If you ever saw how products like Microsoft CRM look like you probably noticed there are input fields that have "embedded" image buttons inside them. If your clients saw that, there is a probability that they will want to have it in their applications.

Whether you agree or not, here is how you can do it easily. So easily that you will have to add just a few lines of code and enable this feature in entire application.

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"Creating Digg-like web form" is my first article published on Design Shack. This tutorial simulates Digg.com signup form, with unique features such as their dynamic tooltips that give you a hint on each field that is to be filled. The same approach will be adopted for displaying validation messages.

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Comment forms allow visitors to leave their impressions about the content. Although the content is a king, general impression isn't negligible at all. Each element in a design can contribute to a better user experience. This applies to comment forms as well.

This tutorial will teach you how to make a stunning comment form using an old postcard photo. Final result can be seen on the image above.

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How do you decide which image to click while browsing some gallery? Most probably, you'll click on image that you find interesting. And you make that decision in a matter of seconds. If, however, images have some description attached, it could make your choice easier.

Let's say you are browsing a CSS gallery and you want to check out some new and beautiful website designs. And you are of course interested in some details - for example, which category design belongs to, what's the rating or whatsoever. This information could be rendered below thumbnail, but there are other, more attractive ways of displaying additional data.

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I hope you hate URLs that look like this www.mysite.com/page.aspx?something=1&somethingelse=15&other=abcd&category=32. If you do, let's have a little reminder on rewriting URLs. But, if you don't, please take this article seriously :)

So, you hate such URLs

Or you'll hate it after you realize how easy it is to make it nicer. Besides all, URL rewriting will improve your rankings on search engines. Search engines like Google will easily index your "static" URLs, instead of dynamic URLs.

There are several ways to accomplish URL Rewriting. I'll explain how to do this by using HttpModule and how to overcome the postback bug that is the outcome of URL rewriting.

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