HTML lists are a powerful way to display information on a website and there are thousands of articles that show you how to style them to make them look like all sorts of things like navigation menus etc. This article focuses on the often overlooked HTML Definintion List and how to style them to look like bar charts, timelines and more.

If you are not using Google Reader as a search engine, then you are missing out on one of it’s most powerful features. In this tutorial, I will discuss how to use Google Reader’s search functionality to help you save time when designing and coding your next project.

This is an update to a post I wrote on this blog that showcases a simple AJAX widget written in jQuery that will parse an XML file and display only a portion of it at a time when a button is clicked. In this example I am using JSON for the data layer instead of XML get the same result.

If you are always looking for more web design tips and tricks like I am you probably already use an RSS feed reader to keep track of the latest posts from your favorite blogs. Here I have included an OPML file with over 100 web design blogs that you can import into your feed reader. Enjoy!

A simple AJAX widget written in jQuery that will parse an XML file and display only a portion of it at a time when a button is clicked.