Oncemade - Part 4

Collection of vintage illustrated Christmas cards.

Roy Doty Collection

Drop caps are usually used in desktop publishing, the first letter of a paragraph is enlarged to drop down 2 or more lines. Update: To make it work in IE6, the first letter needs to be wrapped in a span. IE6 Example

Markup
<p class="drop">
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, 
    sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 
    Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris
    nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in 
    reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
</p>

CSS
.drop:first-letter { 
    font-size: 4.2em;
    float: left;
    line-height: 0.6em;
    margin: 0.13em 0.13em 0.13em 0;
}

I upgraded my blog to Wordpress 2.7 in less than 20 minutes it was a breeze. I really like the new admin area, I recommend everyone to go ahead and upgrade.

Remember to read the instructions before upgrading.

The election is here and it's amazing how many designers have put their thoughts and hearts to express themselves. Here are few designs that I've stumbled through out the Obama's campaign.