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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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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.
March 14, 2009

Theming Drupal 5.x, or, How To Thumb-Wrestle Drupal 5 Into Submission and Lay It Low At Your Mighty Feet, Part 2

In the land of blind Drupal people, the one-eyed man is Drupal King. I don't know what this means, except now you will know how to theme Drupal 5 so you no longer have to suffer through others' freebie themes. Make your own awesome themes!
March 13, 2009

Theming Drupal 5.x, or, How To Thumb-Wrestle Drupal 5 Into Submission and Lay It Low At Your Mighty Feet, Part 1

Here it is, better late than never. How to theme Drupal 5. Get your ya-yas out and party like its 1999! I mean, stop using crummy themes that make your site "look like a Drupal site". Get your act together and make your sites look awesome!
March 12, 2009

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Improvements

Check in on my search engine optimization (SEO) experiments. Congratulate me or point and laugh, you decide... Come see the SEO geek bite the head off of some search phrases! LIVE! On the inside!
March 11, 2009

Improve Search Engine Optimization (SEO) By Coding Page Content At The Top Of Your HTML

Way Cool Web Design teaches you the secret of how to improve search engine optimization by coding page content at the top of your HTML.
March 9, 2009

css Zen Garden - Pseudo Sahara

Way back in the day, @2002, like many web monkeys I was salivating over css Zen Garden and the possibilities of CSS. It opened something in my brain. Although the visions of loveliness I had back then haven't quite come to fruition, it definitely changed my path from simple design and table-based HTML layout to a focus on tableless CSS-based designs.

We had our first customer who bought a computer completely on the web so yes, the usability improvements [concieved and implemented by Way Cool Web Design] have made a difference.
R.M., Owner Cerise Computers, LLC