The Mystery Of CSS Sprites: Techniques, Tools And Tutorials | CSS | Smashing Magazine. CSS Sprites are not new. In fact, they are a rather well-established technique and have managed to become common practice in Web development. Of course, CSS sprites are not always necessary, but in some situation they can bring significant advantages and improvements — particularly if you want to reduce your server load. And if you haven’t heard of CSS sprites before, now is probably a good time to learn what they are, how they work and what tools can help you create and use the infamous technique in your projects. Read the full article at Smashing Magazine, it contains a ton of links regarding CSS-Sprites, check them out, after that you should have a fair understanding of what it is, and you will be able to optimize your site, which will load faster and also saves [Continue... →]