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Weblog by Matthew Holmes, with a focus on web standards,
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Wanted! A Web Application Integrator to work at IVT

The broad range of modular technology marketed by IVT has become a very powerful toolkit for web developers.
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2008 Email Design Guidelines

As web designers, we’ve grown pretty good at understanding how to create a modern, semantic, accessible website using XHTML and CSS. We understand what makes a good website, and how to make it happen.
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Footer Design Showcase: 75+ Creative Footer Designs

Great collection of well designed website footers.
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DevKick

DevKick provides web developers and designers with free components to developed modern websites.
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How to create a CSS Tooltip

Want to know how to create a really simple tooltip on your website.
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Tab Button using an unordered list

How to create a tab button using an unordered list.
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Simple 3 column layout

This tutorial is by no means complete it is intented as a quick 'how to' guide for beginners.
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Fast rollovers using CSS

Using the power of CSS to create fast rollovers, no more preloading images.
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Designing a site seal (Part 1)

Tutorial on how to create a site seal with no effects.
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Styling visited links a good thing

Navigation design is one of the most important factors of usability. The understanding of where I am now, where I have been and where can I go keeps visitors from getting lost.
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About the author

Matthew Holmes is a Senior Web Developer for Internet Vision Technologies who specialises in web standards and also has excellent skills in css and web design.

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