CSS tips

This is the archive for articles filed under CSS tips, which encompass a variety of CSS-related topics and tutorials. Articles more specifically about using and tweaking WordPress can be found filed under Web Development and Code Snippets.

Borrowing layout ideas from CSS frameworks

CSS Frameworks, or grid systems, such as 960 and Blueprint, bring a structured print-based approach to web page layout and deliver aesthetically pleasing results. If, for some reason, we are unable, or unwilling to implement a CSS framework (they are not for the faint-hearted), how can we take advantage of a grid-based approach to build visually pleasing layouts?

Typography and images

How to create aesthetically pleasing page layouts by matching image dimensions to the typography line-height. This article shows you how to do it.