January 09, 2004

Elastic Design and Faux Columns

The oft-excellent A List Apart has released a couple of good new articles:

  • Faux Columns by Dan Cederholm. Cederholm makes use of background images to produce some nifty column effects that are otherwise difficult with CSS.
  • Elastic Design by Patrick Griffiths Griffiths has a number of tips and techniques for making expandable designs. Especially useful if you'd like to know more about the use of ems, pixels, and keywords in CSS font sizing.