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Will CSS3 kill Photoshop?

Darren — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:01:54 +0000

With the coming of CSS3 into the mainstream of web design, will Photoshop die a death for web designers?

If the glory of rounded corners and multiple background images and image layers can be handled within CSS3, then will there be any use for trusty old PS or Illustrator even?

I’m not sure as yet whether Css3 will be able to manage gradient images, I’m going to look into that one…

I’ll still use good ol’ Photoshop I think. And Illustrator too – CSS3 will probably have to come a long way yet to negate the need for these two friends of most web designers. Image editing, colour correction and I’d guess resizing will probably still be better done by the Adobe suite (or other, more open flavours of software if that’s your cup of tea!)

Web Design Compliance and Validation

Darren — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:32:08 +0000

The eternal puzzle of web design validation, with standards being set by the World Wide Web Consortium, is likely to continue for some time. Until such time as all browsers are similarly compliant, we have some careful coding to apply in our web designs, and of course the handy Validation Tool over at the W3C points out any transgressions on the designer’s part!

The guys over at Design Reviver have put together an informative little piece on the most common types of xhtml error. A good starting place to peruse the most common offences, before going deeper into the rabbit hole! This all ties in with the general principles of (World Wide Web Consortium) W3C compliant web design, discussed on the main website briefly.