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Web Design

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Recommendations for Teaching Yourself Web Design

May 10, 2010 Read the full article →

Question I’ve been planning on talking to an IT counselor at my local college about taking a class or two, or three… in web design. I don’t want to take the wrong classes and in the wrong order, but quite a lot can be learned for free via web. Much of what I know now [...]

General

The future of magazines: Sports Illustrated

April 29, 2010 Read the full article →

Here is this great demo of a Sports Illustrated magazine. With the popularity of reading media on computers and mobile devices like the iPad, you can see what the near future might look like. Already many of my magazines offer versions that are digital and full of search capabilities.

Internet

Quick Search Engine Optimization: Working with What You’ve Got

April 12, 2010 Read the full article →

So, you have a website. You are wondering how it’s working? After all, you don’t know a thing about programming and you did have the site done a few years ago. Is it outdated? Did your designer do anything thing with your SEO (Search Engine Optimization)? The more money you throw at SEO, the better [...]

General

Design Contests: The Ugly Truth

March 8, 2010 Read the full article →

Will Work for Cash Let’s say you have a successful company and want to do a little updating. You’ve decided that old logo is looking dated, and head to a design agency you know and trust for something new. They quote you $1,000 for a design, tell you that they’ll be researching your business and [...]

Web Design

Firebug: Firefox CSS Addon

September 9, 2009 Read the full article →

Firebug is an addon for Firefox and is a really nice little tool if you are doing web development. It gives you a great way to see what CSS is being used and view changes on the fly! See Kristarella’s 6.5 minute video below. It’s a great little tutorial!

Web Design

Php Date Function Cheater List

August 26, 2009 Read the full article →

Can’t remember all the different date formats for php when making time stamps? I found that I needed to look these up frequently enough that I thought it would be handy to make a post. Now I always know where to go. Maybe it will help one of you too. Formats d – The day [...]

Web Design

Website Design: Dr. Elaine Martinez

August 17, 2009 Read the full article →

Dr. Martinez wanted a fun site that would appeal to parents and match the fun atmosphere of her office, and to get a new logo that made it very clear what her business was all about. Her projects were delightful and she and her staff are wonderful to work with. I also learned a lot [...]

Web Design

How to protect a directory using .htaccess

August 7, 2009 Read the full article →

Adding Folder Password Protection Sometimes you need to protect a directory with a login and password. Here is how to accomplish this. You will need ssh access. Create or upload a file named: .htaccess in the directory you are wanting to protect. The .htaccess file should contain the following 4 lines: AuthType Basic AuthName “Some [...]

Web Design

Circle K Furniture has both kinds of furniture: Country AND Western

July 1, 2009 Read the full article →

…at least that is what most people think who live in the Jacksonville area. But, Circle K furniture has much more to offer than just their country hospitality – which is what we were trying to get across on their new website. And for the record, I LOVE Circle K Furniture – I’ve been telling [...]

Web Design

How many ways can you save with solar?

May 15, 2009 Read the full article →

I got the great opportunity to help work on SunWorks Solar’s new website. It was a great learning experience and left me knowing much more about our energy resources then when I started. You can’t help but learn when you are testing the solar quiz over and over. I definitely think that I see some [...]

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