Best way to hide text: Go up

With a larger monitor I’ve noticed many websites hiding text by sending it to the left or right. This works great on smaller monitors, but on higher resolution you all of a sudden see that text way off the side.
Simply send the text up instead. No matter how high of a screen resolution your user [...]

The Square HTML Special Character

Displaying a simple square in HTML can be done by using the code:
&#9744
Example: ☐

Pre-Selecting Form Elements

Checkboxes:

<input type="checkbox" name="test_box" value="1" checked />
<input type="checkbox" name="test_box" value="2" />

Radio Buttons

<input type="radio" name="test_radio" value="1" checked />
<input type="radio" name="test_radio" value="2" />

Dropdowns (<select>)

<select name="test_select">
<option value="1" selected>Value 1</option>
<option value="2">Value 2</option>
</select>

Image ALT Tags

Easily avoid one of the most common mistakes in website accessibilty and SEO optimization by including an ALT tag on all images.

<img src="image.jpg" alt="I describe the image" />

Read more about ALT tags.

Embed Google Calendar on your website

Embedding Google Calendar onto your website is a great way to quickly setup an attractive and interactive events calendar. Watch this video on how to do it:

Proximity Matters with Users

Build your site and write your copy with the focus of connecting to your users geographically. Whether you reinforce or create the illusion you operate nearby, the results can lead to more sales.
Source – JIAD: Does Place Matter When Shopping Online? Perceptions of Similarity and Familiarity as Indicators of Psychological Distance

Element Design Quick Tips

A new feature that will be immediately added to the blog are “Quick Tips”. These are short, several sentence articles that describe an important aspect of designing and developing a website. For a full listing of tips, click “Quick Tips” on the right navigation.