New Twitter Interface Dimensions

Twitter changed their interface, then they changed it again. So I measured it out and I’m sharing it. Continue reading

Ping.fm + Twitter + LinkedIn (Be Careful)

I just wanted to quickly share an example of why it’s so important to keep track of (or have someone keep track of) how your social media profiles are interconnected.

You may have noticed that most websites are social media websites or connected to social media websites to some degree or another (this is the essence of what we are calling Web 3.0, by the way). And if you’ve been using… Continue reading

Semantics First

I suppose you’re wondering how a web designer can have such an un-designed website. What is with these default-colored purple and blue links?

For a number of reasons, I recently decided to hit the reset button on my website. Continue reading

Dilemman

dilemman :(also delemon or de-lemon) Going through a dilemma on what to do with your website and coming to the startling realization the your website is a complete lemon and you need to pretty much scrap it and start over.

Face-lift Time!

At the time of this writing (as you can see), my website is seriously lacking in design quality— especially for a designer. But never fear! This is simply because I just transferred my hosting to iPage and decided it’s about time to give my website a face-lift. It has recently come to my attention that a website (especially for someone who sells website services) really does actually represent the company… Continue reading

CSS 2 HTML 4 Score!

Update: New test results here (by a different source).

Just last week I was provided the opportunity to take an online test of my CSS and HTML skills by SHL Previsor (currently transitioning into just SHL) thanks to Tek Systems. My overall score in CSS 2.0 was Proficient. My score in HTML 4.0 was Advanced (details… Continue reading

Non-Profit Makeover

Citizens Commission on Human Rights® is a group that is not only making a positive impact on society with their informative and inexhaustible data on the abuses of psychiatry, theyre on fire! This beast of an organization, many chapters strong and spanning the globe, is making an unprecedented movement in the securing of human rights and the cleaning up of the pharmaceutical industry and psychiatric crimes (where the most brutal… Continue reading

WordPress Vs Drupal

WordPress and Drupal are both good web applications. They’re growing in popularity every day and continually worked on for further improvements.

WordPress, although it can be manipulated into something entirely different, is primarily made for blogging. As a freelancer, I like it because it’s easy for my clients to grasp when I issue them an account they can log in and manage their content with. As a theme… Continue reading

Knowing Your Pixels

When working in a program like Photoshop® or Gimp®, you’ll soon find yourself becoming familiar with the distance 600px (pixels) reaches in width or height (as compared to your own computer monitor anyway).

This becomes helpful in at least two ways.

1. Guestimating element sizes. When you want to determine a good size for an image, box or some other element, you can often get it right or very close in the first