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January 1, 2000

Design with Color

olor is one of your best tools?and one that needs to be used thoughtfully. Just because color is “free” doesn’t mean you should randomly throw it around. Color has a

Audio Basics

ach of the following sub-sections concentrates on a specific aspect of sound, helping you understand sound terminology, decide what type of sound or sounds you’d like to put on your

JavaScript QuickStart: Elements of JavaScript

ike any other language?be it English, Japanese, or C?JavaScript has some basic elements with which you work. In JavaScript these include: objects, variables, arrays, operators, events, event handlers, statements, and

JavaScript QuickStart: What Is JavaScript?

irst, a formal description: JavaScript is an object-oriented scripting language that lets you build interactions between page content, the state of the browser, and the actions of the reader. In

Optimizing Design: Transparency

eb graphics files are rectangular due to their pixel structure and file formats … yet we often see non-rectangular graphics on Web pages. There are two ways to make a

HTML Basics: Style and Structure

Style and Structure Guidelines clear structure for your HTML documents makes them easy to read, easy to follow, and easy to modify. If you disappeared tomorrow and other people had

Using Graphics

Using Images in a Web Page nce you’ve got your image, the next step is to place it in your Web page. The way you insert your images depends on

JavaScript QuickStart: Rules of JavaScript

ike any other language, be it English, Japanese, Pascal, or C++, JavaScript has some basic grammar rules. Understanding these helps you “read” the script and write your own scripts. The

Optimizing Design: Cache and Reuse

Use Cacheache is a small temporary storage area of the hard drive where browsers keep files while they display them. Any file that is in the cache can be displayed