Advanced CSS Design Resources – last-child.com

Let’s assume you want to create a gradient background that starts at the top of the page and finishes at the bottom of your page header, i.e. is 100px tall. You can do this with a combination of CSS3 rules and avoid those ugly background images. First off, I’m going to use the excellent Colorzilla [...]

I am working on a little widget that uses the html5 video tag on one of my test sites: Fyvr.net. I wanted to display related information when the video is playing. The sibling selector makes this easy. Here’s the basic markup <li> <video>…</video> <p>…</p> </li> I wanted the paragraph to appear when the video is [...]

I just found out about the Dive Into HTML5 tutorial. It’s downright amazing. I wish all specs were so carefully described. Don’t miss the first chapter on the history of standards creation. It gives you a good understanding of why the HTML standards are quirky and why HTML5 is progressing the way it is. I [...]

I’m starting to hack away at HTML5 and I’m finding that I need to start bookmarking more and more pages. There are lots of good resources out there. Here are a few: HTML5 structure—div, section & article – Oli.jp HTML5 – Wikipedia Dive Into HTML5 The Best HTML5 Slides Ever HTML5 Forms Have a Field [...]

I went to the The Chronicles of Web Standard III – The Voyage of the HTML5 presentation by Silicon Valley Web Builder last night. Here are some quick notes I took before my battery died. Please note: I am far from an expert on HTML5 and welcome any comments and/or corrections to the following notes. [...]