The Classification of Fonts

The Classification of Fonts

Fonts

The classification of fonts is still unclear, even with the various classes and categories that have been created by some of great type lovers of the years. Some may consider…

Designing for Drupal

Designing for Drupal

Web Design

In a perfect world, it wouldn’t matter to a designer what content management system a site uses. But for most of us, projects are actually a combination of design and…

Guide to HTML5’s Media Tags – Audio and Video

Guide to HTML5’s Media Tags – Audio and Video

Web Design

HTML5 aims to standardize elements on a page and reduce the use of plugins to get the leverage more from the browser. With HTML4 you would always need a plugin,…

Designing Websites Using DISC Analysis

Designing Websites Using DISC Analysis

UX Design

I first came across DISC analysis while doing a stint as a ski instructor in Canada last winter (every web designer needs a hobby right?!) and the technique helped me…

How To Write A Homepage That Helps You Sell

How To Write A Homepage That Helps You Sell

Marketing

In the first post of this series I talked about “politely useless” content-stuff that’s not bad, exactly, but sure as heck not good either. I hate that kind of content,…

2016 Predictions For Open Source eCommerce Platforms

2016 Predictions For Open Source eCommerce Platforms

Web Design

People love to shop online – evident by the 110,000+ ecommerce websites generating revenue of meaningful scale. Although most customers prefer in-store shopping, statistics show that the percentage of people…

A Case for Using Gimp

A Case for Using Gimp

Design / Freelance

Before I start answering the question of whether GIMP is a Photoshop alternative or not, I have to make it clear that the GIMP project hasn’t been developed with the…

A Case for Adobe Fireworks against Photoshop and Illustrator

A Case for Adobe Fireworks against Photoshop and Illustrator

UI Design

I’ve been a full-on Fireworks user now since the first release way back when it was owned by Macromedia. What Fireworks offered then is still as true today. A true…

Are You Making This “Dangerous” Web Content Mistake?

Are You Making This “Dangerous” Web Content Mistake?

Marketing

In my work as a website writer, I get to see a lot of web content – some of it good, some of it bad. Good content instantly connects with…

How to Determine the Real Wants of Your Freelance Clients

How to Determine the Real Wants of Your Freelance Clients

Design / Freelance

The freelancing world is filled with many complex skill sets and many artists; freelance designers are constantly trying to match their skills and talents to the demands of their clients….

How & Where Should You Sell Your WordPress Themes?

How & Where Should You Sell Your WordPress Themes?

WordPress

Let us say, you have started creating themes for WordPress users. All your designs and files are in order, you have spent hours coding and working with CSS, your PHP…

Working on the Web Without the Frustrating Distractions

Working on the Web Without the Frustrating Distractions

Freelance
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