An In-Depth Look into CSS’s Background Attribute

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by Shane Jeffers

bgatt

This is the first part in a three part series. Today we will be covering the Background attribute. The second article will cover the border attribute, and finally the third article will cover the font attribute, so be sure to subscribe to catch the other two articles.

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CSS, Tutorials

Free Jack-o’-lantern Social Media Icons – Halloween Edition

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by Shane Jeffers

pukmpkinfinal

This set is provided by Shane Jeffers editor of Three Styles. The complete set contains 6 social media icons which include Facebook, digg, Twitter, StumbleUpon, RSS icon, and Flickr and are perfect for any blogs looking to do a halloween theme.

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Free Stuff, Icons

Free Back-link Day at Three Styles!

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by Shane Jeffers

freeback

Today I am giving away back-links to my readers and subscribers. Three Styles has seen awesome growth in the past month and I want to thank all of you for taking the time to visit my site. I will be trying something different today, and will be creating a post based on user comments which will primary be a list of names and sites. Oh and by the way Three Styles has now been bringing tutorials and resources to web designers for 2 months.

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Free Stuff

20 Mind Blowing Website Layout Tutorials in Photoshop

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by Shane Jeffers

20

One of the most adored tutorials on the web is how to create a website layout from scratch in Photoshop. Not only does it help you build confidence because you are creating something beautiful, but it helps you learn the techniques of Photoshop so you can begin creating your own sites. So I challenge you to try some of these tutorials learn some new techniques and try them out with your own ideas. These are twenty tutorials I have chosen for their quality and the authors ability to explain the process to the reader thoroughly but with simplicity.

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Tutorials

CSS Shorthand – A Guide to Cleaner and Faster Coding

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by Shane Jeffers

csshorthand

A Guide to Cleaner and Faster Coding

As a web developer I am always looking for ways to speed up my workflow. One of the simplest ways to speed up and clean up your coding is to learn CSS Shorthand. In order to fully grasp shorthand, it is helpful to already have a decent knowledge of CSS. I have put together a simple guide to bring you into the world of CSS Shorthand.

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CSS, Tutorials

All About the Favicon – Resources / History

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by Shane Jeffers

favicon

What is a Favicon?

Favicon’s are small images displayed to the left of the URL in your web browser. The main purpose of a favicon is for the small image to show in your bookmarks bar when someone bookmarks your site that way it stands out in your bookmarks. Favicons also show up in browsers that support tabbed browsing (Most modern browsers), to help you greater distinguish between each tab.

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Tutorials

Coding Apple’s Navigation Bar Using CSS Sprites

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by Shane Jeffers

applebarcode

Here is the follow up tutorial to my most recent tutorial on how to create Apple’s navigation bar in photoshop. This tutorial is not going to go in depth about all the benefits of sprites, but will show you how to use the technique correctly.

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Apple Stuff, CSS, Tutorials