November 2009
2 posts
Wooh! Another Lazy List Of “Great” Websites →
Web designers are all about self congratulation. We talk about our work, we tell others how awesome they are. We link to work that we think is awesome…
…no, wait. We *should* link to work that we…
Missing The Point – Misconceptions About Social... →
If you read this blog regularly, chances are that you have at least a passing interest in social media. I use the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed and other networks on a daily basis, they’re…
October 2009
8 posts
Haystack – Forcing Freelancers To Pigeonhole... →
There was a lot of excitement last week about the release of 37Signals new Haystack website. It’s touted as an effective advertising tool for web design agencies and freelancers, and an easy way…
Tequila Time – How @officialTila Rocks Twitter →
I’m not much of a celebrity watcher, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Tila Tequila. She seems to be one of the more genuine celebrities around, open about herself rather than continually pushing…
I Wish I’d Designed… The Dollar Dreadful →
Every day we come across cool websites, nicely designed, well put together, good code. Sometimes we come across a site that we LOVE. A site we wish was in our own portfolio, a site that we’ll…
Design To Develop, Develop To Design →
I talked last week about JomSocial, which was a pain to style because of all the unnecessary layout HTML and inline styling in the code. It’s far from the only application to suffer from this…
Patronising Users Over Internet Explorer 6 Is Just... →
I got annoyed today at the attitude some web designers seem to take to a large section of potential web users. Yes, I’m talking about that whole Internet Explorer 6 issue. I’m also talking about the…
Styling JomSocial – A Blank Canvas Template →
One of my long term freelance gigs has involved a lot of work in recent months with the JomSocial plugin for Joomla! It adds Facebook style functionality to a Joomla! site, allowing users to…
Freelancing University: How to Freelance from Just... →
What We Hate About Design →
It’s great being a freelance designer. Working in a creative environment, being your own boss, getting paid for putting your imagination into practice. A dream job, right? I do love my job, but it’s…
September 2009
7 posts
Photos And Art To Inspire Creativity →
There’s just so much great artwork out there these days. My general inspiration is coming less from other good websites and more from photography, graphic art, advertising and other mediums. The…
Simple Collapsible Content With jQuery →
Dynamically hiding and showing content within a web page adds interactivity and gives the user more control over what they want to read. Scripting can provide that collapsible functionality, but…
You’re Not Following These Twitter Users →
It’s common to find blog posts that list people you should follow on Twitter. They might highlight designers, developers, artists or just cite a list of social media big names. They give a lot of…
Correctly Using H1 Tags With WordPress →
Header tags like <h1> are important HTML structural items. They define the semantic layout of a page. The highest weight header tag, <h1>, defines the main subject of a section. Search engines value…
Funky Friday Collection – 25 September 2009 →
It’s been a while since I’ve put together a Funky Friday Collection of web links I’ve enjoyed and found useful. The redesign of the website saw blogging fall by the wayside while I got the site…
Choosing The Right Font – I Chose The ‘Furry’... →
One of the important decisions to make with the website redesign for fog of eternity was the right font to use. I needed something that was clear and accessible, very readable, and which worked well…
Rebranding – We’re Unofficially ‘Live’ →
Yesterday was a pretty big day. I updated the website with a completely new template, which is the result of many months of design work. Things are far from complete – so please be patient with any…
August 2009
1 post
ADV Nation: Anime Network offers Free Access to... →
June 2009
6 posts
Funky Friday Collection - 12 June 2009 →
Hi all, hope you’re enjoying the Friday wind down to the weekend. Been a busy week online, and some great sites and discoveries, so a pretty full Funky Friday collection this week. Hope you enjoy.
Designer Spotlight: Frank Chimero and His Truly... →
Three Tools To Analyze And Manage Your Twitter... →
There are masses of Twitter related applications. More than any other social media service you can analyze trends and statistics about your own and other users’ profile. I’m not Twitter power user,…
Popular Design Blogs Share Their Stats - ... →
Print Can Still Trump Online News →
It’s been a tough time for print media. Economic difficulties have seen a big fall in advertising revenue, and newspaper sales have been falling. It’s led to an increasing number of blog articles…
Funky Friday Collection - 5 June 2009 →
Had a couple of weeks break from Funky Friday, kinda fell by the wayside during a busy period. This week we’ve got a focus on logos and branding, with some great links I’ve come across over the…
May 2009
9 posts
Failing To Predict The Power Of The Web →
I read a couple of books about technology leaders in the last week. Books that were written fifteen or twenty years ago. It’s a fascinating demonstration of how the development of the web has…
Funky Friday Collection - 15 May 2009 →
A slightly truncated collection this week. The last entry is the main explanation for that. As always, hope you find something to enjoy. I also realised that this is the 100th post I’ve made to fog…
Video Blogs Are Rubbish, Except ‘From The Couch’ →
I don’t like video blogs. If I follow a link to an article and it’s a video, I skip straight past it. I prefer the written word. Video blog posts feel like using technology for the sake of…
How To Draw The Eye - Photographic Inspiration →
Fashion photography is designed to highlight aspects of an image, and to make a great aesthetic whole as well. It’s a skill that’s vital for website design too. We want our site to look great all…
Funky Friday Collection - 8 May 2009 →
Hope everyone had a good week and is looking forward to the weekend. Here’s a selection of great web content that I found in the last week.
Design Inspiration
53 Mind-blowing Uses Of…
Giving Depth To Web Design With Drop Shadows →
Two dimensional mediums are flat. Flat is boring. The web is a two dimensional medium, so websites are boring. OK, not always true, but pretty often! Artists over the centuries have developed many…
Adding To Your Twitter Value →
I love Twitter, it’s a great networking tool and the perfect way to keep your finger on the pulse as a designer and social networker. With 140 characters you have to be succinct but informative,…
“Starting out as a designer, or blogger isn’t always easy. The hardest part is...”
– Function Web Design & Development [ Blog ] » Danny Outlaw Talks Personal Branding & Promotion: Tips on How to Get Yourself Out There
Funky Friday Collection - 1 May 2009 →
After some transatlantic travel this week and subsequent jet-lag, I was surprised that I ended up with so many cool links. Here’s this Friday’s selection of the best and most interesting I found on…
April 2009
18 posts
Lessons ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Should Have Taught →
I watched The Devil Wears Prada on a flight from Houston to London this week. The movie was enjoyable and frustrating. Like many Hollywood productions it devalued ambition and professional…
Funky Friday Collection - 24 April 2009 →
Another Friday, and here’s another selection of awesome resources I found around the internet in the past week.
Design Inspiration
30 Beautiful White Desktop Wallpaper -…
“The growth of broadband services since the late 1990s has allowed web developers...”
– Web page size and browser download performance - why it still matters
Architectural Styles In Website Design →
Great websites are like great buildings, a perfect combination of form and function. Architectural design and styles translate well to a digital format, so it’s surprising how little architectural…
Funky Friday Collection - 17 April 2009 →
Here’s this week’s selection of what I found coolest on the web this week.
Wordpress
A to Z of WordPress .htaccess Hacks - Nometech.com
.htaccess is one of the most useful files for…
Twitter #hashtags And Why #themethursday Is Great →
As Twitter matures as a service it’s becoming far more useful as a tool. The use of #hashtags to allow flexible search and monitoring of topics means you can find relevant information in the…
Inspired By Pin-Up Girls →
Design inspiration should come from all kinds of sources. Pin-up artwork gives you great curves, lines and shapes, perspective and bold use of color. I love the old 40s and 50s style of pin-up…
Extraordinary places where you can leave your... →
Why Style Guides Are Cool →
Style guides are a great addition to any web designer’s service. For larger companies and clients they’ll be an expected part of delivery, or they may provide you with a style guide you have to…
Funky Friday Collection - 10 April 2009 →
Here’s this week’s selection of great links I’ve come across in the past seven days. I seem to have gone with a CSS focused theme this week when it comes to technique and resources.
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CSS Naked Day, Treating Visitors With Disrespect →
CSS Naked Day is a demonstration of how insular the web design community can be. You’ll see many ugly sites today describing how they’ve disabled their CSS to show how their code adheres to web…
45 Amazing Type Faces - Typographic Portraits →
Inspirational Vintage Styles →
I’m a sucker for vintage styles - victorian, steampunk, deco. I came across a great collection of 1920s fashion on Behance recently, and it inspired me to take a look around and see what other…
The freelancing business part 1: pricing your work... →
PHP Script - Display Your RSS Subscriber Count |... →
Dynamic CSS Backgrounds →
There are lots of examples of great backgrounds in website design. Most of the time those backgrounds are static artwork into which web page content is integrated. CSS allows for the integration of…
Funky Friday Collection - 3 April 2009 →
Here’s the latest selection of the coolest stuff I found on the web this week. Hope you enjoy.
Design Inspiration
Lonely Tweet | Comforting Lonely Twitterers
So many Twitter…