Technology is advancing at an exponential pace, yet the environmental impacts of the internet are overlooked. The internet’s carbon footprint is substantial; each website visit, text message, or email sent contributes to CO2 emissions. It’s essential to acknowledge and address this aspect of our digital footprint. Image from: umich.edu How the Internet Produces CO2 The…
A strategic approach to online visibility can mean the difference between thriving or fading into obscurity. Search Engine Optimisation or SEO for short, is the cornerstone of online success for businesses. It’s not just a buzzword; it’s the most important online business practice that can propel your online presence to new heights. Let look at…
Creating an engaging and accessible website involves thoughtful consideration of typography, a critical aspect of web design that significantly influences user experience, brand perception, and overall readability. This guide will explore the fundamentals of typography in web design, from selecting the right fonts to employing CSS for effective font management. Whether you’re building a website…
Download and Install VSCode Go to VSCode download location and download what is relevant to you https://code.visualstudio.com/download Install the app onto your system Change some default settings
In this 3 part video tutorial series I will show you how to modify a simple HTML/CSS template to produce an aesthetically pleasing online flower shop template. Please experiment and make the design your own. There are links to free resources after each video to help you achieve layouts and interactions such as form validation,…
This is that first part of a two part post about some great web design tools that I think are really useful to improve your designs, especially if you are looking for inspiration, or some ways to avoid using plugins in WordPress and much more. 1 DuoTone by ShapeFactory The next is a website called…
The development of Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML) and World Wide Web (WWW) began in 1989. HTML was first created by Tim Berners-Lee to establish an online library of resources, a system for the CERN nuclear organisation and researchers to easily use and distribute documents. It quickly became globalised since Tim’s HTML version was mainly text-based,…
Although HTML5 is supported in all modern browsers, there are issues in terms of backward compatibility, meaning if we build a website using HTML 5.0 the web pages will not work properly in older browsers starting from Internet Explorer 9.0. There are some workarounds to modify a HTML5 website so that it will not have…
This task can be used to evaluate a website that needs to be redesigned. You could evaluate the website you are about to start re-designing or you could use this as a teaching tool or task for a college course in web design or graphic design principles. Find a website that needs re-designing using Google…