This post covers the use of CSS Sprites to make a complex design perform well.
Image Sprites
10 Must See CSS Sprites Tutorials
CSS sprites are a way to reduce the number of HTTP requests made for image resources referenced by your site so it will increase page loading speed.This post looks at useful tutorials for CSS Sprites. sprites-blue-nav-300×145.gif (20 KB)
How to Make a CSS Sprite Powered Menu
A trip back to the basics of using CSS sprites to lower load times and easily show hover states. css-sprite-nav-thumb.jpg (18 KB)
CSS Sprite Generator and CSS Image Sprites Tutorials
Do you really understand CSS Sprite? The name might be a little misleading, because sprites aren’t little images like you might be picturing, a sprite is actually one big image.
CSS Menus With Images - CSS Sprites
This tutorial will teach you how to create menus with images using a CSS technique called “sprites”.
CSS Sprites2 - It’s JavaScript Time
A sense of movement is often the differentiator between Flash-heavy web sites and standards-based sites. Flash interfaces have always seemed more alive—responding to the user’s interactions in a dynamic way that standards-based web sites haven’t been able to replicate.
CSS Sprites2 - It’s JavaScript Time
Dave Shea demonstrates inline CSS Sprites2 in this article and adds some JS magic into it.

