Tag Archives: web design

How to Create a Navigation Bar in CSS

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

What better way to finish up your website header than with a navigation bar! If you’d rather not create the nav bar with an image editor, CSS can help you do the job pretty quickly. Simply follow along or copy … Continue reading →

How to Make Images with Rounded Corners in Fireworks CS5

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

There are a number of options available for creating an image with rounded corners for web pages. You can use cascading style sheets to apply the corners (works in browsers that support this feature) or apply the rounded corners directly … Continue reading →

CSS Font Style

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

CSS is the abbreviation for cascading style sheets. It’s used to format web pages and make them more consistent. There are several elements to CSS. Font style defines the appearance of text – normal, italicized or oblique. The default font … Continue reading →

How to Create a Free Website Header in Photoshop

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

Your page header says a lot about your website and who you are. Since it resides at the top of your page, it’s one of the first things people see. As far as sizes go, there are many to choose … Continue reading →

How to Fix a Broken Link on a Web Page

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

Web page links are ever-changing, making it difficult to keep up with links that have either changed or no longer exist. This is, unfortunately, the leading cause for many broken links on websites.

How to Use Web Templates

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

A web template is used as a layout for websites. It often includes the header, footer and body of a web page as well as dummy text and images. There are different types of Web templates. A few include HTML, … Continue reading →

How to Create a Gradient in Photoshop for Your Web Page

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Allyson Stewart in Web Page Design

Sometimes, a simple solid background just won’t do. Maybe you want to spice things up a bit and add more color. A gradient background can help. It lets you transition between two or more colors. Creating one in Photoshop only … Continue reading →