Smashing Slab Serif Typography

Smashing Solid Slabs

Typography has been around for Centuries if not Millennia. It has played a major role in communication and a world without type can be extremely hard to comprehend. Ever since the first letter was punched, typography has advanced significantly. There are now a number of different styles and fonts to choose from, that almost anyone can use on their website or magazine/book. The type of style I will be looking at today is Slab Serif. I have recently noticed a increase in popularity in this style so I thought I would collect a few of my favorite fonts and typefaces and share them with you today.

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The hidden power of border-radius

Circles and Curvy Shapes with CSS3

So hopefully after reading – Understanding CSS – Padding, Positioning and CSS3 – you understand the basics of CSS and have been experimenting with other properties. It is important to remember that some properties will allow you to achieve effects that aren’t necessarily stated. In this post we will explore the property border-radius and how it can be used to create circles, semi-cricles and quarter-circles. It also has the potential to produce some terrific designs using just CSS – no images.

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The six fundamental ways of adding depth to your designs

“It is not length of life, but depth of life.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The typical web design, you will notice, has advanced a considerable amount since the days of the animated and somewhat awfully designed geocities websites. With the improvements in the markup languages HTML and CSS and the incredible graphic software now available, website design has become an industry in itself. It is therefore important to stay up to date with the latest trends and to also to be imaginative and to spark new ones. It is because of this that many people have begun to experiment with depth, this article will take a long hard look at depth and explain various ways in which it can be achieved.

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