Recently the company has created a new Surface RT and Surface Pro which has recently been made available for purchase. These two tablets look pretty similar and this can make customers have a hard time to make a choice between the two. What makes the two to look quite similar is the fact that they both have the metro screen and a very slight difference in thickness, approx 4.22mm, which is not a lot when you think about it.

Despite their similarity they are quite different .Here are some of the comparisons:

• We find that the price gap between the two is very high; in that the RT model with Microsoft office has a starting price of $499 while the pro without the Microsoft office is $899.
• The compatibility of Pro model with older windows is high compared to the RT model.
• The thickness and weight still differs even if it is quite slight, the Pro model has a thickness of 0.5 inches while its weight is 2 pounds in contrast to the RT model which has 0.35 thickness and 1.5 pounds in weight.
• The disk space and storage tech is also different the Pro has 64GB and 128GB versions while RT has 32GB and 64GB versions.
• The surface Pro drive has similar speed with SSDs that are found in mainstream laptops compared to RT.
• The battery life of the two also shows a clear distinction in that the Pro has a storage of 4 to 5hrs while the RT gets about twice that that is 8 to 10 hours.
• Another feature that differentiates this two tablets is the processor where we have the Pro packs a powerful Intel Ivy Bridge chip while the RT has a considerably slower NVidia Tegra 3.
• The two have a different resolution where we have the Pro having a killer display of 1920 by 1080 while the RT has a resolution of 1366 by 768. But still both are 10.6 inches,
• The RT is more of a tablet while the Pro is more of an ultra-book squeezed into a tablet.

In my opinion it will be a good idea for the customers to take a look at both and choose the one based on what they are going to do with the device. My preference has always been the higher priced Surface Pro, you simply can do a lot more with this tablet. Microsoft being able to sell away it’s stock of Surface Pro in no time confirms this. Microsoft still has a long way to go in perfecting it’s tablets, and Pro is a good start.

Do you own a Surface tablet? Share your experience with the device by leaving a comment below.

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The Apple iPad 4th Generation tablet has the following features;

• It has an A6X processor with a dual core ARM based processor with quad-core graphics.
• Has a built-in rechargeable Li-Po battery 11560 mAh
• Its central processing unit has a 1.4GHZ dual core Apple swift
• Its dimensions are 9.5 inches in height by 7.31 inches in width and 0.37 inches in depth.
• Its front camera is a 1.2MP, 720p HD
• It has inbuilt Wi-Fi antennas that are dual-band that is 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
• Its storage capacity ranges from 16, 32, and 64 to 128 GB
• Has a lighter connector that replaces the old 30-pin from the older versions.
• The iPad comes in white as usual but has a differently colored front glass and the same aluminum backs.

Advantages

• Has a smart cover that protects the screen, the cover is usually magnetically covered to the iPad.
• The A6X processor has increased speed and handles the retina display graphics quite well.
• The iPad has a weight of 1.4 pound body; this is not light but provide comfort- ability when held.
• It has a thicker bezel that is appropriate for its size and weight that aids in keeping a grip on the ultra-sleek body.
• It has a color accuracy that is amazing that makes photos, movies and test look crystal clear.
• The inbuilt Wi-Fi antennae offer better connections and speeds that are over average home networks.
• Its lightning connector that is used for both a charging and connection port.
• The fourth generation iPad has a long lasting battery that takes at least 14 hours.
• Its iOS application store remains the best in class.
• The LTE has a more appealing proposition hence an improved worldwide cellular compatibility.
• Also the LTE can also work with a wider range of international carriers.
• It can also act as a hotspot with some carriers sharing internet connection over Wi-Fi Bluetooth or USB.
• It can sync data and other content with a mac or PC using iTunes

Disadvantages

• It’s identical to its recent predecessor in terms of size, weight and retina screen
• It’s heavy to hold in one hand.

In conclusion this 4th generation iPad from Apple is awesomely cool despite it’s big screen. It is incredibly fast, portable and has an impressive performance. For folks who are indecisive about tablets…check this out!!!

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8GB version which goes for $199

16GB version which goes for$249

32GB version with HSPA+ goes for $299

When the Google Nexus 7 was launched three other major tablets were released they include; Kindle Fire HD, iPad Mini and Nook HD .Here are some of the comparisons of the four tablets

The Nexus7 weighs 0.76 pounds while the Kindle Fire HD, iPad Mini and Nook HD weigh 0.86, 0.68 and 0.68 respectively, this shows that the nexus is lighter than the Kindle but not as weak as the  i Pad mini and Nook.

The Nexus7 has the following features:

• A sharp screen
• A comfortable design
• Great battery life that can go for about 10hrs
• Has a 1.2 megapixel front camera this is the most distinguishable feature
• It has a headphone jack
• The HSPA+ version houses a SIM card slot in the middle of the left edge.
• Has Google application services such as play, music, books, maps, Google Plus and Gmail.

Advantages

• It comes at an affordable rate.
• The application tray of the tablet now features smaller icons
• The tablet also uses voice recognition to field queries and display information such as current weather, local bus schedules and restaurants that are close by if one is interested.
• Its leathery, grippy back texture makes it comfortable to hold.
• Its portrait is made of bezels which are useful for placement of thumbs when holding.
• Table setting can be accessed much more quickly through a tray of shortcuts.
• Has an amazing speed and performance by having a 3 quad core processor that makes everything fast, smooth and responsive especially when you stream online.
• Has an improved keyboard with gesture typing because it can apparently predict the next word
• It has a long lasting battery that allows you to do more.
• It also a variety of choice by having over 700,000 apps and games.

Disadvantages

• It lacks tablet optimized applications
• Its new games have frame rate issues
• Its HSPA+ speed is limited by being location dependent.

In the end its advantage suppress the disadvantages at a higher rate. Guys!! Please drop in a line, if you own this, would love to hear your opinion as well.

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The Acer Iconia W510 consist of the following features:

• A 64GB SSD hard drive with about half that space free after the operating system and software have been installed.
• The tablet half has connections which include the Micro-HDMI, micro SD, and Micro-USB that work using pocketful adapters.
• It has an internal memory of 2GB, 1,066MHz DDR2
• Has Intel GMA graphics
• Has a processor that is 1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760.
• It has Windows 8 as its operating system
• Its width dimensions measure 10.2 by 7.3 inches while its height is 0.4 inches.
• Its diagonal screen size is approximately 10.1 inches.
• The weight of the system that’s screen and keyboard with the AC adapter ranges from 2.8 pounds to 3 pounds.
• It is categorized under the ultraportable hybrid group.
• It networks through 802.11n Wi-Fi and also has Bluetooth
• This W510 has 1 USB 2.0 one on the tablet and the other on its base; also has a Micro-SD card Reader that are all used in data transfer.
• For audio purposes it has Stereo speakers and a combo headphone or mic jack.
• Has a Micro-HDMI port that enables one to connect the Acer Iconia W510 to a television set hence making it possible for one to view what is stored in the hard disk .e.g. Movies or Music videos.

Its advantages include:

• A good long life battery
• It’s light and portable
• Can be detached easily hence can be changed from a laptop to a tablet.
• The hinge that connects the two halves that is the screen and the keyboard is secure and easily used.
• The W510 slate part has been designed properly hence responsive.

Its Disadvantages include:

• Its top is entirely heavy and is prone to tipping over because the keyboard half contains an additional battery that is too light.
• Its keyboard and touch pad have not been properly made.
• It has too many micro-style ports.
• It’s expensive.

In conclusion the Acer Iconia W510 is a unique hybrid that can work either as a laptop or a tablet. It’s suitable for business travel or work due to its long battery life. That is the tablet alone can ran for 10hours and 10 minutes, but when the keyboard is included it ran’s up to 13hours and 14minutes.This device is truly efficient when it comes to power!

Do you own an Acer Iconia? Let us know what you think about it.

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Each NIC is an organization that manages the registration of Domain names within the top-level domains for which it is responsible, controls the policies of domain name allocation, and technically operates its top-level domain. It is potentially distinct from a domain name registrar

One of the best domain name registration service provider is Register.com provides the essential tools that businesses need to build and manage their online presence.

Register.com has ten years of experience in the domain registration business with over two and a half million domain names under management, Register.com has created a good reputation as a leading provider of global domain name registration, web site design and management services.

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Free Top Fonts For Logo Design We made sure all the selected fonts are strong in appearance and are easy to read.

Free Top Fonts For Logo Design This collection of fonts will help you in your projects either it is clean or decorative design. We hope you will like this post and if you have any other fonts that can help other please post them in the comment section.

Free Top Fonts For Logo Design Our special thanks goes to LogoNeed guys who contributed mostly in making of this list.

1.) Gaps

2.) Gnuolane

3.) Soolidium

4.) Mentone

5.) Sertig

6.) Savings Bond

7.) Headthinker

8.) Suede

9.) Harabara

10.) Hit the Road

11.) Kimberly

12.) DAYS

13.) DYLOVASTUFF

14.) Karabine

15) Zekton

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What happens when you come across a gorgeous scene — the Golden Gate bridge at sunset, How to Shoot Panoramas the Manhattan skyline at dawn, the crystal-clear island beach, the magnificent Old Port architecture, the rally that’s filling the campus. You can still take a photo, or several photos, of part of it, but nothing can really compare to capturing the full breadth and majesty of such an image all in one shot.

Enter the panorama.

The difference between wide angle and panorama

How to Shoot Panoramas There’s a fine line between what separates a photograph taken with a wide angle lens and a panoramic photograph. How to Shoot Panoramas We’re not going to get into the nitty-gritty details,How to Shoot Panoramas  so for the sake of simplicity, we’ll say that a panoramic photo is one that has a wider field of view than the human eye, is at least twice as long as it is tall, and was created by using software (in our case, apps) to stitch together multiple images.

How to Shoot Panoramas You’ve probably seen panorama’s displayed and showcased at various places — they’re long and skinny and commonly have cityscapes, How to Shoot Panoramas landscapes, and sports stadiums as their subject. With the release of iOS 6, Apple has updated the built-in camera with the ability to take panoramas by simply panning the scene for the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S.

How to take a great panoramic photos with your iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S and the Camera app

How to Shoot Panoramas The good news is that the panorama features in the built-in Camera app is super easy to use. First, open the camera app and tap Options, then tap Panorama. How to Shoot Panoramas You’ll then be forced into portrait mode and a horizontal bar will appear in the center of the screen that will show you what’s being photographed and a small preview of your panorama as it’s being built. There will also be instructions that tell you to “move the iPhone continuously when taking a Panorama”. It is important that you obey this. How to Shoot Panoramas If you stop moving part way, through, then continue again, you will not get as good of results.

The Camera will support panoramas up to 240 degrees so keep this in mind when planning your photo. If you don’t want to use the entire 240 degrees, you don’t have to. Remember, a longer panorama does not necessarily mean a better panorama. Also, the camera will always default to showing you an arrow that’s pointing right, meaning that you pan from left to right, but a simple tap on the arrow will switch the direction from right to left.

Once you’ve planned out what you want included in your panorama, tap the shutter button to begin and start panning the scene in the direction you have chosen. Do your best to keep the arrow on the center line. If you don’t do a perfect job at this, it’s ok, but you’ll need to follow up with a little cropping. Once you’re captured everything in your panorama, tap the shutter button to end the recording.

Go vertical

Traditionally, How to Shoot Panoramas panoramas are horizontally oriented, but this is by no means a requirement! Some of the most interesting panoramas I’ve ever seen were vertically oriented like the one shown to the right. To do so, just flip your phone so that the shutter button is on the right before starting your panorama. The UI will not adjust for you holding the phone in landscape, but that’s ok. Just start at the bottom and pan upwards. When you’re done, your panorama will be oriented correctly.

How to Shoot Panoramas My personal favorite iPhone app for creating panoramic photographs is AutoStitch Panorama. The reason I like this one so much is because it lets you stitch any arrangement of photos. You’re not limited to stitching photos to the left and right of each other — you can also go up and down. It also supports high resolution creations up to 18 megapixels.

How to Shoot Panoramas The biggest key to taking good panoramic photos is to make sure you don’t shift the position of the iPhone while taking the photos. What I mean, is to imagine that there’s a pole sticking out of the bottom of your iPhone, centered under the lens) and that the only motion you’re allowed to do is to spin the pole so that the iPhone rotates. Since panoramic images are created by stitching multiple photos together, it should make sense that any shift of the camera’s position will lessen the quality of results.

To prevent shifting your iPhone as you pan across the scene taking photos, I recommend holding your iPhone in the landscape position with two hands. To increase stability, you should also press your elbows against your torso. As you take the photos, do not to twist your body or move your feet. Place your left thumb and forefinger below and above the lens. Position your right hand similarly about the home button. The only movement you want to make is with your right hand. Keep your body facing the same direction and just rotate the iPhone with your right hand — pivot about your left hand.

The easiest types of panoramas to take are of landscapes or big open spaces. Since everything is far away, there’s plenty of room for error. The app you use for stitching will still be able to produce great results even if you shift the camera more than you should have.

Err on the side of too many photos

Give yourself room to crop

How to Shoot Panoramas Make sure that you give yourself enough room to crop your your final image. In the photo above (a panorama of the school I teach at), I made sure to capture enough of the sky and grass to give me the flexibility of cropping it exactly how I wanted when the stitching was done. First, I cropped it like this, applying the rule of thirdsto the horizon and giving the interesting sky the spotlight.

But it’s common practice to critique every image that I take, and after looking at this one a bit, I wasn’t happy with how the left building is underexposed and didn’t feel it really added to the photo. Sure, including it makes the panorama longer, but my goal isn’t to create the widest pano, but to create an interesting photograph. To further justify cropping out the building on the left, I noticed that the sky was least interesting on that part of the photo as well. Here’s the final image after cropping off the left.

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Step 1: Preparation for the PSD to HTML Tutorial

We all know that in converting PSD to HTML/CSS we will need to go back and forth in Photoshop (or other image editing tool) to measure the sizes, distance, and colours. So make sure you open up the PSD file in Adobe Photoshop.

Of course you’ll need your favorite code editor and debugging tools. I used Intype as my text editor and for debugging tools I recommend Web Developer Toolbar and Firebug.

It is important to test our code using different browsers every step of the way so that we can keep on track of our code. I used CSS3 styles in this tutorial, which should work in Chrome and Firefox. For IE6 trust me, it still looks fine.

Step 2: Getting Files Ready

You will need to create a directory folder and inside of it you should have /images directory for images and /jsdirectory for JavaScript. I placed the CSS file in the root folder including the HTML file.

Also we need to export the images to be used in the PSD file. For example the The Logo, you will need to select the layer from the layers panel, copy and paste it in a different document and CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + S in order to save for web and devices, the appropriate file type for the logo should be .png. But if you’re tired of doing this you can just download the files and use the images I already exported.

Step 3: Simple Starter Layout

To build our HTML layout we should first analyze our design by looking at the Photoshop layout and identify the sections that are unique.

• Background: you notice that the background is white.

• Header: Notice that in this section the header has a green line on the top which covers the whole screen, so in order to do this we need to wrap the header with another container. The header contains logo, call to action, navigation and search.

Slides: for the slider we will be using SlideJS.

Service: this section contains 2 columns for web design and vector design.

Notice the above section slides, services, and media are positioned in the center, so we will wrap them with a div and name it container.

Widget: this section is divided into 3 columns for links, blog, and location. Also you will notice it is covered with a gray dotted pattern that covers the whole screen.

• Client: In this section you will notice there is a solid gray border on the bottom that covers the entire screen and a list of clients logo.

Footer: Finally, the footer which contain 2 columns for copyright, footer links, and back to top arrow.

Here is the image of the overall markup that we have done.

Now, Based on these notes we create the following HTML layout.

<!doctype HTML>
	<html lang="en">
	<head>
	  <meta charset="utf-8">
	  <title>Burnstudio</title>
	  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
	</head>
<body>
	<div id="header-wrap">
		<header>
			header content goes here
		</header>
	</div><!-- end header wrap -->

	<div id="container">
		<div id="slides">
			slides content goes here
		</div><!-- end slides -->

		<div id="service">
			service content goes here
		</div><!-- end service-->

		<div id="media">
			media content goes here
		</div><!-- end media -->
	</div> <!--! end container -->

	<div id="widget-wrap">
		<div id="widget">
			widget content goes here
		</div><!-- end widget -->
	</div> <!--! end widget-wrap -->

	<div id="client-wrap">
		<div id="client">
			widget content goes here
		</div><!-- end client -->
	</div> <!--! end client-wrap -->

	<footer>
		footer content goes here
	</footer>
</body>
</html>

Notice that the naming of the divs in every section is based on the naming we did earlier when we analyzed the PSD layout. Note that this layout is a fixed width of 960px. I know it would be better if we used a CSS framework for this project. But like I have said, we will do it from scratch.

Step 4: Working on Header Section

Now lets focus more on the header section we will mark up the HTML elements that can be found in this section.

<h1><a href="index.html" title="burnstudio">Burnstudio</a></h1>
<div id="call">
	<h3>(012) 345 6789</h3>
	<h4>Call us <strong>now</strong></h4>
</div><!-- end call -->
<nav>
	<ul>
		<li><a href="#" title="">Home</a></li>
		<li><a href="#" title="">Services</a></li>
		<li><a href="#" title="">About Us</a></li>
		<li><a href="#" title="">Testimonials</a></li>
		<li>
			<div>
				<input type="text" name="search" placeholder="search" />
				<input type="submit" name="search" value="go"/>
			</div>
		</li>
	</ul>
</nav>

In the above HTML I just followed what I saw in Photoshop. First is the Logo, since the logo is clickable I added <a> tag inside the h2. Followed by the the call number which is wrapped in a div with an id of call. Lastly I created a <ul> list which contain links and the search.

Now let’s add the CSS as follows:

All CSS should be added in the style.css file. Also, make sure you just copy the CSS reset which I provided in the resources and place it in style.css file.

body{
	background: #fff;
	font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: 13px;
}

/* FONT STYLES*/
h3{
	font-size: 24px;
	font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	color: #333333;
	margin-bottom: 25px;
}
h4{
	margin-bottom: 25px;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}
h5{
	font-size: 14px;
	font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}
p{
	font-size: 13px;
	color: #555555;
	line-height: 18px;
}
a, a:link, a:visited{
	text-decoration: none;
	outline: none;
}
.green{
	color: #509743;
}
.white{
	color: #fff;
}
strong{
	font-weight: bold;
}
/* END FONTS STYLES */

In the above CSS, since we have reset styles we need to style our text formats. I know that we used a different font for our headings and I don’t think Google fonts support Kozuka Gothic. But for now we will replace it withHelvetica. Notice also I added the classes green and white, this will be used when we style green or white text that can be seen in the design.

When you test it you will have something that looks like the screenshot below.

/* HEADER */
#header-wrap{
	border-top: 10px solid #4d9543;
	padding-top: 40px;
}
header{
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 0;
}
header h2 a{
	display: block;
	text-indent: -999999px;
	background: url(images/logo.png) no-repeat;
	width: 214px;
	height: 77px;
	float: left;
	margin-bottom: 40px;
}

#call{
	float: right;
	border-right: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
	padding-right: 25px;
	margin-top: 20px;
}
#call h3{
	margin: 0;
}
#call h4{
	text-align: right;
	margin: 0;
}

nav{
	clear: both;
	width: 960px;
	height: 50px;
	-moz-border-radius: 30px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 30px;
	background-color: #3b7c33; /* Fallback */
	border-radius: 30px;
	/* Safari 4+, Chrome 1-9 */
	background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#5fae53), to(#3b7c33));
	/* Safari 5.1+, Mobile Safari, Chrome 10+ */
	background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #5fae53, #3b7c33);
	/* Firefox 3.6+ */
	background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #5fae53, #3b7c33);
	/* IE 10+ */
	background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #5fae53, #3b7c33);
	/* Opera 11.10+ */
	background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #5fae53, #3b7c33);
	border: 1px solid #336c2b;
}

nav ul li{
	float: left;
	border-right: 1px solid #336c2b;
	border-left: 1px solid #78c368;
}
nav ul li.home{
	border-left: none;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	background: url(images/home.png) no-repeat 50% 50%;
}

nav ul li.last{
	border-left: none;
	border-right: none;
	float: right;
	margin-right: 20px;
}
nav ul li a{
	display: block;
	padding: 0 30px;
	height: 50px;
	line-height: 50px;
	font-size: 15px;
	color: #fff;
	text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #387031;
}
nav ul li a:hover{
	background: #5fae53;
}

nav ul li.home a:hover{
	-webkit-border-top-left-radius: 30px;
	-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 30px;
	border-top-left-radius: 30px;
	border-bottom-left-radius: 30px;
	background: #5fae53 url(images/home.png) no-repeat 50% 50%;
}
nav ul li div input[type=text]{
	-webkit-border-radius: 20px;
	-moz-border-radius: 20px;
	background: #4b9241;
	border-left: none;
	border-right: none;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #5ead52;
	border-top: 1px solid #346d2c;
	color: #fff;
	text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #387031;
	padding: 5px 0 5px 20px;
	width: 200px;
}
nav ul li div input[type=text]:focus{
	outline: none;
}

/* TO STYLE PLACE HOLDER */
::-webkit-input-placeholder {
   color: #fff;
}
:-moz-placeholder {
   color: #fff;
}

nav ul li div input[type=submit]{
	background: url(images/search.png) no-repeat 50% 50%;
	border: none;
	text-indent: -999999px;
	margin-left: 15px;
	height: 50px;
	width: 16px;
}

/* END HEADER */

In the above CSS I styled header-wrap with a 10px green border, since a div by default is styled in a blockdisplay this will fill the whole width of the screen. Then I centered the header with margin: 0 auto. Next, I styled the Logo with a fixed width and height. I also floated it the left. For the Call I floated it right and apply a 1px gray border also a 25px padding from right. Note that to get this value you need to go back to Photoshop and use theRuler Tool(I) to measure the distance. Since I styled the h3 and h4 with a 25px bottom margin in our base text format we need to reset it and change it to 0. This will make the h4 and h3 in the call section back to normal.

Next, I styled the navigation with a fixed width, height and a gradient, I applied a clear both to clear the above floating elements logo & call. All li are floated left except for the last li element, also it has a left and right border except for the the home there is no left border and for the last there is no right border. All a is styled 30px padding from left and right 0 for top and bottom, a height of 50, a text shadow, a line-height of 50 to make it center vertically. For the class home I pushed out the text and replace it with the home icon. Since the corner is rounded we need to specify another style hover for the home button that’s what I did below the a:hover.

Lastly, I styled the search input with a rounded radius, a green background, dark border on top and light border on bottom. Also to target placeholder attribute refer to the CSS which I comment to style place holder this is a part of css3 property.

Before previewing this to IE lower versions make sure to copy and paste the code below in the header section of our HTML file. This will enable HTML5 elements to work in older IE browsers.

<!--[if IE]>
	<script type="text/javascript">
	(function(){
	var html5elmeents = "address|article|aside|audio|canvas|command|datalist|details|dialog|figure|figcaption|footer|header|hgroup|keygen|mark|meter|menu|nav|progress|ruby|section|time|video".split('|');
	for(var i = 0; i < html5elmeents.length; i++){
	document.createElement(html5elmeents[i]);
	}
	}
	)();
	</script>
	<![endif]-->

Now our layout should look like this.

Step 5: Working on Slider Section

Now let’s add the content inside the slides element, here’s the HTML.

<div>
	<div>
		<img src="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/slide1.png" alt="slide1" />
		<div>
			<h1>Artthatworks 1 dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</h1>
			<p>Vestibulum a diam lorem. Fusce viverra commodo rhoncus. Nam ipsum magna, faucibus non semper et, vestibulum quis arcu. Nulla in tellus eu nunc cursus scelerisque ac nec nibh.</p>
			<p><a href="#">read more</a></p>
		</div>
	</div>

	<div>
		<img src="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/slide1.png" alt="slide1" />
		<div>
			<h1>Artthatworks 2 dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</h1>
			<p>Vestibulum a diam lorem. Fusce viverra commodo rhoncus. Nam ipsum magna, faucibus non semper et, vestibulum quis arcu. Nulla in tellus eu nunc cursus scelerisque ac nec nibh.</p>
			<p><a href="#">read more</a></p>
		</div>
	</div>

	<div>
		<img src="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/slide1.png" alt="slide1" />
		<div>
			<h1>Artthatworks 3 dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</h1>
			<p>Vestibulum a diam lorem. Fusce viverra commodo rhoncus. Nam ipsum magna, faucibus non semper et, vestibulum quis arcu. Nulla in tellus eu nunc cursus scelerisque ac nec nibh.</p>
			<p><a href="#">read more</a></p>
		</div>
	</div>
</div><!-- end slies container -->

In the above HTML markup I added a class slides_container this will hold our slides elements which is wrapped by a div that contains an image, a div class of slides-right that holds the slide title, info, and read more link. Also I added a class for the heading slide-heading, paragraph info and for the read more readmore. This will be helpful since we will repeat the HTML code 3 times and they will have the same styles if we add the CSS later.

Now let’s style all the element, here’s the CSS.

#container{
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}
/* SLIDES */
#slides{
	position: relative;
	margin-top: 40px;
}
.slides_container{
	height: 315px;
}
.slide-right{
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 385px;
}

.slide-heading{
	background: url(images/slide-heading.png) no-repeat;
	width: 494px;
	height: 68px;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 24px;
	padding-top: 20px;
	padding-left: 80px;
	margin-top: 35px;
	margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.slide-right .info{
	width: 395px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	margin-left: 155px;
}
.slide-right .readmore{
	margin-left: 155px;
}
.readmore{
	font-style: italic;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #509743;
	padding-left: 15px;
	background: url(images/more.png) no-repeat 0 50%;
}
.readmore:hover{
	color: #c8c8c8;

}
.pagination{
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 25px;
	left: 25px;
	z-index: 99;
}

ul.pagination li{
	float: left;
	margin-right: 10px;
	background: url(images/pagination.png) no-repeat;
	background-position: top;
	width: 14px;
	height: 15px;
}
ul.pagination li.current{
	background-position: bottom;
}
ul.pagination li a{
	display: block;
	text-indent: -999999px;
}

a.next{
	position: absolute;
	right: 25px;
	bottom: 30px;
	display: block;
	width: 7px;
	height: 13px;
	background: transparent url(images/prev-next.png) no-repeat;
	background-position: top right;
	text-indent: -9999px;
}
a.prev{
	position: absolute;
	right: 50px;
	bottom: 30px;
	display: block;
	width: 7px;
	height: 13px;
	background: transparent url(images/prev-next.png) no-repeat;
	background-position: top left;
	text-indent: -9999px;
}
a.next:hover{
	background-position: bottom right;
}
a.prev:hover{
	background-position: bottom left;
}
/* END SLIDES*/

In the above CSS since slides, service and media are wrapped with the container div, we will style this first to make them centered. Next, slide’s position is set to relative to make it the parent element. This is helpful so that we can position the inside elements prev, next, and pagination absolutely which are auto-generated by the JavaScript. For the slides_container I gave it a fixed height of 315px which is equal to the height of the slider image. For the slide-right which contains the heading, info and read more, all positioned absolutely, 0 out top, and pushed it 385px from left.

For the slide-heading I gave it a fixed width and height equal to the background image, and gave it a padding to make the text align properly, also a margin to give a space and align it correctly. For .info I gave it a fixed width with margin to align it. For .readmore first I gave it a separate margin style since only the slider readmore has this and all of the readmore links in the layout has no margins from left. Then followed by the readmore styling which has a green color with background arrow and a gray hover.

For the pagination, prev, and next buttons this is auto-generated by the JavaScript in order to style this first we need to identify what is the tag or the applied html class attribute. To do this you need to used the Firebug tool if you’re using Firefox, if you’re using Chrome just right click to the element and click Inspect Element a dialog will appear and you can see there what element is being used.

Now that you know the element, we will target it in the CSS. For the Pagination I positioned it absolutely, placed it 25px from the bottom and left, also I applied z-index 99px – this will make the pagination right on the very top over the other elements. If werre not going to apply this notice that it is not clickable because the image is on top of the pagination itself. Then I floated the pagination li elements to left, gave it a right margin of 10px, added a background image with a fixed width and height. I positioned the background by default to top since the normal state image is on top, for the current or the active state we will going to reverse the positioning from top to bottom and lastly display it as a block level element and hide the text. For the .next and .prev pretty much the same we did in pagination but this time it is positioned to the right. Noticed the prev-next.png on the left side this contains the image of prev button and on the right side this contains the image of the next button. I positioned the .nextimage to top right, .prev positioned to top-left, and for the hover just change the top to bottom.

Now let’s add the required jQuery script in the header. Copy the slides.min.jquery.js file from the /sourcedirectory and paste it in our /js directory.

 <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="js/slides.min.jquery.js"></script>

Finally, we need to add the JavaScript code that will allow the slider to work on our layout. You should add this script just before the </body>. Here’s the JavaScript.

<script>
		$(function(){
			$('#slides').slides({
				preload: true,
				generateNextPrev: true,
			});
		});
</script>

Now our layout should look like this.

Step 6: Working on Service Section

Now let’s add the content inside the service element, here’s the HTML.

	<div id="web">
		<img src="images/web.png" />
		<h3>Web <strong><span>Design</span></strong></h3>
		<p>Nunc viverttra erat et turpis viverra pellentesque. Maecenas ullamcorper, nibh tristique ullamcorper lacinia, tellus nisi blandit elit, id pulvinar tortor.</p>
		<p><a href="#">read more</a></p>
	</div><!-- end web -->

	<div id="vector">
		<img src="images/vector.png" />
		<h3>Vector <strong><span>Design</span></strong></h3>
		<p>Nunc viverttra erat et turpis viverra pellentesque. Maecenas ullamcorper, nibh tristique ullamcorper lacinia, tellus nisi blandit elit, id pulvinar tortor.</p>
		<p><a href="#">read more</a></p>
	</div><!-- end vector -->

I created a unique div id web and vector which contains the same elements such as an image, headings, paragraphs and readmore link. In the heading you can see I added a span and applied a class of green since the heading is combined with different colour. For the read more link we apply the same class we did in the slider area.

Now let’s style all the element, here’s the CSS.

/* SERVICE */
#service{
	margin: 40px auto;
	height: 253px;
	padding-top: 30px;
	background: url(images/service-bg.jpg) no-repeat;
}

#web{
	float: left;
	width: 450px;
	padding-left: 30px;
}
#web p{
	width: 260px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
}
#web img{
	float: right;
	margin-right: 50px;
}
#vector{
	float: right;
	padding-left: 30px;
	width: 450px;
}

#vector p{
	width: 260px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
}
#vector img{
	float: right;
	margin-right: 50px;
}
/* END SERIVCE*/

I styled the service div 40px from above to bottom and added an auto left and right, I also added a height that is equal to the background image. For the web div I floated it to the left and gave it a 50% width of the parent div, the same with the vector div but floated to the right. For the paragraph I gave it a fixed width with a margin, for the image I floated it right and give it a right margin, pretty much the same on vector image and text.

Now our layout should look like this.

Step 7: Working on Media Section

Now let’s add the content inside the media element, here’s the HTML.

<div id="media">
	<div id="video">
		<h4>Quick <strong>Video Tour</strong></h4>
		<h5>How we Design our works!</h5>
		<a href="#"><img src="images/play.png" alt="play" /></a>
	</div>

	<div id="twitter">
		<h4>Twitter <strong><span>Feed</span></strong></h4>
		<p>Mashable Video: Principal Resigns After Allegedly Posing as a Student on Facebook -<a href="#">http://on.mash.to/IVYWYJ</a></p>
		<p>9 hours ago</p>
	</div>

	<div id="facebook">
		<h4>Like Us On <strong><span>Facebook</span></strong></h4>

	</div>
</div><!-- end media -->

I created 3 different sections: video div which contains text headings h4, h5 and a clickable image for play button, twitter div which contains a heading and a paragraph, lastly a facebook div which contains a heading and if you wish to add your widget you can add it by going to Facebook plugins. Also, I added a class group on the media div. I’ll show you what that does when we move on to the CSS.

Now let’s style all the elements, here’s the CSS.

/* MEDIA  */

#media{
	margin: 0 auto;
}
#video{
	width: 302px;
	padding-top: 20px;
	float: left;
	margin-right: 58px;
	background: transparent url(images/video-bg.png) no-repeat;
	height: 225px;
}
#video h4{
	margin: 0;
}
#video h4, #video h5{
	text-align: center;
	color: #fff;
	text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #387031;;
}

#video .play{
	float: right;
	margin-top: 5px;
}

#twitter{
	width: 285px;
	height: 180px;
	float: left;
	margin-right: 30px;
	background: transparent url(images/twitter-bg.png) no-repeat;
	background-position: bottom;
	padding: 0 0 20px 0;
}
#twitter p{
	padding: 0 20px;
}
#twitter .time{
	font-size: 11px;
	font-style: italic;
	color: #999999;
	margin-top: 15px;
}

a.t-link{ color: #6767c9; text-decoration: none; }
a.t-link:hover{ text-decoration: underline; }

#facebook{
width: 285px;
float: right;
}

/* END MEDIA*/

/* CLEAR FIX */
.group:after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}
/* END FIX */

I styled the video div with a fixed width and height of 302px x 225px, gave it padding, floated it to the left and lastly added a background image. I styled h4 and h5 centred and added a dropshadow, for the play button which has a class of .play I floated it to the right and added a margin to position it on the right. For twitter div I gave it a fixed width and height of 258px by 180px and added a background image positioned in bottom, also I gave the .timewith a smaller font and lighter caller, also for the a.t-link which has a blue color. For facebook this is the same to twitter heading and floated to right.

The purpose of the group class is to force the element to self-clear its children a.k.a clearfix. What this means is the media is the parent element which holds child elements inside of it that are floating left this are video, twitterand facebook. The media element doesn’t determine it’s height when we apply that clearfix hack this will identify the automatically identify the maximum height of the child element.

Now our layout should look like this.

Step 8: Working on Widget Section

Now let’s add the content inside the widget element, here’s the HTML.

<div id="widget-wrap">
<div id="widget">
	<div id="links">
		<h4>Other <strong>Links</strong></h4>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="#">www.example.com</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">www.1stwebdesigner.com</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">www.labzip.com</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">www.samplelink.com</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">www.outgoinglink.com</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">www.link.com</a></li>
		</ul>
	</div>

	<div id="blog">
		<h4>Latest From The <strong>Blog</strong></h4>
		<img src="images/blog.png" alt="blog" />
		<p>Maecenas iaculis lorem vel dui vulputate non consequat mi congue.</p>
		<p>05.30.2012</p>
		<p><a href="#">read more</a></p>
	</div><!-- end blog -->

	<div id="location">
		<h4>Our <strong>Location</strong></h4>
		<img src="images/map.png" alt="map" />
		<p>123 unknown street, address
		</br> 8600 Philippnes</p>
	</div><!-- end location -->
		</div><!-- end widget -->
</div> <!--! end widget-wrap -->

I added a class group to widget-wrap, you already know what this class does. Next I created 3 div links which contains an unordered list, blog which contains a heading, image, title, date and read more link. Lastly, locationwhich contain an image, and the address.

Now let’s style all the element, here’s the CSS.

/* WIDGET */
#widget-wrap{
	padding: 50px 0;
	background: #333333 url(images/widget-bg.jpg);
}
#widget{
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}
h4.footer-header{
	background: transparent url(images/footer-header.png) no-repeat;
	line-height: 58px;
	text-indent: 30px;
}
#links{
	width: 225px;
	float: left;
	margin-right: 75px;
}
#links ul{
	list-style-image: url(images/links.png);
	margin-left: 15px;
}
#links ul li a{
	color: #cccccc;
	font-size: 13px;
	padding: 8px 0;
	display: block;
}
#links ul li a:hover{
	color: #fff;
}
#blog{
	position: relative;
	width: 290px;
	float: left;
	margin-right: 75px;
}
#blog img{
	position: absolute;
	top: 50px;
	left: -18px;
}
#blog p.title{
	color: #fff;
	margin-left: 110px;
	margin-bottom: 15px;
}
#blog p.date{
	margin-left: 110px;
	color: #cccccc;
	font-style: italic;
	font-size: 11px;
	margin-bottom: 15px;
}

#blog a.readmore{
	margin-left: 110px;
}
#location{
	position: relative;
	width: 290px;
	float: right;
}
#location img{
	position: absolute;
	top: 45px;
	left: 22px;
}
#location p.address{
	margin-top: 115px;
	border-right: 1px solid #484848;
	padding-right: 20px;
	text-align: right;
	color: #cccccc;
}
/* END WIDGET */

I styled widget-wrap div with a padding of 50px top and bottom and added a gray dotted pattern background. For the widget div I appled 960px width and position it centered. For the links div I gave it a width of 225px, floated it to left and give it a right margin 75px, for the ul list. I added a background image, also I styled the a with a lighter gray and hover of white (I didn’t follow the hover effect in the PSD design).

For the blog div I gave it a width of 290px, floated it to left, apply a 75px margin and position it relatively. For the heading I added a backround, indented the text, and added 58px line height to make the text centered vertically. For the blog img since we just positioned blog div to relative we can now position this absolutely to position the image the same to psd design which is left 18px. For the .title, .date and .readmore they have the same margins from left. For the location the same also in blog where it is positioned relatively and position the inside image absolutely, and for the address I added margin and paddings and give it a 1px border to the right.

Now our layout should look like this.

Step 9: Working on Client Section

Now let’s add the content inside the client element, here’s the HTML.

<div id="client-wrap">
	<div id="client">
		<ul>
			<li><img src="images/client-1.jpg" alt="" /></li>
			<li><img src="images/client-2.jpg" alt="" /></li>
			<li><img src="images/client-3.jpg" alt="" /></li>
			<li><img src="images/client-4.jpg" alt="" /></li>
			<li><img src="images/client-5.jpg" alt="" /></li>
		</ul>
	</div><!-- end client -->
</div><!-- end client-wrap -->

In above HTML I added again a group class on client-wrap div and added an unordered list element that contains an image.

Now let’s style all the element, here’s the CSS.

/* CLIENT */
#client-wrap{
	background: #fff url(images/client-bg.jpg) repeat-x;
	padding: 40px 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
}

#client{
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}

#client ul li{
	width: 20%;
	float: left;
	text-align: center;
}
/* END CLIENT */

In the above CSS I styled the client-wrap div by adding a little gray gradient background, padding top and bottom 40px and lastly added a solid gray bottom border. I positioned center the client div and lastly for the unordered list elements which contains the images I floated it left, since we have 5 images I divided it evenly by giving a 20% width of each element, lastly I applied text-align to make the images center.

Now our layout should look like this.

Step 10: Working on the Footer Section

Now let’s add the content inside the footer element, here’s the HTML.

<footer>
	<div id="footer-left">
		<p>Copyright <a href="#">www.1stwebdesigner.com</a> </br>
		Designed by <a href="#">Michael Burns</a></p>
	</div>

	<div id="footer-right">
		<ul>
			<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">Services</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">About Us</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">Testimonials</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li>
		</ul>
	</div>

	<a href="#header-wrap"><img src="images/back-top.png" alt="back-top" /></a>
</footer>

In above HTML I added a group class to footer, then created 2 section first is footer-left which contain the copyright text, next footer-right which contain an unordered list links. Lastly I added clickable back to top image.

Now let’s style all the element, here’s the CSS.

/* FOOTER */
footer{
	clear: both;
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 30px 0 60px 0;
	position: relative;
}

#footer-left{
	float: left;
	width: 50%;
}
#footer-left p{
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #666666;
}
#footer-left a:hover{
	color: #c8c8c8;
}
#footer-right{
	float: right;
	width: 50%;
}
#footer-right ul{
	float: right;
}
#footer-right ul li{
	float: left;
	margin-right: 30px;
}

#footer-right ul li:last-child{
	margin-right: 0;
}
#footer-right ul li a{
	color: #666666;
	display: block;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	font-size: 12px;
}
#footer-right ul li a:hover{
	border-bottom: 2px solid #c8c8c8;
}

.back-top{
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 30px;
	right: 50%;

}
/* END FOOTER */

In above CSS I styled the footer by giving a width of 960px, centered it, applied a padding of 30px top and 60px bottom, lastly I positioned it relatively. For the footer-left and footer-right I gave it a width of 50%, floated it left and right. For the copyright text I made it smaller and changed the color to a lighter one. For the links I floated theul to the right and floated li to left, gave a margin of 30px, for the last-child I removed the margin, for the links I styled it the same with the copyright text and added 2px border when its hovered. Lastly, since I positioned the footer relatively, I can position the back-top absolutely to the center which is right 50%.

Now our layout should look like this.

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