Guest Post: 10 Things To Do After Installing WordPress
I started the year looking to write a few guest posts for other blogs and not just my own so I approached Michael from Pro Blog Design with an idea…
Quicktip: Auto-Complete Blog Comment Fields
You like to comment on blog posts but you’re sick of having to enter the usual name, mail and website fields (even with autofill it still requires effort). If you’re…
Best Places in Northern Ireland
I’m doing some research on businesses in Northern Ireland and could do with your help. I’ve setup a quick form so you can have your say on the best (&worst)…
Quicktip: Update your WordPress copyright date automatically
New year, time to go through all your websites and blogs and update the copyright date that you placed in the footer, right? Not if you were smart and developed…
Northern Ireland creative resources: Blogs, events, free wi-fi
Sometimes it’s hard to find out what’s happening in the web/tech scene in Northern Ireland so here’s a list of useful sites that I recommend you keep track of so…
Web Design Trends: Cityscapes, Landscapes and Seascapes
A popular trend over the past year or two is using landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes in a design. Often placed in a website’s footer, they’re a great way to show…
New Years Resolutions For 2009
I had a nice few relaxing days away from the computer over Christmas. It was hard but I managed it. I ate loads of turkey and now I’m in the…
Call To Action Buttons
Call to action buttons are the buttons that you, as a web designer, want all your users to click on when they land on your page. Usually they’ll be a…
Web Design Trends: Sunbursts and Sun Rays
Sunbursts are a very popular design trend within web and graphic design. A sunburst represents sun rays (or beams) exploding from a source point. They’re a Web 2.0 trend but…
Valid (X)HTML – Is it important?
As a web designer you’re encouraged to write valid code, but is it really important? I’ve took a look at the reasons behind validation and checked out 25 of the…