by Kevin Yank On the SitePoint Podcast #51 this week, we discussed what Sexy Web Design author Elliot Jay Stocks had to say about designers who don’t know their CSS from their elbow: Honestly, I’m shocked that in 2010 I’m still coming across “web designers” who can’t code their own designs. No excuse. Stocks went onto outline his position in a lengthy blog post . If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Recently, I wanted a simple CSS method for adding a beveled effect to images. It’s easy enough to create a sense of depth just with normal outset borders ( below left ), but what I wanted is something that would actually look like part of the image , as though it were a bevel on the image itself ( below right ): In the end I found four different ways of doing it, each with different levels of support — from the cleanest approach that only work in one browser, to the most robust that works in everything back to IE6 If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Last month, I spoke at a conference about social networking for professionals, and many attendees were full-time employees. During the session, there were a number of questions raised about managing time on social networks when you have a full-time job, and best practices for dealing with the merge of personal and professional lives on these sites If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

    By Obaid Rehman In this post we showcase some extremely charming examples of Fashion Photography. This kind of photography is usually used for advertisement purposes, but now with the advancement of fashion industry it has now become a field of its own. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Configuring PHP is easy. You can change almost any aspect of the interpreter within the php.ini configuration file, e.g. modify error handling, increase memory usage, etc If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

As part of my series on starting a business , this post will cover some of basic legal considerations you’ll want on your radar when you start a business. Forms of Ownership Likely at the same time you are exploring names for your business , you may be thinking about the structure your business will take. This is an extremely important decision, and it’s wise to consult with an accountant and attorney so they can help you select the best form of ownership for your business If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

elliottbowles.com I show you how to install Wordpress, the great blogging platform, on your webhost. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

    Unbelievable, magical, miraculous … one can go on using adjectives, but nothing can come close to describing what 3D renders can to. It can transform your imagination into stunning pictures in a way such that it becomes difficult to distinguish between the real photo and the virtual one. Applications like 3D Max, Blender, Cellular Imaging, CAD provide powerful instruments for 3D designers and architects. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

In this series we’ve looked at pretty much every color in the rainbow and it’s use in design. In this post, we’re looking almost at an absence of color because today, I’m writing about the color gray. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

In the past we’ve covered adding +/- buttons to number-based inputs to help user interface (it’s easier than typing in some circumstances). If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!