Web Design

I was installing a plugin for one of my new clients today. TinyMCE Advanced is a plugin that I install for all my clients. I love this plugin! I’ve tried others, but this one is simple enough to use without instruction, yet complex enough to make you feel like you have some neat toys in [...]

I’m not adept at writing in PHP. I have a very basic understanding of the scripting language. It’s called, “Learning PHP by the seat of my pants.” Many years ago, I wrote some web pages in PHP using your basic ‘include’ & ‘require’ functions. I even had some if/then statements that I added to the [...]

Comic Sans MS is a sans-serif casual script typeface. In 1994, Vincent Connare designed this comic font, which classified as a casual font designed to imitate the historical look of comic book lettering. It was meant to be used informally for things like… well, comic speech bubbles. Microsoft supplied all Microsoft Windows users with this [...]

I love a challenge! I really do. Yes, I know… I snarl & growl. My sailor’s mouth gets the best of me, but in the end… I really do love a challenge, especially when I figure it all out and make it work. I have always believed and have always taught my boys that if [...]

I recently found a website called, “Clients From Hell”. It is a website where web designers and developers have pulled together stories of conversations with clients all over the world. You can’t help but laugh at some of the things people request from a web or graphic designer. Today, I found this video provided by [...]

I move WordPress websites so infrequently that it scares me when I have to do it. I literally freak out and try to find someone else to do it for me… someone who I expect would know who to do something as complex as moving a database. Normally, when I develop a website using WordPress, [...]

So, you’ve hired someone to build your website. Good job! Probably a relief to see it in lights, right? Congratulations! The other day I was reviewing a couple of websites for potential clients. I have a, sort-of, ritual that I run through when I review websites. First off, I go straight to the source code. [...]

As a web designer, I am often approached and asked to give advice about website design. Then I am asked to rebuild their website and am given a number of ideas of how they want their site to look. Usually I’m given a list of example websites that the potential client wants their website to [...]

You are making great strides on putting together your website. You have made the decision to either work with a professional web designer (I hope)  or you have chosen to Do-It-Yourself (Good luck!). Now you are scratching your head, trying to decide what would be effective pages on your website. Where should you start first? [...]