Free Icon Sets

These are some of the better free icon sets I’ve seen:

Writing Semantic (X)HTML

Jesse Skinner explains why developers should use appropriate semantic tags when marking up a page, rather than just putting everything inside a <div>. Here’s a quick reference list of what I commonly use: <div> – For large page sections, and when there isn’t a specific semantic tag <h1> … <h6>: For section header titles <p> […]

Placing an Element In Front of an Object

Here’s how to have a drop-down menu appear on top of a Flash object:

Add a z-index of 0 to the object’s containing div
Add <param name=”wmode” value=”transparent”> inside the object tag
Add wmode=”transparent” to the embed tag

via Sheriar Designs

The Good, Bad and Ugly of SEO Methods

I agree with a lot of what Derek Powazek wrote about the SEO industry in Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists. His main gist is that the good SEO techniques — like using tags that match the semantics of the content and setting up 301 redirects when pages move — should just be considered good development practices, and […]

The Best Way to Define Font Sizes in CSS

Often designers will want fixed font sizes so that the text on the actual size will exactly match their mockups, but The Web is Not Print (see also Pixel Perfect Design Does Not Necessarily Equal Good Web Design). A List Apart has a worked out a good method for sizing text consistently across browsers while […]