The CSS4 specification is already in the early stages of being written (for selectors, anyway). I must stress just how work in progress this is, in the sense that some of this stuff might not make the final cut, while more stuff may be added. It will however give you an idea of what you can expect some of this to turn up in the real CSS4 specification. Most of these ideas are probably the basis of what the W3C is aiming for in the CSS4 Selectors Specification.

When it comes to buying fonts, it can become a deliberate and well thought out task. Fonts aren’t cheap, so I’ve decided to put this list together of tried and tested fonts which I believe are notable not only for their quality, but also their beauty and which you should definitely think about buying.

Customizable Pressure Style CSS Buttons So I was messing around with the idea of CSS buttons and came up with these pressure style buttons. You can use or edit these as much as you like without any credit. They’re compatible with the latest version of all the major browsers. Click on the demo button for a more comprehensive view, but…

In this tutorial we’re going to make a classic spinning loading icon, with just CSS animations! It’ll work in most modern browsers, and is actually smaller than a traditional gif loading icon.

A post about some thoughts I had rummaging around, on what web design is and how you can try and improve your web design ability. I hope this helps someone! I sure know what it’s like to have a creative block.

Multiple Columns What is strikingly odd about web design is just how difficult it can be to make a multiple column website. For the last 15 years we’ve been designing websites like newspapers and magazines, consisting of many columns, and it’s been working out pretty well. The tools we use, however, haven’t changed that much since then as regards layout.…

Web Design Trends Perhaps one of the most noticeable attributes of the modern web design world is that it closely follows trends. Someone will break the mould and create a new (and awesome) design technique. Maybe it will be using wood or textures, or maybe something simple and related to user interface like a ‘Random Post’ button. This will be…

In this tutorial we’re going to making a pretty menu that utilizes CSS transitions to give the impression, almost, of a bar filling with colour. After hovering off the menu item the colour will then move back down, emptying the bar and leaving a 6 pixel border on the left. It’ll be incredibly fascinating!

In this tutorial we’re going to be creating a Mac OSX fan effect in just CSS3, using no Javascript. We’re going to accomplish this by just using animations and transitions, so read on to find out more!

Can’t Click! This is a problem I’ve ran into quite a lot. Sometimes a semi transparent or transparent element will be on top of a link or button, something I want to be able to click on. Unfortunately, normally you can’t click on something if its below something else. Unless you add this to the CSS for the transparent element:…