When just getting started in web design, or even if you’ve been around for a while … you can sometimes feel like you are running out of ideas.
OK maybe you can get started pretty well, but then you kind of fizz out on your design and can’t seem to do anything that looks good.
So what [...]
When designing a website for a client, it’s nice to have easy-to-use free tools you can rely on. Here are a couple of my favorites.
1. Favicon Generator – some clients ask you to create a favicon, you know, that little icon that shows up in the address bar in the browser and in the bookmarks [...]
When you are doing a project, whether for your self or a client, there is a disease that might creep in of wanting to make it perfect.
In fact, you have a set of objectives with the website.
Maybe it has to make sales.
Maybe people have to feel comfortable on the website.
Maybe you want them to download [...]
You might be tempted, when you are beginning your design business, to think you need to do everything. I mean doing more stuff is going to bring you more money, right?
Well yes … and no.
In the very early stages when you are trying to get things off the ground, you will be inclined to take [...]
One of the best websites I know of to get great lessons on web design, especially if you didn’t get a masters in design at a big name school (or a design degree at any school at all :) is Smashing Magazine.
Just do a search on their website or just browse the articles for really [...]
Well first of all, I want to apologize for not being consistent with the newsletter, some weeks you get it on Tuesday, others Wednesday or Thursday, and this is Friday! I’m really going to try to be consistent and send it out every Thursday, as I currently promise.
Oh, and last week I missed the newsletter [...]
In case you don’t remember what it’s like to be a total beginner online, putting up a website and monetizing it can be very difficult.
So most people spend months or years searching for tools that can help them speed it up. That is if they can’t afford your web design fees. After a polite look, [...]
Google has tons of cash laying around and they seem to have plenty to throw at developing their online tools into really awesome ones …
The calendar tool works extremely well, and has some syncing programs that you can use to keep it synced up with Outlook, an exchange server, Mac calendar, lots of different ones.
I [...]
When designing websites or even on your own blog it can be a challenge to create a form. I mean where you have people fill out their name and email, etc. Well there’s a really cool plugin that I’ve used on Wordpress websites to generate rather complicated forms on pages on the website.
I’m a believer [...]
I know I’ve mentioned it before, website themes are a great way for you to kick start your creativity sometimes. You can start with something and take it from there, rather than having to begin from scratch.
And I have to admit it … I’m sick of all the hyper-expensive website templates. SICK …
When you are [...]
