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Way Cool Web Design Blog

The Way Cool Web Design Blog is a collection of articles on web design, search engine optimization, html/css, content management, etc. The goal is to provide information on all aspects of web design and development, and contains geeky help, tips, tricks, techniques and humour from our vast experience of creating web sites and advertising for Mom and Pop next door up to AOL, Verizon, and other household names.

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February 17, 2010

Vertical Centering of Tableless HTML Using CSS and jQuery

I've seen other vertical centering techniques and used them successfully, however those techniques only worked for one object. What if you have a list of objects that need vertical centering? This technique is NOT for vertically centering a page, but individual elements such as list items.
January 31, 2010

Drupal Jquery JCarousel Implementation

A crazy Drupal jquery jcarousel implementation with some PHP tweaks leads to one crazy-functional project carousel!
September 23, 2009

Customize the Ubercart Email Based on Product

Do you need a customized message or bit of text to show on the confirmation email based on one or more of the products purchased?
September 15, 2009

Multiple Event Registration Using Drupal & Ubercart Attributes

A quick, easy way to use Ubercart Attributes to enable multiple event registration using Drupal.
June 1, 2009

Theming Drupal 5.x, or, How To Thumb-Wrestle Drupal 5 Into Submission and Lay It Low At Your Mighty Feet, Part 3

Oh no... Part 3 may ruffle your feathers after having loved Parts 1 and 2. I apologize in advance.
May 9, 2009

Style Unordered List of Links or Menu with CSS Divider

Find out how to code a list of links appropriately then if needed add a divider with CSS.
May 7, 2009

Theming the Date Module for Drupal 5

Getting that finicky Date module to stop printing dates like "07 Apr 2009 - 12 Apr 2009" and start printing them like "7-12 APR 2009"...
March 20, 2009

Nailing Down Drupal Requirements

Not knowing the specs before building is a bad idea even if you are using the world's greatest CMS.
March 18, 2009

Designing & Coding CSS Special Effects

Using CSS for special effects has gotten easier with better browser support for CSS and PNG graphics. Although still painful in IE6, these changes have made special effects more fun to use. Using them requires a little planning though.
March 17, 2009

Say "No" To Multiple Style Sheets

So, I've had enough of the multiple style sheet thing. Actually, I had enough of it when I first heard of it, years ago when it was touted as "the right way" to go about setting up CSS. The premise is this: use one style sheet to set all elements of a browser back to ground zero, often called a "reset" style sheet; use one style sheet for fonts; use one style sheet for colors; use one for other stuff like layout.

John is a great web designer and developer and a pleasure to work with. I wish I had more projects that required John's expertise. He's fast and flexible... what more could you ask for in the web services department? Despite many rounds of edits, far exceeding the scope of work, John remained poised and customer focused, willing to do whatever was needed to deliver the desired final product.
T. J., Senior Manager ENC Marketing & Communications, Inc.