A List Apart: Issue 232

February 06, 2007

Make sense of Flash embedding and build elastic multi-column layouts with columns of equal height.

Ever had to embed Flash into a web page and just been plain confounded about the best way to do it? Be confused no more! Bobby van der Sluis cuts through the arguments and opinions about the many techniques available.

Multi-Column Layouts Climb Out of the Box

by Alan Pearce

“Holy Grail,” “One True Layout,” “pain in the @$$”... Alan Pearce presents a cleaner approach to designing multi-column layouts.

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Editor’s Choice

originally ran: January 30, 2006

In Search of the Holy Grail

by Matthew Levine

“Many articles have been written on the grail, and several good templates exist. However, all the existing solutions involve sacrifices: proper source order, full-width footers, and lean markup are the usual compromises made in pursuit of this elusive layout.”