About Web Design: Challenge Yourself in 2010; Typography Basics

Web Design In the Spotlight | More Topics | Top Picks | Suggestions |   from Jennifer Kyrnin One of the best ways to learn a new skill is to practice it. And the best way to get better at a skill you already know is, you guessed it, to practice. So why not join me in becoming a better designer by joining the Design a Day challenge. Spend 15-30 minutes on a design of any type. I am focusing on drawing, but you can do photography, graphic design, painting, stamping, collage, or even Web design. The goal is to design something every day and share your efforts with the rest of us. Over the course of the year I'll share with you my efforts as well as ideas for what you can design.   In the Spotlight Are You Ready for a Challenge to Become a Better Designer? Are you ready to spend some time (just a little bit of time) every day to become a better designer? Join me for the next year and design something new every day. Take the pledge and start designing something every day. Take the Pledge - Design Something Every Day Daily Design Challenge - Design Something Every Day for a Year              More Topics CSS and Lists Bulleted Lists, Numbered Lists Color Palettes Colors for Use in Web Designs What is pre-formatted text The PRE Tag XHTML Attributes - href Linking to other pages Creating Well Formed XHTML Simple tips Tracking Web Page Views Reading Web Logfiles Ajax Definition What does Ajax mean? Before You Can Adjust Your Typography You Need to Know Some Typography is more than just choosing what font you should use, you need to know about the spacing around your text and letters as well as how the type will be placed on the page. And there is a lot of jargon surrounding typography. So before you can really learn to adjust your Web typography, you should know the technical terms and jargon.   Poll: Do you decorate your website for the holidays? Back when I worked at NETCOM, I used to manage the "Homeport" and for Halloween one year I decided to create a "Haunted Homeport". Random customers would see the same content as the normal homeport, but decked out for Halloween. I added all the spooky elements: blood, ghosts, zombies, black cats, and so on. But I admit I was a little afraid to do it for everyone, thus the randomizer. When our Vice President came over to my co-worker's cube demanding to know "what was up with the Homeport" I had to chime in and admit that I was the one who had done it. I thought my job was done for. He turns around and, beaming, says "I LOVE IT! Why didn't you set it up to be 100% of the time rather than having to reload it at random?" And so we started decorating the Homeport every Halloween. Vote Now View Results     Sponsored Links   Top Picks - Free Classes About Web Design and HTML  from your  Web Design / HTML  Guide It's easy to learn Web design and HTML online. And you might be surprised at the things you can learn for free. These online newsletter courses can help you improve your skills or teach you new ones. 1) Cascading Style Sheets Full Class 2) SEO Class 3) Free Web Design Class - Daily   What should I write about? Are there Web design topics you"d like to learn more about? Is there a topic you'd like to see covered on the Web Design / HTML site at About.com? Let me know what you think.   Feeling Under the Weather? Evaluating Your Cold Symptoms How to tell when a runny nose is just a cold, and when it might be turning into something more serious and require a visit to the doctor. More> Web Design / HTML Ads Top Design Schools Packaging Design 2010 Volvo XC70 AWD Web Design Degree Graphic Design Firms Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Focus on JavaScript Perl Graphic Design Focus on Java Web Logs   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Web Design newsletter as adamsmith016@GMAIL.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=webdesign&e=adamsmith016@GMAIL.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.