In this post we present a new speedy way of writing HTML code using CSS-like selector syntax — a handy set of tools for high-speed HTML and CSS coding. It was developed by our author Sergey Chikuyonok and released for Smashing Magazine and its readers.

Create a similar menu with bubble effect by using CSS only. Although it doesn't have as smooth of an effect as jQuery Dock, it's helpful for those that just want to make a cool menu by using pure CSS.

jQSlickWrap is a jQuery plugin which enables you to easily and accurately wrap your text around the content of floated images. It implements a client-side version of the Sliced and Diced Sandbags method of wrapping text around an irregularly-shaped object. In case user’s browser doesn’t support slick text wrapping, it will gracefully fall back to simple wrapping.

Building a jQuery plugin is relatively easy if you know the basics. In this article we are going to learn how to implement our first jQuery plug-in.

jQuery is not just about Menus and Animation Effects. With jQuery you can also create attractive text effects and play with the text to communicate well with the users. With this collection, you can create text gradients, text fly effects, text glow and much more.

In the relative short time that websites have been around, compared to other media, much has been learnt about web design. There aren’t any ‘rules’ beyond web standards and even then, they’re only guidelines. There are a number of other guidelines or rules that you should be adhering to when designing for the web

Users make mistakes, no matter how good your user interface is designed. But there is something you can do about it. There are approaches you can use to allow users to recover from errors, or even better to prevent errors. One such approach is called forgiveness. Let's explain it in more detail and see some inspiring examples.