov 17 2025

Jhey Tompkins - A Guide To Audio Visualization With JavaScript And GSAP (Part 2)

Last week in Part 1, I explained how the idea about how to record audio input from users and then moved on to the visualization. After all, without any visualization, any type of audio recording UI

react , Techniques , coding , Javascript

Apr 07 2010

Inayaili de Leon - CSS Specificity And Inheritance

CSS’ barrier to entry is extremely low, mainly due to the nature of its syntax. Being clear and easy to understand, the syntax makes sense even to the inexperienced Web designer. It’s so simple, in

coding , Css , Essentials

Nov 23 2010

The Smashing Newsletter Team - Photoshop-Inspired Techniques with 100% CSS

In this article, we’re going to take a look at some design solutions that are now possible with CSS, whether it be with the new, more advanced CSS3 or with prior versions. Everything from small deta

Photoshop , css3 , coding , Css

Jun 23 2010

Cameron Chapman - The Ugly Showcase of Military, Intelligence And Defense Websites

Members of military and intelligence forces around the world risk their lives daily to defend their countries and assist in peacekeeping and aid missions both at home and abroad. The men and women w

Showcases , Inspiration

Dec 18 2007

Sven Lennartz - Paper Strips Menus

The beauty of an excellent design lies in designer’s attention to smallest details. Conventions are our friends; however, to stand out, a design needs a creative spin, an elegant play of colors, som

Showcases , Navigation , Inspiration