Before wide browser support for the CSS @font-face rule, web pages were limited to “browser safe fonts”. This meant the designer was constrained to using fonts that were available on every visitor’s machine. @font-face allows a web designer to make typeface decisions based on aesthetics rather than availability.

A trip down memory lane.In 1979, Philips and Sony, through partnership, successfully developed the Compact Disc in 1983. A spin-off of Laserdisc technology.While Laserdisc was too big, the Compact Disc, or CD as it is called today, was small and was a great technological marvel because at a diameter of 12cm it could hold a 74-80 minute audio capacity and a 650-700 MB data capacity.

We are all hooked onto this social networking phenomenon, especially with Facebook and I guess you are all wondering how some of your friends are posting icons along with their comments.The answer is easy: they use HTML symbol entities.

Designers should take this into consideration since we are a highly creative bunch.While most will probably have a natural eye for what looks good and what doesn't, experience counts most in the world of web design, and learning is a key part of the process en-route to the top. One of the fundamentals of any design – be it web or print – is that it’s the audience that counts, not you.With that in mind, the one golden rule web designers should remember when carefully crafting their sites i

In my past blog about Web design trends for 2010 I have covered the strong influence of print design techniques, keypress navigation, horizontal layouts, rich typography and aesthetically pleasing designs. Web design today is developing rapidly, breaking the limitations of conventional approaches and exploring the possibilites of upcoming technologies.