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Web Design / HTML Web Design / HTML Design Basics Learn HTML CSS XML Careers From Jennifer Kyrnin, your Guide to Web Design / HTML Now that HTML 5 has its own logo, perhaps you are more open to considering using it. Well, there are some tags that you can use right now, and even if your browser doesn't support them fully, they still work just fine - even in IE. And the canvas tutorial has been expanded to explain about 3d versus 2d support. And the last featured article is about texture in design. Just because you can't feel a website doesn't mean that it won't have texture. Learn how to use texture to improve your designs. There are only 3 days left to nominate sites and software in the Readers' Choice awards for 2011. The more nominations a site gets from different sources, the more likely it will be chosen as a finalist. Don't miss out, Nominations close at 11:59pm ET February 4, 2011. HTML 5 Tags You Should be Using Right Now Many people are reluctant to use HTML 5 because Internet Explorer doesn't support it (except with a ">workaround). But there is one set of new HTML 5 features that you should be using right now, even if 99.9% of your readers use Internet Explorer. The new input field types. HTML 5 form input fields are a feature of HTML 5 that is fully backwards compatible. Browsers that don't support them display a standard input text field, and browsers that do support them add very useful functionality to your web page forms. See More About:  input tag  html 5 tags  html tags Drawing on HTML 5 Canvas is Limited to 2-Dimensions, For Now One of the things you have to do to draw on the HTML 5 canvas is define a context. And the only context available right now is 2d. Which begs the question is there a 3d context? The real answer is, "not yet". But there will be eventually. See More About:  canvas tag  html 5 tags  html tags Dress Up Your Designs with Texture Design texture is sometimes difficult to understand for beginning web designers because texture is how something feels, and web designs can only be seen. But as you can see in this texture gallery, texture in web design is a visual element that gives your designs depth. Compare the same simple design with flat color and textured backgrounds to see how texture impacts the design. See More About:  texture  design elements  design examples Poll: Do you use grids in your designs? Using a grid to create your page layouts is a great way to provide order and symmetry on web page layouts. There are many options for grids in web designs from simple one-column grids to grids with many columns and layouts. Do you use grids in your web designs? Vote Now View Results Web Design / HTML Ads Web Design Firms Web Design Company Web Design Courses Web Design Tools CSS WebPage Design Featured Articles Only 3 Days Left to Nominate in the Readers' Choice Awards Free SEO Class HTTP 400, 401, 402, 403, and 404 Status Messages Free Web Design Class - Daily Advanced CSS Topics CSS Tip of the Day   More from About.com Over the Counter Cold Medications How to choose the right medication for your cold and flu symptoms. More> Should Kids Get Flu Shots? Think your child is too healthy to need a flu shot? Think again. More> This newsletter is written by: Jennifer Kyrnin Web Design / HTML Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Web Design / HTML newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads NOMINATE Readers Choice Awards Find the Perfect Web Page Editor Learn HTML Learn CSS HTML 4.01 Tags / XHTML 1.0 Elements Advertisement