There I said it.Tumblr (3.0; @colinhoward)http://colinhoward.net/<p>The more I start implementing CSS3 attributes to my designs, the more I am impressed. Here are the most used attributes currently in my stylesheets:</p> <ul><li><strong>box-shadow</strong> - The best tool to convey depth for my designs. Inset shadows also rock.</li> <li><strong>border-radius</strong> - Rounded corners are still in, just dont go overboard. For me they soften certain elements and help give a sense of realism. </li> <li><strong>@font-face</strong> - We are now in an era where if you have a TTF and EOT versions of a font, you can include it in your web page and most users will be able to see it. Just be sure that you have a back-up web-safe font declared in your font-family.</li> <li><strong>gradients</strong> - Again with the depth: gradients used in moderation are handy in cutting down on usage of images. Plus these gradients can scale, unlike an image.</li> </ul><p>Here are a couple I have tinkered with in the past and plan to use in the future when they are more universally supported:</p> <ul><li><strong>box-flex</strong> - This feature has always been on my CSS wishlist, and I am glad it is seeing more support.  If set to 1, an element will fill in the remainder of the width or height in the browser window. Fully immersive web design can now be obtained without floats and percentage widths. </li> <li><strong>font-smoothing</strong> - want that perfect Photoshop look in your fonts? I have used this and does just that for those rogue fonts. </li> <li><strong>scrollbars</strong> - I hope to release some CSS3 scrollbars soon, as these can really help remove the native scrollbars for when they can clash with the UI (but not all the time). I suppose that other from elements fall in this category too.</li> <li><strong>transitions</strong> - Animations used to be just for javascript, and some people believe that this counts as behavior (something JS is responsible for.)  As long as they are simple and serve as animation purposes, these will come in handy as well as lighten the load times. </li> </ul><p>What do you use the most? </p>http://colinhoward.net/post/1673113577http://colinhoward.net/post/1673113577Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:55:46 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8f2myZsfR1qz4xx0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I only wish my dreams were this cool.</p>http://colinhoward.net/post/1311379355http://colinhoward.net/post/1311379355Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:47:59 -0700<p>Why hello,</p> <p>I must say its been a while since I was spouting wise words in blog form. But being my vain and curious self, here I am!</p> <p>I have no clue how long I am going to keep this, or how frequently I will post shit. If you find anything here interesting, that would make you:</p> <ul><li><s>Weird.</s> Interesting.</li> <li>Awesome.</li> <li>A badger</li> </ul><p>Anyway, enjoy yourself peoples!</p>http://colinhoward.net/post/312136425http://colinhoward.net/post/312136425Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:58:24 -0800