An Introduction to HTML 5 & CSS 3

The future of the web is here and you can embracewrap links around block level elements.
it, reject it or forget that there is such a thing asWith a new markup language comes an easier and
upgrading to the latest version of your browser.more sophisticated way of displaying the web design
Either way you look at it the internet is growingfor your website. Currently not all browsers are
whichever way you want to accept it. Soon enoughsupporting the new CSS3 changes however it's
you're old browser won't load your favorite websitecoming and better to be ahead of the curve then
or you won't be able to see the newest advances inwaiting. Browsers currently supporting the new design
web design. With that you'll eventually update yourchanges are Opera 10, Safari 4, and Firefox 3,
browser. Instead of letting that happen, take theChrome 2.
couple of minutes and run a check for updates onWhat is CSS3? It's the style sheet language used to
your browser, you might be surprised on what you'redescribe how the look and feel of a document is
missing.written in a markup language. Included in the language
It's coming and you want to know everything youare elements such as layout, colors, and fonts. It
can before its old news and your competition hadallows the web designer to format multiple pages
already changed the way their web design is beingwith different styles and methods such as onscreen,
done on their websites. This new design trend on theprint, voice.
web is HTML5.What's new in CSS3? There are some new elements
What is HTML5? It's the next revision beingthat take the website design to a whole new ball
developed for the core markup language of thegame. Such as the ability to allow a 4th field to
World Wide Web. It will allow web designers to usedefine alpha value (rGBA color), create rounded
new structural elements and attributes, replace someborders, drop shadow behind an element or even
of the common elements and provide functionality toallow multiple images to be layered on the
audio and video elements. The new elements willbackground. Even text is getting a makeover with
provide an easy way to semantically structure yourthe ability to define what happens if text overflows
page. HTML5 introduces a number of APIs that helpits space, use of drop shadows, breaking the flow of
in creating web applications. These can be usedtext into multiple columns based on the width of their
together with the new elements introduced forcontaining element.
applications.CSS3 has been around for awhile but it's still in the
What are some differences between HTML5 anddevelopment stage under W3C. Either way it's the up
XHTML1? The code will be shorten down andand coming trend for web design. Our talented web
simplified to allow for easier coding for the webdesigners are embracing the change and applying it
designer, no more self-closing tags and the ability towhere necessary in the design for our clients.