By Monji on September 4, 2010 in TutorialsOne of my clients recently asked for an image slideshow on his blog to showcase his photography. When I asked him how he wanted it to be, he was insistent on using a Flash slideshow over JavaScript. It turns out that although the Flash gallery was far less useful for him, as he couldn’t view it on the iPhone or iPad, he preferred it anyways because it prevented people from right-clicking on his images and saving them to their hard drives.
By Monji on August 30, 2010 in ResourcesAs SEO becomes an increasingly important part of web development, it’s important to make sure your website conforms to the correct standards to help improve your search ranking. This is an area where you should be willing to spend some money, as the results are often well worth it in terms of increased traffic and customer conversions.
By Monji on August 23, 2010 in FreebiesAs a web designer I’m always on the lookout for great-looking free fonts to use in my projects. I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite fonts from 3 great sites: DaFont, 1001 Fonts and FontSpace. Check them out and leave a comment if you use them:
By Monji on August 17, 2010 in ResourcesFacebook, the second largest site on the internet, reports that over 30% of it’s active users access the site from their mobile devices, and that mobile users are twice as active as non-mobile users. As cell phones become more and more prevalent in our digital society, the need for a mobile-friendly website is a must for many businesses.
By Monji on August 5, 2010 in TutorialsThe sweet looking buttons in this tutorial are created using only HTML and CSS3 – no JavaScript or images required! The buttons are easy to make and are pretty extensible but don’t take my word for it, check out the demo instead:
By Monji on August 2, 2010 in FreebiesI finally got around to redesigning my client invoice template and I’ve decided to share it with you guys. It’s in PSD format and you’re free to use it for whatever you’d like! Simply open the document in Photoshop, add new items, save it as a PDF and email it to your clients – a few quick steps to a professional invoice.
By Monji on July 28, 2010 in ResourcesThe real beauty of WordPress is the immense community of developers behind it. Several plugins are created and added to the official plugin directory every single day, which now catalogs nearly 10,500 in all! Here is a list of some of the best new ones.
By Monji on July 24, 2010 in TutorialsSo one thing is clear: you want/need your own website. But how do you go about making one? Where do you even start? Whether it’s for your business, personal blog or any obscure reason, understanding how the web works and establishing an online presence is crucial in today’s high-tech world.
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