Tag Archives: CSS

Snazzy Hover Effects Using CSS

With all these CSS3 effects and tutorials popping up every day that show all the new and wonderful things we can make happen, we sometimes forget about poor little old CSS2.1 and the great potential it still has.

With very good browser support, we can do lots of cool things that we know will work in all major browsers.

[Via Six Revisions]

CSS Sprites: Tools And Tutorials

I first discovered sprites over 15 years ago while modifying PC game files. When I realized last year that sprites can be utilized in conjunction with CSS to optimize web pages my interest was rejuvenated in sprites. Although my primary use of the technique is to create custom rollover and hover states for form buttons, this article from Smashing Magazine revealed some advanced mapping methods.

[Via Smashing Magazine]