Faux Columns

It's a beginning CSS designer's nightmare and a frequently asked question at ALA: Multi-column CSS layouts can run into trouble when one of the columns stops short of its intended length. Here's a simple solution.

Cederholm, Dan. List Apart, A (2004). Design>Web Design>CSS

Mountaintop Corners

Most of us have experience creating 'rounded' corners by erasing pixels. It’s a rudimentary web design technique — or so we always thought. But in the hands of Dan Cederholm, author of Web Standards Solutions, this seemingly simple technique paves the way for boxes and borders that can change sizes and colors at your whim.

Cederholm, Dan. List Apart, A (2004). Design>Web Design>CSS