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Give Browser Specific CSS Files With PHP

July 9th, 2008

Make every website display perfectly in every browser! A PHP script that provides a simple way to accomplish this feat without spending countless hours on one style sheet. The best way to do this is to deliver the user a style sheet that perfectly matches their browser.

If you are like me, you hate having to make one CSS stylesheet work for every browser. Of course its much easier to adjust the stylesheet to work for Opera, Firefox and Safari than it is for Internet Explorer, especially Internet Explorer 6.

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Color Wheel Pro

July 9th, 2008

Color Wheel Pro - a unique software program that allows you to see color theory in action. With Color Wheel Pro, you can create harmonious color schemes and preview them on real-world examples.

I have really used this software extensively because I do not naturally see the best color combination. A must for any web designer. Enjoy!

Web Design Trick: Javascript Column Heights

July 9th, 2008

This is a simple web design trick I use in order to keep the left and center columns the same height when needed. There are a few CSS hacks you can try to accomplish the same thing, however because of browser compatibility I find it is much better to use javascript.

So to be clear, here is the problem, you design a website to have a left column and a center column. The left column content almost stays the same from page to page so it is usually the same height. The center column, which houses the main content, changes from page to page so sometimes it may be longer or shorter than the left column. By the way, you can use this script with as many columns as you like, it is not restricted to just two.
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