Do I hate your site? Use this resource!

While the main purpose of this blog is to spout my opinion, I truly do want it to be a resource for people who endeavor to make their sites and blogs better—better design, better usability, better content, better whatever. To that end, I’m going to start featuring a resource, on a weekly basis (ok, hopefully on a weekly basis). There will be no rhyme or reason as to what I decide to feature on any given week. Whatever suits my fancy; whatever mood I’m in; whatever I’m working on. These will all be deciding factors. So, without further ado, this week’s resource is

From TechRepublic:

“Many novice Web developers use CSS positioning and layout directives without a sound understanding of how they really work. A brief introduction to the box model explains what it is and how you can use it to make better decisions about positioning your HTML elements on a Web page.“

This article provides very detailed information on the CSS box model, with accompanying diagrams (which I find particularly helpful ). I often struggle with the box model (surprise, surprise)—to say I hate trying to figure out padding and margins would be an understatement. This article, along with other CSS references, has been a site saver. I hope you Enjoy!

Make better Web pages by understanding the CSS box model

FYI: This article has also been added to the Resources pages.

Box model diagram from http://geek.focalcurve.com/crashcourse-part2/